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Legal Alert | Florida Politics Update: Tort Reform

Legal Alert | Florida Politics Update: Tort Reform

Posted March 28, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT On Friday, March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a comprehensive tort reform bill into law with important changes which should level the playing field for civil defendants in Florida. FEATURING Kyle Weaver of Carr Allison (Northwest Florida) | kweaver@carrallison.com | (850) 222-2107 Continue Reading

Legal Alert: Florida Working Group on Resolution of Civil Cases

Legal Alert: Florida Working Group on Resolution of Civil Cases

Posted March 10, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT: Big changes may be coming to the way Florida courts manage their dockets. A working group chartered by the Florida Supreme Court to manage civil dockets is continuing their work to streamline civil cases, shorten their lifespan, and encourage resolution. FEATURING: Kyle Weaver of Carr Allison (Northwest Florida) |… Continue Reading

Client advisors named to USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Client advisors named to USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Posted January 30, 2023

USLAW NETWORK names 10 corporate executives and risk management leaders to serve as USLAW NETWORK Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group Client Advisors. As client advisors, they will collaborate alongside the leadership of the practice group to provide valuable input and share insights, experiences and perspectives about the latest… Continue Reading

Application deadline extended: 2023 USLAW NETWORK Scholarship Program for Diverse Law School Students

Application deadline extended: 2023 USLAW NETWORK Scholarship Program for Diverse Law School Students

Posted January 23, 2023

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 USLAW NETWORK Scholarship Program for Diverse Law School Students. The scholarship program, created as part of the organization’s commitment to helping eligible, diverse law students achieve their academic and professional dreams, will award $5,000 each for up to 10 students selected by… Continue Reading

USLAW adds transportation industry executives to USLAW client advisor group

USLAW adds transportation industry executives to USLAW client advisor group

Posted November 18, 2022

USLAW NETWORK names 10 transportation industry leaders to serve as USLAW NETWORK Transportation and Logistics Practice Group Client Advisors. As client advisors, they will participate within the practice group alongside USLAW member attorneys and share insights, experiences and perspectives about the latest challenges, trends and opportunities facing transportation leaders. USLAW… Continue Reading

Moran Reeves & Conn PC joins USLAW NETWORK as Virginia member firm

Moran Reeves & Conn PC joins USLAW NETWORK as Virginia member firm

Posted October 17, 2022

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. names Moran Reeves & Conn PC, a complex litigation and business transaction law firm based in Richmond, Virginia, as its newest member firm representing the Commonwealth of Virginia. “We are excited to welcome the team from Moran Reeves & Conn to USLAW NETWORK,” said Amanda Pennington Ketchum,… Continue Reading

Leadership announced for USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Leadership announced for USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Posted September 30, 2022

We are pleased to announce the 2022-23 leadership for the USLAW NETWORK Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group.                       For more information about this practice group or attorneys in this group, click here. Continue Reading

Charles Baxter named USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient

Charles Baxter named USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient

Posted September 21, 2022

USLAW NETWORK names Charles E. Baxter, vice president of risk management for United Road, as the 2022 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient. USLAW created the award to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW. The award is named after Bill Burns, a longtime… Continue Reading

Live Better Presents: Off Balance on Purpose, a discussion with Dan Thurmon

Live Better Presents: Off Balance on Purpose, a discussion with Dan Thurmon

Posted September 12, 2022

REGISTER HERE WHEN: Sept. 21, 2022 – 1 p.m. ET WHAT: USLAW members, S-E-A associates, clients, partners, and their families are invited to join us for our fourth guest speaker, who will discuss embracing uncertainty and creating a life you love. Join us as we welcome Dan Thurmon, author of… Continue Reading

Donate Now

Donate Now

Posted July 1, 2022

Support the USLAW NETWORK FOUNDATION today. USLAW NETWORK Foundation is a qualified section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. A corporate fundraising prospectus for the Foundation is now available at: DONOR PROSPECTUS. If you are interested in making an individual contribution, you can scan the QR code or donate via USLAW FOUNDATION donation… Continue Reading

USLAW VIRTUAL JOB FAIR FOR DIVERSE LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS

USLAW VIRTUAL JOB FAIR FOR DIVERSE LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS

Posted June 3, 2022

USLAW NETWORK, an international organization composed of nearly 100 independent, full practice law firms, hosts an annual virtual job fair for diverse law school students. The job fair offers opportunities to connect diverse law school candidates as defined by race, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, to… Continue Reading

Cheryl Hanley named USLAW NETWORK practice group, special projects and corporate partner director

Cheryl Hanley named USLAW NETWORK practice group, special projects and corporate partner director

