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The ADA Reaches Healthcare Websites: Is Your Practice Compliant?

Written By Caroline O. Outten, CIPP-US

December 7, 2018

What is the ADA? The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was passed in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The ADA has historically applied in “places of publ…

Will Bankruptcy Courts Treat Bitcoin as a Commodity?

Written By Lance P. Martin

December 5, 2018

What is virtual currency? Is it money? Is it a commodity? Is it a hybrid of the two or something else entirely? The answer to the question has profound implications for lenders seeking to secure lo…

How To Avoid Becoming A #MeToo Statistic In 2019

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III

November 30, 2018

A new lawsuit for sexual harassment is filed almost on a daily basis somewhere in the United States. Most of these lawsuits could have been avoided with (1) proper groundwork on the front end, (2) an impartial inves…

Professional Defense for Professional Licenses

Written By Marla S. Bowman

November 28, 2018

Sometimes it's best to let professionals do what they do best. I don't call a real estate agent when I need a flu shot, and I don't go to my chiropractor to fix a leaking sink. Yet when professionals, such as real estate …

A Perfect Union: Creating Landlord-Tenant Agreements for Commercial Leases

Written By Joanne Badr Morgan

November 21, 2018

Similar to a marriage, in which two parties come together to enter into a legally binding agreement, a commercial lease symbolizes a forged relationship between parties that can be enduring and rewarding, or short-sighted …

I Want to Foreclose But I Can't Find My Note. Do I Have a Problem?

Written By Lance P. Martin

November 16, 2018

In my last article, I discussed whether inconsistent dates on a promissory note and deed of trust could cause problems in foreclosure. But what if you can't even find the original promissory note? Perhaps it was ina…

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