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TEDTalks – Alan Siegel: Let’s simplify legal jargon!

March 24, 2010

Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They’re crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign – and plain English – to make legal paperwork intelligible to the rest of us.
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Weird Law Words

March 23, 2010

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Personal Injury Law – Construction Site Accidents

March 22, 2010

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Our Firm: The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein

March 19, 2010

An inside look into The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein: Who We Are, What We Do, What We Can Do for YOU. Our motto: We are your champion! We have departments in immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, matrimonial/family, and tax relief.

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March 19, 2010

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Weird Law Words

March 17, 2010

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Legal Question of the Day: What is a counterclaim?

March 12, 2010

By Jeffrey Koenig
Personal Injury Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
What is a counterclaim?
A counterclaim is a claim that is made by the responding party—usually the defendant in a traditional lawsuit—against the complainant or plaintiff. In New York, CPLR § 3019(a) provides that a counterclaim “may be any cause of action in [...]

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WSJ Blog: Prosecutors File Whale Of A Case vs Sushi Eatery

March 11, 2010

Source: Wall Street Journal Law Blog
The sushi wars are on!
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles yesterday filed criminal charges against Typhoon Restaurant, Inc., alleging that its Santa Monica, California sushi eatery, The Hump, sold endangered whale meat.
“Someone should not be able to walk into a restaurant and order a plate of an endangered species,” United States [...]

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Legal Definition: What is discovery and what is its purpose?

March 11, 2010

By Jeffrey Koenig
Personal Injury Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
What is discovery and what is its purpose?
Discovery is the phase of litigation in which both sides request information from one another. The purpose is to learn about each position taken by each side, and to get as much information as possible [...]

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Age of Specialization: My CLE Weekend

March 10, 2010

By Stella Templo
Immigration Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
I spent 16 hours in seminars over the weekend to fulfill my Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements so that I can keep my license.
If not for my fellow S&B immigration attorney Bindhu Vijayan, who was my partner in suffering, and gallons [...]

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History of the Green Card

March 4, 2010

The current Green Card is formally known as the Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form I-151 or I-551. The first receipt cards were Form AR-3 (printed on white paper), and were the product of the Alien Registration Act of 1940. Designed as a national defense measure, the Act required all aliens (non-U.S. citizens) within the United [...]

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Fifth Admendment Attorney

March 4, 2010

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Personal Injury Law – Legal Superhero: Labor Law 240 (1)

March 3, 2010

By Jeffrey Koenig
Personal Injury Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
Here’s a primer on Labor Law 240(1) for New York City construction workers: You need to know you’re totally protected, that if the owner and/or contractor doesn’t keep up their end of the bargain, you have recourse.
Yes, like some kind of superhero, Labor Law [...]

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Why Alec Baldwin Didn’t Become a Lawyer

March 1, 2010

“30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin told aspiring lawyers at a Fordham Law School event last week why he eschewed his original career of becoming a lawyer:
“I didn’t know if I wanted to join a field that was becoming as crowded and choked as law was.”

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Blow Up the Exhibit?

February 25, 2010

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Philip K. Howard: 4 Ways to Fix a Broken Legal System

February 24, 2010

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Spar & Bernstein’s 20-Point Plan to Fix Immigration System

February 22, 2010

By Our Staff of Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
Frankly, we’re done squeezing our brains trying to figure out whether comprehensive immigration reform will happen or not in 2010.
We’re done playing the passive role of hoping, praying, and wishing it so.
We’ve instead decided to go totally proactive!
We’re imagining ourselves having full authority [...]

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A (Bed) Sore Situation

February 19, 2010

By Jeffrey Koenig
Personal Injury Attorney, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
No one should ever get a bedsore.
In fact, beginning in October 2008, Medicare listed bedsores, also known as decubitus ulcers, as nothing less than “no pay” events if they’re not present upon admission to a facility.
Thanks, Medicare.
The idea behind Medicare’s refusal to [...]

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Recollection

February 18, 2010

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Pres. Obama Will Insert Himself in Terrorism Trial Debate

February 12, 2010

By Anne E. Kornblut and Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writers
President Obama is planning to insert himself into the debate about where to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, three administration officials said Thursday, signaling a recognition that the administration had mishandled the process and triggered a political backlash.
Obama initially had [...]

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