Source: Profiles In Law Bettina C. Altizer is one of the partners of Altizer & Altizer located in Roanoke, Virginia.  She was born in Uniontown, PA, and knew her whole live she wanted to be an attorney.  After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BA in American Government, she went to UVA’s School… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Steven G. Hittelman is the new partner of Nelson Hittleman, LLP (formerly Paul J. Nelson & Associates).  The other partner is Mr. Paul J. Nelson.  Hittelman was born in L. A. and graduated from  California State University, Northridge (BA) and Southwestern University School of Law (JD). Memberships Orange County Bar Association,… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Joshua N. Levy Joshua N. Levy of the Levy Law Offices is a skilled bankruptcy lawyer in Raleigh. He is equally adept as a Raleigh worker compensation attorney. When employees need a workers comp lawyer in Raleigh, they turn to Levy Law Offices.  He was born on August 8, 1974 in… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles Fisher & Phillips recently participated in a closed-door meeting with U.S. Wage and Hour Division officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Labor Department’s “Hotel and Motel Resort Pilot Initiative.” There appears to be no specific strategy or plan as yet for this investigative program, but it is scheduled to… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles Is your company prepared for an investigation? Read the rest of the story…

Source: Law.com – Newswire U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan attempted Tuesday to defuse Republican concerns about her approach to constitutional law. Kagan declared that Supreme Court decisions regarding gun rights are settled law, disavowed statements by President Barack Obama about the role of empathy in judging, and even sided with Justice Antonin Scalia in… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire Simmons & Simmons and Mayer Brown have called off merger talks, the two firms said in a joint press statement sent Tuesday. The firms did not say why the talks ended, but some partners had questioned how the two firms could combine their London presence, while Simmons partners had also questioned… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire A federal judge has ruled for Merck in the first Vioxx trial to be brought by a state trying to recoup what it paid so residents could take the painkiller under a Medicaid program. The Louisiana attorney general’s office filed the case in an attempt to recover more than $20 million… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Positive psychology expert and lawyer Dan Bowling has a hypothesis: Happiness among law students can’t be explained by who will graduate with a high-paying job or who will earn a degree without a mountain of debt. Indeed, Bowling says, a lot of evidence suggests that the least happy lawyers are… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Reversing a lower court, a federal appeals panel has given the government a green light to prosecute a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi for posting a juror’s name and publicly available address information on the overthrow.com website after the unidentified man helped convict a fellow white supremacist. Whether William White intended to encourage… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Note: The hearing is in recess and will resume at 9 a.m., ET, Wednesday. Just be yourself. That’s what Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Neb., urged U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to do late Tuesday afternoon. “First, you are dancing a bit—maybe you should be on Dancing with the Stars,” Coburn… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), this afternoon touched off the strangest exchange yet in the hearings of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com Learn more about the fundamental aspects of wrongful death law and how it can affect your case in Los Angeles. Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com If you are preparing to get divorced in Charleston, you can take certain measures to make the divorce proceedings run smoothly and efficiently.  One of those measures is to work with a divorce attorney who can offer professional expertise and skilled legal representation. When meeting with a divorce attorney for the first time,… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com The current Supreme Court term has just ended. But already folks are starting to get a little jazzed about a case that the court could take up for next term — one which would ask the justices to rule on whether they and their colleagues throughout the federal judiciary… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Elena Kagan was earlier Tuesday asked about the Supreme Court’s recent gun-control rulings. She did not take the bait. Read the rest of the story…

Source: China Law Blog A few years ago, I promised to write about anything that generated at least five shows of interest from readers. There have been times I have regretted that promise, but none more so than now.  I have received five emails from readers asking for our views on the recent currency issues… [Continue Reading]

Source: SettlementBoard.com The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, keeps traffic safety and accident statistics on an annual, nationwide basis.  These statistics are very detailed and spell out the nature of accidents and fatalities in every U.S. state. For the state of Georgia, statistics show… [Continue Reading]

Source: The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog This post is cross-posted on SCOTUSblog. The Thick Edge of the Wedge by Alison LaCroix Ever since the Court issued its decision in D.C. v. Heller in 2008, many legal historians have found themselves in the odd position of feeling compelled to defend their methodology against… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law When you wish to reunite your family or take advantage of a U.S. employment opportunity that substantially affects your future, you need the skilled legal help of a Las Vegas immigration attorney. Before filing any paperwork with immigration, qualified immigration attorneys such as Mr. Fountas can help you select the right… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Duff Murphy is a senior partner with the firm and focuses his practice in the areas of eminent domain laws in California, inverse condemnation and civil litigation. Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is a graduate of the University of Southern California (A.B., Magna Cum Laude, 1976) and Loyola Law School (J.D.,… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Every immigrant faces challenges unique to his or her situation—whether trying to overcome barriers in obtaining visas, legal permanent residency, or U.S. citizenship. Immigration laws are complicated and often do not make sense to the average person. Read the rest of the story…

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles Employers and human-resource professionals have been anxiously awaiting the issuance of the final rules interpreting Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). We remain hopeful the regulations will address some thorny issues, such as the implications of employers’ use of internet and social media sites, which may in… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles Well, we stand corrected. While we said in our summary of the DOL’s new Administrator Interpretation (.pdf) on the issue of FMLA leave for those standing in loco parentis for a child that the new interpretation “arguably does not change existing law,” Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis evidently thinks that… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles A couple weeks ago, as I was preparing a witness for his deposition (in a Title VII and FMLA case), it dawned on both of us that his deposition would take place mere hours after the deciding Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Read the rest of the story…

Source: Law.com – Newswire After more than 60 briefs on both sides and an eight-month vigil for the ruling among patent lawyers, the decision in Bilski v. Kappos issued Monday may have done little to end the debate over what kinds of innovations are or are not eligible for patents. The long-awaited decision was supposed… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire Elena Kagan sought to position herself Monday as someone who would be a neutral arbiter if confirmed as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, defying hopes from the political left and right that she would outline a clear judicial philosophy during her confirmation hearing. Senators will begin questioning Kagan today,… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire The Supreme Court on Monday expanded the Second Amendment’s reach to the states, opening the door to challenges of local handgun laws across the country. In McDonald v. Chicago, a 5-4 majority said a Chicago handgun ban may have violated Second Amendment rights established in the Court’s landmark Heller decision. Justice… [Continue Reading]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog A year ago, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation naming June “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride Month.”  The proclamation effectively incorporated the transgendered community into President Bill Clinton’s 2000 proclamation, which named June “Gay & Lesbian Pride Month.”  In honor of the transgendered community, their legal rights,… [Continue Reading]

Source: SettlementBoard.com Use a Professional when filing workers compensation claims When individuals who have been injured on the job prepare to submit their workers comp claim, or when an injured individual prepares to submit a personal injury claim, the question often arises as to whether there is a need to hire the services of an… [Continue Reading]