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Now that warmer temperatures have finally reached the Midwest, many lawyers may begin to contemplate taking time away from work to enjoy the beautiful weather with family and friends. In fact, numerous studies have shown that vacation time can decrease lawyer stress ...

Sometimes we win. Sometimes we lose. For some lawyers, the losses may be so searing that the agony of defeat endures long after the sweet smell of success would have faded away. Others, like me, concentrate on the wins, relegating ...

According to BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, U.S. consumers will spend $632 billion online by 2020, up from $385 billion in 2016. Brick-and-mortar stores scrambling to compete are investing in websites that will capture the eyeballs and wallets ...

First Lady Melania Trump is interested in the well-being of children and is concentrating on discouraging cyber-bullying of teens. On the day she announced her formal platform, I was in front of my house trying to kick-start the 1978 Triumph ...

After 37 years, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was forced out of power. Mugabe, a dictator with a law degree from the University of London, had a lot more money when he quit the presidency than when he started. The intersection ...

Because the law, life and life in the law are so interesting, there’s always something to write about. I started writing columns in law school when Jimmy Carter was president, and shortly after I became an attorney, a media-savvy candidate ...

There has been a certain competition underway between student athletes who practice their endeavors in the name of a college at which they claim to matriculate, under the approval, sanction and endorsement of an association of undergraduate institutions, on a ...

The last time I left this country, I stopped in Istanbul on the way home. Istanbul has had its share of terrorist activity in the past several years, so when visiting it is advisable to keep an eye out. If ...

There are many situations in which an attorney may maximize a client’s recovery from injuries on the job by examining whether a broader liability theory can be found. Attorneys need not limit a claim to the workers’ compensation system, particularly ...

Lawyers sometimes need a little inspiration. Sometimes we forget what “called us” to the bar. For me, it was initially Perry Mason, and then it was the ‘60s: protests, riots and conflict over turning our backs on some of the ...

The year ahead glows from just beyond the hill. On the philosophical front, some see the hue as the glow of an inviting beacon. Others, however, see it as the burning embers of a flame set to engulf and destroy ...