Spotlight on the Profession

I was very fortunate to find my current job as a result of the Small Firms and Public Interest Expo.  As a third-year law student in my final semester, I was very worried about finding a legal job.  I decided to approach the Expo like it was going to be a series of short interviews.   Continue Reading »

By Whitney Pile Cooney ’08 One of the first questions I’m often asked when I say I practice Labor and Employment law is, “What’s the difference between labor law and employment law?”  This is a great question and is often confusing for those outside our practice area.  “Labor law” generally refers to the law pertaining  Continue Reading »

by Susan Glass ’98 Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors are a rare and unique breed—mostly because there is only one of us in most states.  This program started out several years ago in states like Iowa and Florida where it was decided that prosecutors needed some help in impaired driving cases.  In most prosecutors’ offices, the  Continue Reading »

By Jason Salinardi Congress avoided the so-called fiscal cliff by passing- at the 11th hour- the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the 2012 Tax Act), signed into law by the President on January 2, 2013.  The 2012 Tax Act makes several important revisions to the tax code that will affect estate planning for the  Continue Reading »

by Kate Busch ’07 Many people tend to equate prosecution with Jack McCoy from Law and Order – exciting cases with the “smoking gun” evidence to stun the jury.  In reality, prosecution can be quite exciting, but we rarely have the type of evidence seen on the various Law and Order and CSI television shows.   Continue Reading »

By Monty Platz ’03, Assistant Attorney General The trial attorney is a mix of artist, teacher, actor, and lawyer.  A trial must be creatively assembled to best communicate and educate others on one’s message, and such must be channeled by the presence, charisma, and logic of its advocate – the trial attorney.  Jurors (and judges)  Continue Reading »

By Troy A. Rule, Associate Professor of Law Almost every successful company needs physical space in which to operate.  Consequently, businesses of all kinds are routinely engaged in buying, selling, developing, or leasing real property.  Whether the space involved is a small warehouse or a towering office building, such transactions typically require the involvement of  Continue Reading »