News

General News:

How This Southern City is Becoming a Mecca for Startupsย โ€” from Ozy (video)

Add Birmingham to Techโ€™s Growing List of Hubsย โ€” fromย Barronโ€™s

Inside Birminghamโ€™s Bid To Become The Southern Silicon Valleyย โ€” fromย Forbes

Youโ€™re Going Where? Birminghamย โ€” fromย The Washington Post.

Gregory Law Firm News:

Steven Gregory has launched a new channel on Youtube which will function as an advertising and information channel for the Gregory Law Firm. The first video isย here.

Steven Gregory is now a mediator member of Divorceify.com, a national non-profit network of domestic relations professionals, including attorneys, mediators, financial professionals, and coaches. Check it out:ย https://divorceify.com/home#what-is-dv

Steven Gregory was selected byย Mediation Mediaย as one of twenty mediators in Alabama to attend their Master Mediatorโ€™s Forum in Birmingham in April 2019.

In December 2018, Steven Gregory was appointed as a member of the Ethics and Standards Advisory Panel of theย International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

In February 2018, the Gregory Law Firm sponsored a two-day training seminar inย Collaborative Lawย for financial, mental health, and legal professionals to become certified inย collaborative practice. Co-sponsors were theย Birmingham Collaborative Alliance, theย Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, the Collaborative Law Committee of theย Birmingham Bar Association,ย Walding, LLC,ย Level Four Wealth Management,ย Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & Oโ€™Neal, LLP, andย Kia Scott Law.

Steven P. Gregory has recently been named a member of theย Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

On October 13, 2017, the Gregory Law Firm, in collaboration with co-counsel, asked theย Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigationย to send the Equifax Data Breach litigation to the Northern District of Alabama.

The Gregory Law Firm, in collaboration with co-counsel, filed a nationwide class action against Equifax, Inc., on September 18, 2017.

Read an announcement regarding Steven Gregory in theย Birmingham Business Journal.

In August 2017, the Gregory Law Firm became a member of theย Birmingham Business Alliance.

In May of 2017, Steven Gregory completed domestic violence mediation training in Birmingham, Alabama.

In early 2017, theย American Arbitration Associationย appointed Steven Gregory to its Commercial Panel of Arbitrators.

In the summer of 2016, Steven Gregory completed a week-long conferenceย  on Mediating Complex Disputes at theย Harvard Negotiation Instituteย atย Harvard Law School.

Steven Gregory joined theย International Academy of Collaborative Professionalsย in late 2016.

Also in late 2016, Steven Gregory became a member of theย Birmingham Collaborative Alliance, a network of legal, financial, and mental health professionals in Alabama dedicated to resolving conflicts through preservation of value and mutual respect.

Steven Gregory is a member of the roster of aviation attorneys qualified to perform legal services for members of theย Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associationย enrolled in theย AOPA Legal Services Plan.

The Gregory Law Firm is a member of theย American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Legal News

Investors โ€” did you know that the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) publishes an alphabetical list of all persons who have been banned from the securities industry?ย Here is a link to the list. Check it out and check out theย Gregory Law Firmโ€™s experience in securities litigation and arbitration.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program remains unchanged, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Why a Collaborative Divorce Makes Financial Senseย fromย US News

This article from the New York Timesย (โ€œPrince Needed a Will, But Maybe You Donโ€™tโ€) on the failure of Prince to create an estate plan contains good general advice on wills and estate planning (though the correct term for a living will is โ€œadvance directive,โ€ not โ€œadvanced directive.โ€). The form for a living will in Alabama is incorporated into the statute at Code of Alabama 22-8A-4.

Back in December, the SEC charged a number of immigration lawyers with accepting commissions for placing investors in EB-5 investment programs without being registered with the SEC. The SECโ€™s press release can be foundย here.

From The New York Times: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice

Why Canโ€™t Refugees Get Lawyers (fromย The New York Times)

Does the Supreme Court Need a Code of Ethics (fromย The New Yorker)?

Lawyer Emails Put Visa, MasterCard Settlement at Risk (fromย The Wall Street Journal)

Cold callers and yourย pensionโ€ฆ.

From theย Wall Street Journal: โ€œLaw Schools on Sale? Some Trim Tuition As Student Enrollment Dropsโ€

FINRA Arbitration Panel Excludes Evidence in Retaliation Case; Claimant Asks State Court to Order Panelโ€™s Withdrawal (from the New York Times)

Class Action Attorney Stanley Chesley Found Liable to Clients in Diet Drug Litigation.

Top Doctors, Dead or Alive

A physician is named to one of those โ€œBest Doctorsโ€ lists, despite the fact that he died sixteen years ago. With only a few changes, this scenario could be applied to similar lists of lawyers.

Law School Applicant Pool Continues to Shrink

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

Global Collaborative Law Council

 

Trusts and Estate Planning

If you donโ€™t currently have a will or trust, you may think you donโ€™t have an estate plan.
An โ€œestate planโ€ is simply a bundle of all the documents needed to accomplish these objectives. But you do. Your state legislature has written it for you! All states have a default plan for your family and assets in the event of your incapacity or death. Thatโ€™s the plan you have now. Estate planning is โ€œopting outโ€ of the default plan and putting your own wishes in place.
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