In almost every trust or probate litigation case, I tell my client that death and money can do bad things to good people. Unfortunately, this statement turns out to be true in just about every case. This type of litigation is a form of family law involving different family members such as siblings, parents, uncles, and other relatives fighting over
Businesses and individuals are often served with subpoenas ordering a person to appear and give testimony and/or to produce documents, even if they are not party to a lawsuit. Determining when and how to respond to a subpoena is important and can carry significant implications for the business or individual served. If your client is served with a subpoena, below
As most of the country is now under orders to shelter in place, family law attorneys (and their clients) are facing unprecedented issues. Colorado family law attorneys Ann Gushurst and Jon Eric Stuebner of Griffiths Law outline some of the most pressing questions they’re receiving from clients. How COVID-19 Impacts Parenting Time Perhaps the most common question for family law
Thankfully, clients are always asking us questions. For example, a client might ask, “Can I copyright this video?” or “. . . this photograph?” or “. . . this hat design?” We hear about disputes over music copyrights and copyrighting songs in entertainment news all the time. As IP lawyers, we understand what our clients are asking (and even occasionally,
We’ve all heard the statistics about preventable deaths caused by distracted driving. Approximately 4,000 preventable deaths per year was enough for the Texas legislature to make distracted driving a crime. Heck, pedestrian injuries and deaths are also on the rise because of distracted driving and walking. Smart phones are everywhere, glued to everyone at all times. Have you ever stopped
Your client wants to make money by selling a product or rendering some service – or maybe some new century combination of both now commonly referred to as SAAS (“software as a service”). In any event, your client will want the relevant consuming public to be able to readily spot its product or service in our crowded, noisy 21st century
Between 2015 and 2019 almost 300,000 individuals were apprehended by the United States Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector. These individuals were detained without beds, blankets, showers, “food that meets acceptable dietary standards,” access to medical assessments performed by medical professionals, and consistent access to potable water. On February 19, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of
Texas is changing. A 2019 report by Texas Land Trends found that 83% of Texas lands are privately owned “working lands,” i.e. lands utilized for ranching and agriculture. Such lands provide vital wildlife habitat and incalculable aesthetic value. The study found that between 1997 and 2012 roughly 1.1 million acres of working lands were converted to other uses, such as
For the last several years, my team and I have annually distributed a Employment Law Cause of Action checklist to California Attorneys. Below is a list of the lesser-known causes of action which every litigator should know about. Special thanks to Navid Kanani for his assistance in editing this special list. Given the wide reach of employment laws and its
From the beginning, U.S. presidents have been intimately involved in the protection of intellectual property. George Washington was a strong proponent of patent protection, asking Congress in the first ever State of the Union address to exercise its powers granted in the brand-new U.S. Constitution to enact laws protecting inventions (and the first U.S. Congress did enact a patent act).
In almost every trust or probate litigation case, I tell my client that death and money can do bad things to good people. Unfortunately, this statement turns out to be true in just about every case. This type of litigation is a form of family law involving different family members such as siblings, parents, uncles, and other relatives fighting over
Businesses and individuals are often served with subpoenas ordering a person to appear and give testimony and/or to produce documents, even if they are not party to a lawsuit. Determining when and how to respond to a subpoena is important and can carry significant implications for the business or individual served. If your client is served with a subpoena, below
As most of the country is now under orders to shelter in place, family law attorneys (and their clients) are facing unprecedented issues. Colorado family law attorneys Ann Gushurst and Jon Eric Stuebner of Griffiths Law outline some of the most pressing questions they’re receiving from clients. How COVID-19 Impacts Parenting Time Perhaps the most common question for family law
Thankfully, clients are always asking us questions. For example, a client might ask, “Can I copyright this video?” or “. . . this photograph?” or “. . . this hat design?” We hear about disputes over music copyrights and copyrighting songs in entertainment news all the time. As IP lawyers, we understand what our clients are asking (and even occasionally,
We’ve all heard the statistics about preventable deaths caused by distracted driving. Approximately 4,000 preventable deaths per year was enough for the Texas legislature to make distracted driving a crime. Heck, pedestrian injuries and deaths are also on the rise because of distracted driving and walking. Smart phones are everywhere, glued to everyone at all times. Have you ever stopped
Your client wants to make money by selling a product or rendering some service – or maybe some new century combination of both now commonly referred to as SAAS (“software as a service”). In any event, your client will want the relevant consuming public to be able to readily spot its product or service in our crowded, noisy 21st century
Between 2015 and 2019 almost 300,000 individuals were apprehended by the United States Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector. These individuals were detained without beds, blankets, showers, “food that meets acceptable dietary standards,” access to medical assessments performed by medical professionals, and consistent access to potable water. On February 19, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of
Texas is changing. A 2019 report by Texas Land Trends found that 83% of Texas lands are privately owned “working lands,” i.e. lands utilized for ranching and agriculture. Such lands provide vital wildlife habitat and incalculable aesthetic value. The study found that between 1997 and 2012 roughly 1.1 million acres of working lands were converted to other uses, such as
For the last several years, my team and I have annually distributed a Employment Law Cause of Action checklist to California Attorneys. Below is a list of the lesser-known causes of action which every litigator should know about. Special thanks to Navid Kanani for his assistance in editing this special list. Given the wide reach of employment laws and its
From the beginning, U.S. presidents have been intimately involved in the protection of intellectual property. George Washington was a strong proponent of patent protection, asking Congress in the first ever State of the Union address to exercise its powers granted in the brand-new U.S. Constitution to enact laws protecting inventions (and the first U.S. Congress did enact a patent act).
