From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Immigration: Brad on Yesterday’s Rant, Green Cards, & Taxes

January 29, 2010

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Useless but Interesting Fact of the Day: Napoleon’s Odd Hand

January 29, 2010

Napoleon Bonaparte was always depicted with his hand inside his jacket. Know why? Because he suffered from “chronic nervous itching” and even often scratched stomach sores until they bled. Ugh!

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Def Poetry: Paul Flores – Brown Dreams

January 29, 2010

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NY Times: Pres. Obama May Move Terrorist Trial Away from NYC

January 29, 2010

According to the New York Times, the Obama administration is considering canceling plans for the trial of the accused chief organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and four accomplices to take place in Manhattan.
The issues at hand: cost and security.
The report said Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others have raised objections to [...]

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Top 10 Tax Relief Questions

January 29, 2010

By Sean Chi
Tax Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
1. What is Tax Relief?
Tax Relief is a small number of programs offered by the Internal Revenue Service to facilitate effective tax collection for people with past due income tax liabilities. The programs were created by Congress to keep the IRS from unreasonably harassing [...]

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PI Atty. Adam Handler on his $1.5 Million Settlement

January 29, 2010

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Our 50 Favorite Immigration Tweeters List – Complete

January 29, 2010

Please know that this list is in random order, NOT order of importance:
1. @willcoley – Will Coley
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Bio: A latte-drinking, bike-riding, NY Times-reading, taco-loving, social justice do-gooder freak show originally from North Carolina now living in Los Angeles.
2. @TGSterling – Terry Greene Sterling
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Bio: Arizona journo writing book about people in the shadows of America’s [...]

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Brad’s Rant on President’s Measly 38 Words on Immigration!

January 28, 2010

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5 Favorite Quotes about Law

January 28, 2010

“The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain definite and narrow limits; it thereby justifies, in a way, all similar actions that lie outside those limits.”
- Leo Tolstoy
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“The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws.”
- Tacitus
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“Law is not justice and a trial is not a scientific inquiry into truth. A trial is [...]

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S&B’s New Tax Attorney Sean Chi on Tax Relief

January 28, 2010

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Immigration Law – Frequently Asked Questions Answered!

January 28, 2010

Please find below another installment in our popular regular series of frequently asked questions about immigration law. Although most of these questions have come from real clients of Spar & Bernstein, we have also included questions from other resources for your benefit. Please note that the answers here are to be used for guideline purposes [...]

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The Struggle

January 28, 2010

Love this video. Says so much in just over two minutes. And you can feel the pain.
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Long Island Wins Immigration Writes about Our Twitter List

January 28, 2010

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Obama Declares Ongoing Commitment to Immigration Reform

January 28, 2010

Source: Immigration Policy Center
Washington D.C. – In the State of the Union Address this evening President Obama made clear his ongoing commitment to immigration reform noting “we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system – to secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can [...]

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Divorce Court Gift Shop

January 28, 2010

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Immigration Advice – Brad Shares Vital Info on Haitian TPS

January 27, 2010

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IRS Kicks Off New Year with New Celebrity Victims

January 27, 2010

By Sean Chi
Tax Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
The Internal Revenue Service has kicked off tax season with a bang, pursuing tax collection efforts with full force.
Some of the more notable targets so far in 2010:
• Nicolas Cage – The IRS filed an additional $6.7 Million tax lien against the academy award [...]

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Immigration Activists Blocked Outside of Homeland Security

January 27, 2010

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Interview with S&B Immigration Atty. Nita Dobroshi

January 27, 2010

The following is an in-depth interview with Spar & Bernstein immigration attorney Nita Dobroshi:
Q: Okay, let’s get the intro out of the way. Where did you go to college, what did you major in, and what year did you graduate?
A: I attended Kenyon College and graduated in 1998 with a B.A. in History and Integrated [...]

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Crystal Ball

January 27, 2010

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