Adrienne L. Conrad, formerly a Partner at McGuireWoods LLP, has joined the the Jacksonville office of Jackson Lewis as Partner. “Adrienne is an outstanding legal counselor and business leader in Jacksonville,” said Richard Margulies, Jacksonville managing partner at Jackson Lewis. “We couldn’t be happier to have her join the extremely talented group of employment law attorneys at Jackson Lewis ... more >>

The following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010. more >>

An employee at a home-loan modification "law firm" offers a word of warning about the services offered by the company for which he works. more >>

Orange County - Los Angeles…Pay your bills or go to jail. Debtors prison prior to the 19th century was a common way in which people with unpaid debt were punished. Is this a scare tactic? On the other hand, is history repeating itself? more >>

Getting a call from a debt collector can be bad enough. Getting one claiming they'll tell your employer about your debt, have your driver's license revoked or that you owe money on a debt you've already paid is enough to send some people cowering in a corner. Northwest Indiana residents are feeling these extreme tactics more and more, according to federal lawsuits and officials. What used to be ... more >>

Attorney Pete Barry points expectantly at the video screen, drawing the attention of 16 attorneys in a hotel conference room who have come to learn his trade secrets. more >>

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | (MCT) MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis attorney Pete Barry points expectantly at the video screen, drawing the attention of the 16 attorneys in the hotel conference room who've come to learn his trade secrets. more >>

FORT WORTH - Being late on a loan has turned into a fiasco that a Fort Worth woman never expected. The debt collector showed up at her job and the ensuing drama didn't end until police were called. Inside a Grand Prairie gas station, cameras caught the collision between Melissa Jenkins' professional and personal lives. "I wouldn't treat a dog like that," she said. "I wouldn't do my children like ... more >>

After negotiations on a new contract hit an “impasse,” the school district and its custodians stopped talking and sent their dispute to a panel of arbitrators. more >>