Posted April 26, 2022

USLAW NETWORK has named Cheryl Hanley, a marketing and business development leader from Cleveland, Ohio, as its USLAW NETWORK practice group, special projects and corporate partner director, a newly created position. “Cheryl (Hanley) brings more than 11 years of experience from within the legal arena - and law firms in… Continue Reading

WCMSAs & LMSAs: Understanding the Actual Legal Requirements & Strategies to Navigate the Compliance Maze

WCMSAs & LMSAs: Understanding the Actual Legal Requirements & Strategies to Navigate the Compliance Maze

Posted March 8, 2022

SPEAKER: Thomas S. Thornton, III Carr Allison | Birmingham, Alabama Twenty years ago the “Patel Memorandum” was published by CMS which, in essence, created the “MSA” industry. Since the inception, the industry as a whole has attempted to navigate and address compliance while relying upon memorandums and published “guidelines” from… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK announces 2022 roster of official corporate partners

USLAW NETWORK announces 2022 roster of official corporate partners

Posted January 19, 2022

American Legal Records added in 2022 USLAW NETWORK, an international organization composed of nearly 100 independent, full practice law firms, announces its official roster of corporate partners that includes S-E-A, American Legal Records, Ametros, Arcadia Settlements Group, IMS Consulting, Marshall Investigative Group, and MDD Forensic Accountants. "USLAW corporate partners are… Continue Reading

What 2020 Taught Us and How the Disruption Taught Us to Embrace New Technologies, Protocols and More

What 2020 Taught Us and How the Disruption Taught Us to Embrace New Technologies, Protocols and More

Posted November 19, 2021

Featuring Dan L. Longo, Murchison & Cumming, LLP (Irvine, CA) About this program This session examines how the events of 2020 and beyond have combined to impact technological advances, law firm/company operations, the practice of law by in-house and external counsel, employee relations and planning for the future. Continue Reading

Regulation or De-Regulation: What is on the Horizon and What to Watch Out for

Regulation or De-Regulation: What is on the Horizon and What to Watch Out for

Posted November 16, 2021

Featuring J. Scott Searl, Baird Holm LLP (Omaha, NE) About this program The adage “What is old is new again” is appropriate today in the world of federal and state legal regulations. With the change of administration in Washington and increasingly polarized state governments, clients and counsel are struggling with… Continue Reading

Emotional Intelligence: How It Impacts Communications, Risk Assessment, Teamwork, Innovation and Trust in the Legal Arena

Emotional Intelligence: How It Impacts Communications, Risk Assessment, Teamwork, Innovation and Trust in the Legal Arena

Posted November 11, 2021

Featuring Anne E. Baggott, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C. (Kansas City, MO); Colleen E. Hastie, Traub Lieberman (Hawthorne, NY) About this program Lawyers with emotional intelligence skills produce a more functional and productive law practice. Emotionally intelligent lawyers are often better negotiators and litigators. Firms and legal departments… Continue Reading

Pitfalls and Successes of Remote/Hybrid Depositions, Pre-Trial Conferences, and Trials: What Have We Learned, How is Discovery Impacted, and Where Do We Go From Here?

Pitfalls and Successes of Remote/Hybrid Depositions, Pre-Trial Conferences, and Trials: What Have We Learned, How is Discovery Impacted, and Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted November 8, 2021

  Featuring Lisa D. Angelo, Murchison & Cumming, LLP (Los Angeles, CA); Michael D. Plachy, Lewis Roca (Denver, CO) About this program Litigating during a worldwide pandemic has caused us all to change the way we work, think, and understand what is and is not necessary to be successful. Who… Continue Reading

Legal Considerations with Corporate Health and Wellness Programs: From HIPPA and ADA to Voluntary Participation and Incentive-Based Programs

Legal Considerations with Corporate Health and Wellness Programs: From HIPPA and ADA to Voluntary Participation and Incentive-Based Programs

Posted November 3, 2021

Featuring Martin S. Driggers, Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A. (Hartsville, SC); Albert B. Randall, Jr., Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. (Baltimore, MD) About this program Wellness programs have come a long way since the inception of Control Data Corp.’s Stay Well program in 1979 to the point where they have become… Continue Reading

Transformative Times: Promoting Innovation in the Legal Department

Transformative Times: Promoting Innovation in the Legal Department

Posted October 29, 2021

Featuring Connor Glynn, Parlee McLaws LLP (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada); Merton A. Howard, Hanson Bridgett LLP (San Francisco, CA) About this program Now, more than ever, lawyers and their clients must adopt and embrace new technology and ways of working so they can adapt to the rapidly evolving legal environment. Their… Continue Reading

