Legal professions

Seven Attorneys at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn PC Named to 2021 Super Lawyers® List

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Hard work, dedication, compassion, decades of experience, education, research and resources, preparation and exemplary skills in the courtroom contribute to the results we obtain for our clients," says Attorney Joseph A. Quinn, Jr.

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  • Hard work, dedication, compassion, decades of experience, education, research and resources, preparation and exemplary skills in the courtroom contribute to the results we obtain for our clients," says Attorney Joseph A. Quinn, Jr.
  • The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.
  • Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in their practice of law.
  • For more information about Super Lawyers, go to SuperLawyers.com.

BARBRI Introduces Its Last Mile Training Program

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The new Last Mile Training program from BARBRI pairs law firms with specifically-trained paralegals in all areas including areas like Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, and Estate Planning.

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  • The new Last Mile Training program from BARBRI pairs law firms with specifically-trained paralegals in all areas including areas like Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, and Estate Planning.
  • Utilizing core content and training from its CLS by BARBRI arm, which has a rich 40-year history of training paralegals to be "job ready," Last Mile Training will help firms fill the gaps in their workforce with qualified, gritty professionals.
  • "Last Mile Training lets firms be intentional about building a pipeline of the right people in the right places.
  • With the Last Mile Training program, BARBRI will partner with leading colleges and universities to train those graduates who want a career in law, effectively slotting trained paralegals in the exact practice areas and geographic markets that the law firms need.

Christopher B. Slusser, of Slusser Law Firm, has been selected to the National Association of Distinguished Counsel

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Monday, May 24, 2021

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, Pa., May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Christopher B. Slusser, of Slusser Law Firm, has been selected to the 2021 list as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.

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  • HAZLE TOWNSHIP, Pa., May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Christopher B. Slusser, of Slusser Law Firm, has been selected to the 2021 list as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
  • NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence.
  • Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.
  • This elite class of advocates consists of the finest leaders of the legal profession from across the nation.

Practice Made Personal: Levitate Announces Integration with Clio to Bring Keep-in-Touch Marketing to Legal Industry

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

"For us, that means eliminating the need to invest in overly-complicated marketing efforts that legal professionals have little time or interest in managing.

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  • "For us, that means eliminating the need to invest in overly-complicated marketing efforts that legal professionals have little time or interest in managing.
  • Combined with Clio\'s industry-leading platform, attorneys can focus on generating business from withinthe kind of quality, organic business they need to thrive.
  • "\nWhen legal professionals use the two-way integration between Clio Manage and Levitate, they can sync all relevant data daily, keep tags and key facts up to date in Levitate, and push notes back to client profiles in Clio automatically.
  • For more information, visit www.levitate.ai\nClio is transforming the legal experience for all through cloud-based and client-centered legal technology.

Updated Second Edition of the Most Comprehensive Judges Science Bench Book Is Downloadable Free Now

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

b'NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Keeping the Science Bench Book for Judges current and the most comprehensive scientific evidence bench book published, an updated and revised Second Edition of is now downloadable free from Justice Speakers Institute , gateway to justice system leaders worldwideand originator of the project, and from project partner, National Judicial College (NJC), the nation\'s largest provider of judicial education.

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  • b'NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Keeping the Science Bench Book for Judges current and the most comprehensive scientific evidence bench book published, an updated and revised Second Edition of is now downloadable free from Justice Speakers Institute , gateway to justice system leaders worldwideand originator of the project, and from project partner, National Judicial College (NJC), the nation\'s largest provider of judicial education.
  • A judge may have the online, searchable Science Bench Book for Judges by her side as a guide while ruling from the bench during pre-trial, trial, and post-trial proceedings in both civil and criminal cases.\nJustice Stephen Breyer, U. S. Supreme Court, said, "It has become ever more apparent that judges must have some understanding of science.
  • This book is a helpful and necessary effort to provide judges with knowledge and techniques that will help them work with scientific subject matter.
  • introduces the bench book.\nSince it became available on July 1, 2019, hundreds of copies of the book have been downloaded by judicial leaders across the nation.

American Land Title Association Applauds Sens. Warner and Cramer for Reintroducing SECURE Notarization Act

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Monday, May 17, 2021

b'WASHINGTON, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, applaud Sens.

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  • b'WASHINGTON, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, applaud Sens.
  • Mark Warner (D-VA) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) for introducing the bipartisan Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2021, which would allow for the immediate nationwide use of remote online notarization (RON) technology.
  • One of the title industry\'s most important tools in this process has been remote online notarization," said Diane Tomb, ALTA\'s chief executive officer.
  • The SECURE Notarization Act allows businesses and consumers the ability to execute critical documents using two-way audiovisual communication.

