Practicing Law
I’m Quoted & Cited in Business News Daily’s 1/14/16 Article—You’re Being Sued: A Guide to Handling a Business Lawsuit
See below or here. I'm quoted & cited on Pp. 6–7.
2 Attorneys Discuss Criminal Background Checking of Job Applicants & the EEOC’s Guidance
Recently, I got into a friendly debate with another attorney concerning the use of background checks & the EEOC's Guidance Criminal Background Checking on it. I thought that this discussion & debate might be worth posting. Attorney Ina R. Silvergleid, owns A Bridge Forward LLC, Legal Pathways to a Brighter Future. We debated whether employers can rely on [...]
I’m Speaking @ The Chicago Bar Association’s “A Toolkit for Starting & Growing a Law Firm for the Solo & Small Firm” on 5/20
Join us for Starting and Growing a Law Firm on May 20, 2015. See the details and register at www.chicagobar.org/cle. A Toolkit for Starting and Growing a Law Firm for the Solo & Small Firm May 20, 2015 2:00-6:00 p.m.Program will be held at The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago IL 60604Presented [...]
Concealed Carry @ Work: Holster the Hassle
A company recently asked me about Illinois’ concealed carry gun law, 430 ILCS 66 (effective 7/9/13). Obviously, this law permits licensed citizens to carry concealed guns. Specifically, I was asked should they permit concealed carry on company property. If yes, then to what extent (everyone, only executives, only certain areas)? My answer is an unequivocal [...]
Lawyer Pays $8k for Alleged Misuse of Stock Photos for His Website
A Washington, D.C., law firm has to pay $8k for the unauthorized use of generic stock photos. The same vanilla photos we see at all levels of media. In fact, I've been a critic of the overuse of those photos, & have written about that on this blog here (don't forget to check out my nifty [...]