COVID-19 Employment Hot Topics: Everything from Return to Work to Health Privacy Issues

COVID-19 Employment Hot Topics: Everything from Return to Work to Health Privacy Issues

Posted October 26, 2021

Featuring Barbara Barron, MehaffyWeber (Houston, TX); Sandra L. Rappaport, Hanson Bridgett LLP (San Francisco, CA) About this program Employers are facing a myriad of issues as the country emerges from an unprecedented pandemic. They need to make policy decisions concerning health screenings, vaccinations, masking, travel, physical distancing, and reasonable accommodation,… Continue Reading

Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: What It Looks Like and Why It Matters to Your Company Culture, Recruitment, and Bottom Line

Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: What It Looks Like and Why It Matters to Your Company Culture, Recruitment, and Bottom Line

Posted October 21, 2021

Featuring Erin M. Diaz, Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. (Tampa, FL); Hailey Hopper, Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P. (Oklahoma City, OK) About this program Join us for a 360-degree view and discussion of gender diversity and inclusion in the workplace that will focus upon latest trends,… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK launches “Short Takes” legal education video series

USLAW NETWORK launches “Short Takes” legal education video series

Posted October 18, 2021

USLAW NETWORK, an international organization composed of independent, full-service law firms, launches a virtual video series that includes 26 discussions on today’s hottest legal topics, forward-thinking initiatives and several areas that address the impact of COVID-19 and how we manage it for a daily work-life balance. In each of these… Continue Reading

Charles Norton, Linda Thoede named USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipients

Charles Norton, Linda Thoede named USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipients

Posted October 5, 2021

At the recent Fall 2021 USLAW NETWORK Client Conference, USLAW NETWORK named Charles L. Norton, Jr. and Linda G. Thoede as the co-recipients of the USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award. USLAW created the award to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW. The award… Continue Reading

Rod Umberger named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Rod Umberger named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Posted September 24, 2021

Rodney L. Umberger of Williams Kastner in Seattle, Washington, has been named Chair of USLAW NETWORK for 2021-22. He succeeds Dan L. Longo of Murchison & Cumming LLP in Los Angeles. The leadership change was made at the NETWORK’s annual fall member business meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “I am… Continue Reading

2021 USLAW NETWORK State Judicial Profiles by County Report released

2021 USLAW NETWORK State Judicial Profiles by County Report released

Posted August 17, 2021

USLAW NETWORK has released the 2021 edition of its State Judicial Profiles by County resource, a 50-state comprehensive report that offers a judicial profile of each county in the U.S. and identifies counties as Conservative, Moderate or Liberal. The profiles also include key recent court decisions that have changed the… Continue Reading

Ransomware: You Don’t Always Have to Pay

Ransomware: You Don’t Always Have to Pay

Posted June 8, 2021

Ransomware attacks are growing in frequency, threatening the U.S. critical infrastructure, businesses, and public and nonpublic entities. It is also one of the most intractable and common threats facing organizations across all geographies. Key stakeholders have seen an increase in the average ransom payment by 43% to $220,298 in Q1… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK updates a trio of compendia

USLAW NETWORK updates a trio of compendia

Posted May 11, 2021

USLAW NETWORK today releases updates to a trio of multistate resources that address legal questions that often arise in construction law, retail and hospitality law, and transportation and logistics. These state-by-state compendia permit users to easily access state common and statutory law regarding a variety of issues. You can access… Continue Reading

Hit Me with Your Best Shot: An Employer’s Guide to COVID Vaccines and Other Pat Benatar Songs

Hit Me with Your Best Shot: An Employer’s Guide to COVID Vaccines and Other Pat Benatar Songs

Posted February 4, 2021

As the nation rolls out COVID vaccines, there are many unsettled issues for employers. Can employers require employees to take vaccines? What are the potential liability risks involved? Tune in to this panel discussion that dissects the latest EEOC guidance on the issue and other legal risks while offering practical… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK releases COVID-19 Civil Immunity Chart

USLAW NETWORK releases COVID-19 Civil Immunity Chart

Posted December 15, 2020

USLAW NETWORK today releases a new multistate client resource that addresses civil immunity in relation to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis for every state and Washington D.C.  Keely E. Duke of Duke Evett, PLLC in Boise, Idaho, served as the author of the USLAW NETWORK COVID-19 Civil Immunity Chart. In response… Continue Reading

Settlements with Medicare Set Asides: Where the Industry is Today and How are we Building a Better Process for Tomorrow

Settlements with Medicare Set Asides: Where the Industry is Today and How are we Building a Better Process for Tomorrow