PainWorth Launches New Insurtech and Legaltech Product for Industry Professionals

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Monday, May 17, 2021

b'EDMONTON, Alberta, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --PainWorthalready known for revolutionizing the personal injury claims process for claimants in Canada and the USAhas announced a new product today focused on serving insurance companies, claims adjusters, and personal injury lawyers.\nThe product, called Adjustly, allows professionals to calculate various parts of a claim all on one dashboard.\n"Whereas before a professional in the personal injury claims industry might have needed to consult with a high-priced economist, and might have needed 6 or 7 separate tools to calculate the total value of a claim, with our new web app, they can do all those steps in one place," said chartered insurance professional and PainWorth\'s Operations Officer, Aaron Budnick.\nThe tools within Adjustly include:\n'

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  • b'EDMONTON, Alberta, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --PainWorthalready known for revolutionizing the personal injury claims process for claimants in Canada and the USAhas announced a new product today focused on serving insurance companies, claims adjusters, and personal injury lawyers.\nThe product, called Adjustly, allows professionals to calculate various parts of a claim all on one dashboard.\n"Whereas before a professional in the personal injury claims industry might have needed to consult with a high-priced economist, and might have needed 6 or 7 separate tools to calculate the total value of a claim, with our new web app, they can do all those steps in one place," said chartered insurance professional and PainWorth\'s Operations Officer, Aaron Budnick.\nThe tools within Adjustly include:\n'

International Survey Emphasizes Pandemic's Impact on Lawyers from Underrepresented Communities

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

The collaborative survey, "Pandemic Nation: Understanding Its Impact on Lawyers from Underrepresented Communities," was conducted earlier this year with legal professionals both in law firms and in-house legal departments.

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  • The collaborative survey, "Pandemic Nation: Understanding Its Impact on Lawyers from Underrepresented Communities," was conducted earlier this year with legal professionals both in law firms and in-house legal departments.
  • Released today, the results underscore the impact that COVID-19 has had on women lawyers and lawyers of color, in particular, including:\nThe top three barriers to career progression due to COVID-19 included lack of in-person contact, a heavy workload, and caregiver responsibilities.
  • "\nFurther, the survey results found that 43% of those identifying as part of an underrepresented race and / or ethnicity found development and progression in the legal industry more difficult, compared to 24% of white lawyers.
  • For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com .\n'

Founders Legal® Law Firm Advocates for IP Rights at USPTO Examiner Training

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

b'ATLANTA, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate & intellectual property law firm, Founders Legal was invited to speak on behalf of technology entrepreneurs and innovators at the United States Patent and Trademark Office\'s (USPTO) annual Patent Examiner Technical Training Program (PETTP).

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  • b'ATLANTA, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate & intellectual property law firm, Founders Legal was invited to speak on behalf of technology entrepreneurs and innovators at the United States Patent and Trademark Office\'s (USPTO) annual Patent Examiner Technical Training Program (PETTP).
  • Organizers asked the boutique firm and their client, Doug Pittman, CEO of BoardActive Corp., to present their experiences and perspectives on the patent system.\nBoutique law firm, Founders Legal was invited to speak on behalf of technology entrepreneurs at annual USPTO event.\nThe annual PETTP program invites guest lecturers to provide training and industry expertise to over 3,900 USPTO patent examiners regarding recent technological developments.
  • Guest lecturers are required to have relevant technical knowledge and industry experience in the state of the art to which they provide training on.
  • The firm offers a specialized focus on businesses providing software-as-a-service (Saas), enterprise software, advanced technologies, and information technologies (IT).

New Scholarship Honors Lifelong Work of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Friday, May 7, 2021

Justice Ginsburg had been a role model for many of the women in the Southern District of New York\'s alumnae community who admired her deep intellect, work ethic, and commitment to family and friends.

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  • Justice Ginsburg had been a role model for many of the women in the Southern District of New York\'s alumnae community who admired her deep intellect, work ethic, and commitment to family and friends.
  • Over a series of emails about the profound impact Justice Ginsburg had on all their lives, alumnae discussed how they could celebrate and honor her legacy.
  • The Project\'s mission is to honor the lifelong work of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by creating a scholarship and related programming that will advance equity and diversity within the legal profession and continue the late Justice\'s many efforts to expand career opportunities for women attorneys.\nFor more information on the When There Are Nine Scholarship Project, visit here.
  • The Project\'s mission is to honor the lifelong work of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by creating a scholarship and related programming that will advance equity and diversity within the legal profession and continue the late Justice\'s many efforts to expand career opportunities for women attorneys.\nJustice Ginsburg was a trailblazer and pioneering advocate for women\'s rights.