If you could travel in time, what would be your destination? Historian Patrick Dillon and other writers provide the answers. (Economist, October 29, 2011, Intelligent Life, p. 4). Edward Gibbon, author of: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” (1776-89), doubtless thought that “If a man were called upon to fix the period… during which the condition of the […]

Did I mention that I love real estate developers? Not that I love my wife or my kids, or even my dog, but real estate developers are definitely among my favorite people. Think about it. Real estate developers are like gods. [Well, miniature gods, at least.] They create much of the physical world we inhabit. The houses and condos we […]

Most marriages die a slow, agonizing death due to a lack of compassion. Compassion is sympathy for the pain or anguish of another. At its core, it is a simple appreciation of the basic human frailty that we all share. When you feel compassion, you feel more human and less isolated. Without compassion, you are not likely to form emotional […]

There is nothing more stereotypically tied to the legal profession than a lawyer standing in a courtroom and yelling “I object!” to protest something the attorney for the other side is trying to admit to the evidence and the record. The practice is featured on most legal shows and was even featured in Elle Woods’ video admissions essay for Harvard […]

(The following article was originally published in the Milwaukee Law Journal in 2002. Following are innovative changes in technology and process since the original publication.) The introduction of computers to the court reporting industry in the mid-1970s opened the door to many new reporting products and services and is ultimately creating greater capacity for litigants. Computer-assisted transcription (CAT), the process […]

Facebook is a great tool to add to your small business marketing plan. A big mistake many entrepreneurs make when it comes to social networking sites like Facebook is the belief that these sites are only useful for big companies that have big brands. Actually, Facebook can be a great small business marketing tool for businesses of all shapes and […]

The coastal town was proud of its prohibition against alcohol. The town was originally founded as a religious retreat for Methodists who wanted to get closer to God by living and worshiping in the beautiful forest He had created. At the Howard Street Methodist Episcopal Church in San Francisco on June 1, 1875, a group of people held the first […]

As a Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney, I have received dozens of phone calls from people whose family members were recently arrested for trafficking oxycodone or hydrocodone in Florida. Inevitably, each individual asks the same three questions: 1. (My brother) takes oxycodone (or hydrocodone) to relieve back pain. He was only arrested with a few pills. How can you be […]

Are you applying for an immigrant visa with a US consul, or for adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or before the immigration judge? To be admitted as an immigrant, you must show that you do not have any health-related grounds of inadmissibility. Under Section 212(a)(1) of the Immigration […]

Scientists have discovered that plastics are everywhere in the ocean, in our rivers, and in the air. The smallest pieces fly with the wind and every year it accumulates. As time goes by, there are more because plastic is not natural, it does not rot. The size of this plastic pollution ranges from microscopically tiny flakes to entire plastic bags […]