Posted November 10, 2020

This program focuses on the obligations under the Medicare Act relating to whether, when, how and why to protect Medicare’s future interest in the context of a workers’ compensation and how liability cases continue to frustrate the industry. Tom Thornton and Porter Leslie discuss whether it is a result of… Continue Reading

John Cromie named 2020 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award recipient

John Cromie named 2020 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award recipient

Posted October 9, 2020

John D. Cromie (pictured) of Connell Foley LLP in Roseland, New Jersey, has been named the 2020 recipient of USLAW NETWORK’s O’Hagan Award. The award is named after Jim O’Hagan, a founding member of USLAW, and is given annually by the USLAW Chair to a USLAW member(s) who demonstrates outstanding… Continue Reading

USLAW welcomes Rubin and Rudman LLP of Massachusetts as newest USLAW member firm

USLAW welcomes Rubin and Rudman LLP of Massachusetts as newest USLAW member firm

Posted July 13, 2020

USLAW NETWORK announces the addition of Rubin and Rudman LLP as USLAW’s newest member firm representing Massachusetts. Rubin and Rudman is a full-service firm with 70 lawyers and has been a fixture in the Boston legal market for 100 years. “We are very happy to welcome John (McGivney), Michael (Riseberg)… Continue Reading

Statement from USLAW NETWORK

Statement from USLAW NETWORK

Posted June 10, 2020

From the beginning of our organization, USLAW NETWORK has championed the cause of racial equality. We believe in the words of Dr. King, that people should be judged by the content of their character, and not the color of their skin. We support peaceful efforts to bring about an end… Continue Reading

COVID King: Investigating and Defending the Liability Mayhem and Madness (Part 1)

COVID King: Investigating and Defending the Liability Mayhem and Madness (Part 1)

Posted June 4, 2020

As government officials throughout the country debate re-opening businesses to the public, insurance and risk management professionals must prepare to face a variety of COVID-19 related liability claims. Given the rarity of global pandemics, companies and organizations of all types likely have not previously considered how accepted standards of care… Continue Reading

Great Expectations: Managing Eccentric and Difficult Plaintiffs (and Their Attorneys)

Great Expectations: Managing Eccentric and Difficult Plaintiffs (and Their Attorneys)

Posted May 28, 2020

Great Expectations: Managing Eccentric and Difficult Plaintiffs (and Their Attorneys) We have all handled claims and defended cases where the plaintiff has an unrealistic expectation as to certain damages, such as the nature and extent of personal injury or wage losses that lack proof. Sometimes those plaintiffs are represented by… Continue Reading

USLAW creates COVID-19 dedicated practice area-specific inboxes

USLAW creates COVID-19 dedicated practice area-specific inboxes

Posted May 18, 2020

Due to the ongoing impact COVID-19 has on all aspects of business and the speed with which changes happen or information is needed, USLAW has created dedicated email inboxes that will enable legal decision makers and business leaders to immediately direct inquiries to a specific practice area.  Emails will be… Continue Reading

Tips for adding uslaw.org to your mobile device home screen

Tips for adding uslaw.org to your mobile device home screen

Posted April 29, 2020

Take USLAW with you everywhere. The following are some quick tips on how to add uslaw.org to your mobile device home screen. Although the USLAW 24/7 app is no longer being updated in the iOS or Google Play app stores, you still can take USLAW with you everywhere you… Continue Reading

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Resources

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Resources

Posted March 10, 2020

USLAW is closely monitoring the global impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). We know that this is a challenging time with the many reports about COVID-19 so we wanted to provide you access to a variety of resources from across the NETWORK that might be useful to you and your… Continue Reading

Introducing USLAW NETWORK’s 2020 Corporate Partners

Introducing USLAW NETWORK’s 2020 Corporate Partners

Posted January 16, 2020

USLAW NETWORK, an international organization of more than 60 independent, full-service firms with roots in civil litigation, is supported by an exclusive group of corporate partners who deliver decades of experience, the latest in technology and research plus important services that help USLAW members and their clients when legal matters… Continue Reading

Winter 2019-2020 issue of USLAW Magazine+ available for download

Winter 2019-2020 issue of USLAW Magazine+ available for download

Posted January 14, 2020

USLAW NETWORK has published the winter 2019-2020 edition of USLAW Magazine+. This complimentary publication can be viewed and downloaded HERE.  Articles in the current issue cover fitness club waivers, employee vaccinations programs, the latest on English-only Trademarks in Quebec, tips for recreational marijuana use policies in “social model” assisted living… Continue Reading

