Many people have heard of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., the check forger turned FBI consultant whose life was described in the popular movie Catch Me If You Can. Abagnale cashed more than $ 1 million in bogus bank checks during a crime spree five years before his 21st birthday. He also posed as an airline […]
The Business Case for Executive Coaching Do you work in a company or law firm where executive coaches help leaders develop their leadership skills? Does your company or law firm offer executive training and leadership development for high-potential, high-performing leaders? One of the most powerful questions you can ask is “Does providing executive coaching to […]
Starting a business can be overwhelming, especially considering all the complexities surrounding taxes, intellectual property, partnership agreements, and more. At the start of a business, founding members often focus solely on bringing their product or service to market. While this approach is important, it is also wise to focus on long-term strategy and guard against […]
The NY High School Regents Exams began in New York State in 1876, one hundred years after our nation’s Declaration of Independence. While they have evolved, they continue to this day, testing New York high school students in most academic subjects. Students who passed their exams received Regents certificates. This has also evolved. High school […]
The NY Post’s story of the Francis X Cabrini Church, closed in Massachusetts over a court settlement in a sex abuse scandal, would be a good read for most Christians. After losing an appeal to the Supreme Court, they performed their last service. One 86-year-old member said, “We fought the good fight. We did everything […]
Law students ask, “Isn’t law school more than just memorizing? The answer is clear: Absolutely! But should law students memorize? The answer is equally clear: Absolutely! Some professors mistakenly tell students that “law school is not about memorizing.” I say “wrongly” because law school IT IS about memorization … and much more. But for now, […]
Severance Pay in Toronto It is widely accepted that rewarding employees with severance pay in the context of group downsizing is one of the best practices a company can follow. This is beneficial as it helps retain high-performing employees in the company while taking on high-performing and highly paid newcomers to the organization. The statistics […]
Contingency fees have long been a staple of American law firms and have helped fuel mass tort litigation and class action in the United States. In terms of payment, it has proven to be an excellent marketing tool for attracting new customers. Accepting payments only if you win your client’s case allows people more affordable […]
Decades after Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the New World from 1492 to 1493, the Spanish conquerors discovered vast quantities of gold, silver, and copper. This discovery increased the influence of Spain in the world economy. Not only were large quantities of these three metals from its colonies important to Spain, the nation became the […]
It was on February 21 when I unknowingly moved to the Italian countryside to hide from the Corona virus. At the time, this was not my plan because I was involved in other activities. I spoke with some friends and students about the probability of the Corona Virus traveling slowly through Italy. Although I had […]