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Introduction On August 28, 2015, a new rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Army Corps of Engineers (the…

Another round of proposed patent reform aimed at curbing the activities of non-practicing entities (“NPEs”- aka “patent trolls”) is teed up in Congress for…

Before starting a new development project, residential and commercial real estate developers should focus on properly structuring the acquisition and development of the property…

The Department of Labor has proposed rules to dramatically limit the ability of employers to classify “white collar” employees as exempt from overtime pay…

Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.  A listing in Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by both…

Readers of Legal Currents and other publications of Ward and Smith, P.A. may have noticed that for many years the attribution “Cheryl A. Marteney…

On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law “The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act” (the “Act”).  The primary focus…