Barclay Damon LLP joins USLAW NETWORK as its Buffalo, New York, member firm

Barclay Damon LLP joins USLAW NETWORK as its Buffalo, New York, member firm

Posted November 8, 2019

USLAW NETWORK announces Barclay Damon LLP as its newest member firm, representing the Buffalo, New York, market.  Barclay Damon is an established leader in practices that include intellectual property, labor and employment, corporate and transactional, finance, real estate and project development, public finance, and commercial and civil litigation, among numerous… Continue Reading

Tom Oliver named 2019 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award recipient

Tom Oliver named 2019 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award recipient

Thomas L. Oliver II of Carr Allison in Birmingham, Alabama, has been named the 2019 recipient of USLAW NETWORK’s O’Hagan Award.  The award is named after Jim O’Hagan, a founding member of USLAW, and is given annually by the USLAW Chair to a USLAW member(s) who demonstrates outstanding service and… Continue Reading

2019 State Judicial Profiles by County Report released

2019 State Judicial Profiles by County Report released

Posted September 26, 2019

USLAW NETWORK has released the updated version of its Judicial Profile by County resource, a 50-state comprehensive report that offers a judicial profile of each county in the U.S. and identifies counties as Conservative, Moderate or Liberal. The profiles also include key court decisions that have changed the legal landscape… Continue Reading

Inaugural issue of USLAW Magazine+ published

Inaugural issue of USLAW Magazine+ published

Posted July 25, 2019

The inaugural issue of USLAW Magazine+ (pronounced USLAW Magazine Plus) has been published and is available now for download.  USLAW Magazine+ (pronounced USLAW Magazine Plus) is a new digital-only publication that is produced each summer and winter; USLAW continues to produce a print magazine – USLAW Magazine - each spring… Continue Reading

USLAW announces 2020-21 client conference dates and locations

USLAW announces 2020-21 client conference dates and locations

Posted July 10, 2019

USLAW is going coast-to-coast in planning future USLAW NETWORK client conferences with events scheduled in Amelia Island, Florida; Dana Point, California; Austin, Texas; and Colorado Springs, Colorado. USLAW’s spring and fall client conferences consistently deliver industry-leading education sessions led by USLAW member attorneys, exclusive corporate partners and legal and business… Continue Reading

Keith Dunlap receives 2019 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Keith Dunlap receives 2019 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Posted April 10, 2019

Keith D. Dunlap, senior vice president and transportation practice leader of Gallagher Bassett, a third party claims administration firm specializing in the prevention, management and resolution of loss activity involving the motor carrier industry, is the 2019 recipient of the USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award. The award was created to… Continue Reading

Spring 2019 USLAW Magazine available for download

Spring 2019 USLAW Magazine available for download

Posted March 28, 2019

USLAW NETWORK has published the spring 2019 edition of USLAW Magazine. This complimentary magazine features in-depth articles on some of the most pressing issues facing legal and business leaders today. Topics covered in the current issue include the rise in P3 projects, opportunity zones, tech updates for construction sites, insurance… Continue Reading

H-1B Visa Lottery Alert

H-1B Visa Lottery Alert

Posted February 19, 2019

By Iosif Sorokin, Larson • King, LLP The H-1B visa allows employers to hire foreign nationals to work in professional positions. There are 65,000 new visas available for employees with a bachelor’s degree (or higher) and an additional 20,000 visas for employees with a master’s degree (or higher). Since demand for… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK spotlights 2019 corporate partner roster

USLAW NETWORK spotlights 2019 corporate partner roster

Posted February 1, 2019

USLAW is pleased to spotlight its exclusive list of corporate partners whose teams are leaders in their respective fields and dedicated partners of USLAW member firms and their clients. Expert services managed by USLAW’s corporate partners include forensic engineering, legal visualization services, court reporting, jury and court room technology consultation,… Continue Reading

2018-19 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors elected

2018-19 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors elected

Posted September 11, 2018

During the recent fall USLAW NETWORK Membership Meeting, the 2018-19 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors was elected.  Kevin L. Fritz of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, was named Chair, and Dan L. Longo of Murchison & Cumming LLP in Irvine, California, was named Vice Chair. Amanda P.… Continue Reading

Fall 2018 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Fall 2018 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Posted September 5, 2018

The latest issue of USLAW Magazine includes articles on cybersecurity, drones, estate planning, retail leases and service contracts, “disappearing” ephemeral messaging apps, multiemployer pension plans and so much more.  USLAW Magazine is published each spring and fall and content is written by attorneys from USLAW member firms as well as… Continue Reading

