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Your Liability as a Landlord

Renting out your home can be a great way to make extra income, but it is essential to ensure that you have a firm understanding of all of the applicable laws. Although you will not be required to carry the same level of protection as a property management company that has a community with hundreds of units, you will still need to get landlord insurance to make sure that you are covered for a wide variety of potential issues. Keep in mind that your homeowner’s policy will not extend to many of the issues that landlords can face.

What is Landlord Insurance?

Landlord insurance will provide you with financial protection from damage to the building and any belongings that you have stored inside of it, including appliances.… Keep Reading…

Under Suspicion of Embezzlement?

Few things are more intimidating than being told you are being investigated for embezzlement. Embezzlement does not always mean money is being stolen in large quantities, sometimes it applies to misappropriation of funds or inflating expense reports that requires a lawyer to rectify.

Understanding embezzlement

Embezzlement charges may be felonies or misdemeanors depending on the amounts involved. Embezzlement is considered a white-collar crime and may also result in additional charges such as fraud. In some cases, before charges are filed, you may find you are the target of an investigation.

Investigative procedures

In some cases, embezzlement investigations are the result of simple mistakes or miscommunication. For example, an employer may think their CFO is embezzling funds because they see inconsistencies in bookkeeping entries. A careful review of the books can reveal these inconsistencies were merely a result of sloppy entries.… Keep Reading…

DUI: Drinking And Hosting Liability Laws What Parents Should Know

Everyone wants their children to believe that they can come to them about anything. Some parents, in fact, have decided that providing alcohol to their teenagers in the safety of their home is a safe alternative to their child going out and getting drunk. What parents don’t realize, however, is that they can be held civilly and criminally responsible for their attempt at being “a cool parent.” Sadly, many parents still opt to provide alcohol to their children and their friends, but once they know the potential consequences, it’s likely that they’ll give it a second thought. 

Criminal Responsibilities

The criminal sanctions for providing alcohol to minors are likely the most well-known consequences out there. It’s highly unlikely that any parent furnishing alcohol to minors is telling these minors to go out and brag about it.… Keep Reading…

I Object! To More Stress: How Life Coaches Can Help

High level positions and careers can hold a great deal of stress for individuals such as an attorney. Finding a way to deal with the daily struggles and difficulties associated with that type of position can be challenging. With an unending list of duties and daily obligations, the pressures and demands of your job may seem endless. Creating an outlet to help put things in perspective and manage stress properly can be done through a life coach. 
Stress Management

Stress is something that can keep an individual motivated by pushing them to meet deadlines and career goals. Unfortunately, many career minded individuals allow their stress to get out of control and that is when the real problem can begin. It can have an unsavory effect on your physical and emotional well-being and be harmful to your body.… Keep Reading…

Should researchers and scientists be able to claim human DNA as their intellectual property?

Should researchers and scientists be able to claim human DNA as their intellectual property? That is the question the U.S. Supreme Court must now decide after hearing oral arguments yesterday. Robert Barnes of the Washington Post reported that the Justices expressed trepidation as they listened to the parties’ explanations of patent law and the complexities of biochemistry.  The overriding hesitation by the Supreme Court may be due to the fact that this decision has the potential to shape the future of medical and genetic research as well as the potential to have profound impact on pharmaceuticals and genetically modified crops.

A coalition of researchers, genetic counselors, cancer survivors, breast cancer support groups, and scientific associations filed suit in 2009 against Myriad Genetics, a Utah biotechnology company, challenging the company’s patent of genes BRCA1 and BRCA2.  Myriad discovered and isolated the two genes, BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, which are highly associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.… Keep Reading…

What to Do When Your Injury Claim is Unfairly Denied

Many insurance companies deny all personal injury claims as an operational formality. These are often cases that the injured party is attempting to handle personally without the benefit of experienced legal counsel. Insurance companies that want to settle quickly will also be asking for a full medical release in addition to a nominal payoff. This should be an automatic red flag for any claimant. A routine denial will be apparent when the claimant already knows that the claim is a valid case. So, what do you do when an obvious case has been denied unfairly?

Claims Administrator Negotiations

When the insurance company assigns a case to a claims adjuster they will often contact the claimant to offer an argument against the claim. The purpose is driving the claimant away and hopefully drop the case.… Keep Reading…

8 Reasons Why You Need to Establish Yourself as an Authority on Google+

In the last few weeks I’ve been digging through articles and case studies on the topic of Google Authorship. Goal? To substantiate this (not so) crazy idea that Google Plus and Google Authorship can drive traffic to this blog. As of now, I have three blog posts that get considerable daily organic traffic in the range of 100-300 unique visitors a day per article. I’m now working to multiply this strategy and will be adding three new articles on topics relevant to legal services, legal documents, and the business of law.

For more information about Google Authorship, please take a few minutes to read this great case study by Jeff Sauer that I found over the weekend. 8 Reasons Why You Need to Establish Yourself as an Authority on Google+

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

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Rise in Motorcycle Accidents Expected as Spring Arrives

Even those who don’t ride motorcycles can imagine the thrill of doing so. From feeling the wind quickly whip around a person’s face to taking time out to enjoy the scenery on a cross-country trip, there’s a little dream that meets everyone’s need.

Unfortunately, motorcycle accidents increased 130 percent between the years of 1998 and 2008, and this is a dangerous trend that hasn’t seen much improvement. Sadly, the warmer months tend to bring an increase in these accidents, so it’s important for all drivers, non-bikers included, to take the time to try and prevent these often tragic accidents.

Warm Weather: Blessing or Curse?

It’s really not hard to imagine why motorcycle accidents increase once spring hits. Bikers really have nothing other than the clothes that they’re wearing to shield them from the elements, and during the winter, this just isn’t a fun proposition.… Keep Reading…

There are Jobs for lawyers in NASA

Most people think that NASA is only a place for scientists or engineers. But there are a lot of different jobs that can be developed in the international organization. Lawyers, doctors or artists also have a place here, as two of his researchers ensured last Friday in a Spanish meeting where they encouraged young people to follow their dreams.

For young lawyers Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona of Bilbao are the most important cities where working in Spain. But they don’t think that there are possibilities abroad, in international business where it is so possible that they can develop their skills. Generally Spanish students are not very optimistic about their future. They do not often think that they can got a good job outside from Spain. The Panamanian

woman, Erika Podest, and the spanish Michela Muñoz, told in the meeting that it is possible, and there are many companies that are looking for good

workers.… Keep Reading…