General News:
How This Southern City is Becoming a Mecca for Startupsย โ from Ozy (video)
Add Birmingham to Techโs Growing List of Hubsย โ fromย Barronโs
Inside Birminghamโs Bid To Become The Southern Silicon Valleyย โ fromย Forbes
Youโre Going Where? Birminghamย โ fromย The Washington Post.
Gregory Law Firm 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 Firmโs 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 (โPrince Needed a Will, But Maybe You Donโtโ) 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 โadvance directive,โ not โadvanced 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 SECโs press release can be foundย here.
From The New York Times: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice
Why Canโt 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 pensionโฆ.
Class Action Attorney Stanley Chesley Found Liable to Clients in Diet Drug Litigation.
A physician is named to one of those โBest 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