USLAW releases three more updated compendiums

USLAW releases three more updated compendiums

USLAW NETWORK today releases a trio of updated compendiums of law, including Nullum Tempus, Offer of Judgment, and Spoliation of Evidence.  Each of these compendiums is easily sourced on a state-by-state basis and all are developed by the member firms of USLAW. USLAW regularly produces new and updates existing… Continue Reading

Tom DeMatteo receives 2018 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Tom DeMatteo receives 2018 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Posted April 18, 2018

Thomas D. DeMatteo, chief legal officer, general counsel and secretary for ABC Bus Companies, Inc. is the 2018 recipient of the USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award. The award was created to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW and is named after Bill Burns,… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK releases updated National Compendium of Law

USLAW NETWORK releases updated National Compendium of Law

Posted January 31, 2018

USLAW NETWORK (USLAW), an international organization composed of more than 60 independent, full practice firms with roots in civil litigation, today releases its updated National Compendium of Law, which is a multi-state resource that gives users easy access to state common and statutory law regarding a variety of litigation-oriented issues.… Continue Reading

Oklahoma Jury Awards $1,165,000 for Discrimination/Retaliation to Male-to-Female Transgender Professor Denied Tenure

Oklahoma Jury Awards $1,165,000 for Discrimination/Retaliation to Male-to-Female Transgender Professor Denied Tenure

Posted November 28, 2017

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Malinda S. Matlock of Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P. | Oklahoma City, OK A male-to-female transgender, Dr. Rachel Tudor, English professor at a state university in southeastern Oklahoma sued the University and the state Regents for unlawful sex discrimination and… Continue Reading

2017-18 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

2017-18 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted September 12, 2017

During USLAW NETWORK’s recent annual member meeting in Carlsbad, California, the 2017-18 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors was elected and John D. Cromie of Connell Foley LLP in Roseland, New Jersey, was named chair of USLAW. In addition, Kevin L. Fritz of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in Missouri was named… Continue Reading

Finally “Deemed Dismissed” Really Means Dismissed

Finally “Deemed Dismissed” Really Means Dismissed

Posted September 6, 2017

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Malinda S. Matlock | Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green , Oklahoma The Oklahoma Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion declaring that a civil suit not served within 180 days after the filing of the petition is deemed dismissed on… Continue Reading

Download updated USLAW Construction, Retail and Transportation Compendiums of Law

Download updated USLAW Construction, Retail and Transportation Compendiums of Law

Posted May 11, 2017

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. (USLAW) has released updated state-by-state compendiums of law for construction, retail and transportation law, respectively. USLAW regularly updates existing Compendiums providing a multistate resource that permits users to  easily access state common and statutory law. Compendiums are easily sourced on a state-by- state basis and are developed… Continue Reading

Steve Winborn receives 2017 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Steve Winborn receives 2017 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Posted April 3, 2017

Stephen E. Winborn, vice president of corporate claims for National Interstate Insurance Company, has been named the 2017 recipient of the USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award. The award was created to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW and is named after… Continue Reading

Voluntary Disclosure In Italy For Capital, International And Domestic Income Tax Compliance

Voluntary Disclosure In Italy For Capital, International And Domestic Income Tax Compliance

Posted November 28, 2016

By Roberto Salin of LEGALITAX Studio Legale e Tributario in Padova, Italy This article aims to illustrate the introduction of the voluntary disclosure procedure into the Italian system in order to enable non-compliant taxpayers to come forward and declare capital and income held in Italy and abroad in breach of… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted September 29, 2016

During USLAW NETWORK’s annual member meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sept. 22, the 2016-17 USLAW Board of Directors was determined and Lew R.C. Bricker of SmithAmundsen in Chicago, Illinois, was named Chair of USLAW. In addition, Ami C. Dwyer of Franklin & Prokopik, PC, in Baltimore, Maryland, was named… Continue Reading

New compendium focuses on subrogation rights for workers’ compensation liens

New compendium focuses on subrogation rights for workers’ compensation liens

USLAW NETWORK releases a new state-by state compendium of law focused on subrogation rights for workers’ compensation liens. Fred L. Hubbs, a partner at Hall Booth Smith P.C. in Georgia, served as the editor. Click here to view. This new subrogation rights for workers’ compensation liens compendium answers questions… Continue Reading

EC Legal joins USLAW NETWORK as Mexico member law firm

EC Legal joins USLAW NETWORK as Mexico member law firm

Posted August 24, 2016

USLAW NETWORK, Inc., names EC Legal, a full service law firm in Mexico, as its newest member firm. EC Legal has offices in Mexico City, Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro, and León. “We are pleased to welcome the Mexico-based law firm of EC Legal to USLAW NETWORK” said Thomas L. Oliver, II,… Continue Reading

USLAW & TELFA to host cross border business and transactions event in Chicago

USLAW & TELFA to host cross border business and transactions event in Chicago

    The inaugural USLAW NETWORK/ Trans-European Law Firm Alliance (TELFA) Cross Border Business and Transactions Exchange will be held in Chicago from Sept. 28-29, 2016, and will address some of the latest trends in cross-border transactions in Europe, North America and South America, with a specific focus… Continue Reading

Updated Construction, Retail and Transportation Compendiums of Law released

Updated Construction, Retail and Transportation Compendiums of Law released

    USLAW NETWORK, Inc. (USLAW), an international network independent, full-service firms with roots in civil litigation, has released updated compendiums of law for construction, retail and transportation law, respectively. The construction compendium is a multi-state resource that addresses legal questions that often arise in construction law. … Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK releases 2016 practice group attorney directories

USLAW NETWORK releases 2016 practice group attorney directories

USLAW NETWORK, INC. (USLAW) today releases the USLAW 2016 attorney directories for five USLAW practice groups: Business Litigation, Construction Law, Employment and Labor Law, Product Liability and Transportation. USLAW practice group attorney directories are comprehensive online resources for legal decision makers to learn more about USLAW member firms and… Continue Reading

2016 Spring/Summer issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

2016 Spring/Summer issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

The 2016 Spring/Summer issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download by clicking USLAW Magazine. Articles focus on The Internet of Things, controlled insurance programs, social media in litigation, Fair Labor Standards Act, corporate wrongdoing, motor carrier safety fitness, cybersecurity and the transportation and energy industries and other important… Continue Reading

Attorney Accused of Obtaining Adversary’s Trial Questions From Email Hacked By Client

Attorney Accused of Obtaining Adversary’s Trial Questions From Email Hacked By Client

Posted February 8, 2016

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey The Missouri Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument this month in an ethics case against an attorney accused of using information obtained by his client in a divorce proceeding. In particular, the… Continue Reading

Altep named USLAW NETWORK’s official e-discovery, cyber security and data forensics partner

Altep named USLAW NETWORK’s official e-discovery, cyber security and data forensics partner

Posted January 21, 2016

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. has named Altep, Inc. as the NETWORK’s official e-discovery, data forensics, and cyber security partner. Founded in 1994, Altep is based in El Paso, Texas, and for more than 20 years has been assisting corporations and law firms with complex discovery and compliance management initiatives. “We… Continue Reading

New Cyber Workforce Guidelines Included in 2016 Government Budget

New Cyber Workforce Guidelines Included in 2016 Government Budget

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey According to a provision in the 2016 omnibus spending package Congress passed on Dec. 18, 2015, government agencies will have new guidelines for keeping track of their cybersecurity workforce. The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment… Continue Reading

Third Circuit Holds that Google May Have Violated California Privacy Law

Third Circuit Holds that Google May Have Violated California Privacy Law

Posted November 16, 2015

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey On November 10, 2015, the Third Circuit of Court Appeals held that Google may have violated California privacy law by tricking users' computers into allowing blocked code to be installed by Google ad software.… Continue Reading

USLAW’s O’Hagan Award recipients announced

USLAW’s O’Hagan Award recipients announced

Posted October 8, 2015

Nicholas E. Christin of Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. in Coral Gables, Fla., and Larry A. Schechtman of SmithAmundsen LLC in Chicago, Ill., (pictured L-to-R below) have been named the USLAW 2015 O’Hagan Award recipients. The award is presented by the USLAW Chair to USLAW members who demonstrate… Continue Reading

FTC Sends “Message” on Data Security in Closing Letter to Morgan Stanley

FTC Sends “Message” on Data Security in Closing Letter to Morgan Stanley

Posted September 22, 2015

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Recently, companies have been requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) provide additional guidance on data security. On August 10, 2015, the FTC issued a public closing letter to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC… Continue Reading

2015 Fall/Winter issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

2015 Fall/Winter issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

Posted September 17, 2015

The 2015 Fall/Winter issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download by clicking USLAW Magazine. The current issue covers a variety of industries and practice areas and delivers perspectives from attorneys and industry leaders from across the United States as well as from several jurisdictions in Europe. “As an… Continue Reading

Impact of Facebook’s Drone on Internet Access and Cybersecurity

Impact of Facebook’s Drone on Internet Access and Cybersecurity

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Facebook recently announced that it designed and built a high-altitude, solar-powered drone in 14 months, which it plans to test later this year. The drone, named Aquila, is part of Internet.org, Facebook’s plan to… Continue Reading

OPM Cyberattack Creates Dangerous Exposure for 21.5 Million Current and Former Federal Employees

OPM Cyberattack Creates Dangerous Exposure for 21.5 Million Current and Former Federal Employees

Posted July 10, 2015

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey According to news reports, the recent cyberattack of the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) is reportedly five times bigger than originally estimated. The FBI and other investigators now believe that, as a result of… Continue Reading

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC named West Virginia member firm of USLAW

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC named West Virginia member firm of USLAW

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC (Flaherty) of Charleston, W.Va., has been named the West Virginia member of USLAW NETWORK. Flaherty, the largest litigation firm in West Virginia, also offers corporate and transactional services to better assist client needs. “We welcome the attorneys from Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso in West Virginia to USLAW… Continue Reading

Does Your Additional Insured Endorsement Cover You for Damages Related to Drywall, Gypsum Board or Similar Products?

Does Your Additional Insured Endorsement Cover You for Damages Related to Drywall, Gypsum Board or Similar Products?

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow Reprint courtesy of the National Association of Home Builders Builders routinely require subcontractors to name the builder as an additional insured on the subcontractor’s general liability policy. Prudent builders go even further to assure that they are actually covered as additional insureds… Continue Reading

2015 USLAW Practice Group Attorney Directories now available

2015 USLAW Practice Group Attorney Directories now available

Posted April 15, 2015

USLAW NETWORK, INC. (USLAW) has released 2015 attorney directories for five USLAW practice groups: Business Litigation, Construction Law, Employment and Labor Law, Product Liability and Transportation. Each practice group-specific attorney directory provides a state-by-state directory that includes complete attorney profiles from each member firm, comprehensive bios and overview of representative… Continue Reading

Academic Institutions Not Immune from Cyber Attack

Academic Institutions Not Immune from Cyber Attack

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Two New Jersey universities were recently the victims of a cyber attack bringing the business of higher education to a halt and highlighting the risks that these institutions face. At Rutgers and Fairleigh Dickinson… Continue Reading

Data Security and Privacy Issues Are Top Priority in State of the Union Address

Data Security and Privacy Issues Are Top Priority in State of the Union Address

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey In the lead-up to the annual State of the Union Address, President Obama has made clear that cyber security and privacy are top issues facing the country today calling for the need to enact… Continue Reading

Litigation Insights named official jury consulting firm of USLAW NETWORK

Litigation Insights named official jury consulting firm of USLAW NETWORK

Posted January 12, 2015

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Jan. 12, 2015 – Litigation Insights, a nationally recognized leader in the trial consulting field, is USLAW NETWORK’s newest corporate partner and has been named the official jury consultant of USLAW NETWORK (USLAW). "We are excited to welcome Litigation Insights to USLAW,” said C. Erik Gustafson,… Continue Reading

New Reinsurance Deskbook from Thomson Reuters and DRI features Thomas Segalla as Editor, seven Goldberg Segalla contributors

New Reinsurance Deskbook from Thomson Reuters and DRI features Thomas Segalla as Editor, seven Goldberg Segalla contributors

Posted December 15, 2014

BUFFALO, N.Y., DECEMBER 2014 –Goldberg Segalla founding partner Thomas F. Segalla led the team of lawyers who wrote the inaugural edition of the Reinsurance Professional’s Deskbook: A Practical Guide, a new treatise co-produced by leading legal publisher Thomson Reuters and DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, the largest… Continue Reading

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C., joins USLAW NETWORK as Kansas/Western Missouri member firm

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C., joins USLAW NETWORK as Kansas/Western Missouri member firm

Posted September 5, 2014

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C., a premier regional law firm based in Kansas City, Missouri, has joined USLAW NETWORK as its representative in Kansas and Western Missouri. “We are delighted to welcome Dysart Taylor to USLAW NETWORK,” said Bradley A. Wright, Chair of USLAW Board of Directors, and… Continue Reading

Global Law App now available for download via Apple App Store

Global Law App now available for download via Apple App Store

Posted April 25, 2014

App provides latest worldwide news on international legal developments CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., April 25, 2014 – Global Law app, the first app that brings together the latest worldwide news on international legal developments, is now available for download for iPhone and iPad users. The English-language app provides companies with international… Continue Reading

Wright named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Wright named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Posted October 4, 2013

VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada, Oct. 4, 2013 – USLAW NETWORK has announced that Bradley A. Wright of Roetzel & Andress, LPA in Ohio has been named the 2013-14 USLAW NETWORK Chair. Wright succeeds Edward G. Hochuli of Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, Ariz.  The announcement was made at the organization’s… Continue Reading

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