What to do if you have been left a gift in the will but the lawyers won’t talk to you
If you think a gift may have been left to you under a will, it’s natural to be curious about what that gift is or when you can expect to receive it. His first port of call should be the executor, usually a family member or friend of the...
Book Review: The Way of the Law
Title: the way of the law •Subtitle: Learn, understand and master the law •Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. •Publication date: 2009 •ISBN: 978-1933230-08-5 Introduction The thoughtful reader the way of the law You will enjoy the feeling of having at your side a guide, philosopher and teacher who carefully...
Advising clients on home improvements
Before you start advising homeowners on home improvements, remember these two rules: * First of all, never give advice before you are hired. Counseling occurs after a relationship with the client is established. Lawyers do not offer legal advice before their services have been officially contracted. Doctors do not...
Revitalizing meritocracy
Merit denotes goodness. It is a word synonymous with excellence, value and quality. We strive to live worthy lives, because doing so brings happiness to others and distinction to ourselves. When society prospers, it does so in large part because of the actions and contributions of deserving people. There...
High-end foreclosures
With 1 in 483 households in the US facing foreclosure, it is clear that we ordinary people are not the only ones affected by the housing crisis. It’s just as easy to create a mountain of debt by borrowing against a multi-million dollar estate as it is for a...
Potential cost savings associated with legal outsourcing
“How much can I save?” “What is the cost of legal work done offshore?” “Please give me a quote of 100 hours per month for legal work done in India.” “What is your hourly rate?” “How much do you charge for ______?” These are the questions and requests directed...
Sierra Leone Poetry: Its Appearance and Characteristics as It Struggled to Take Form
Sierra Leonean poetry began in the late 19th century with poems published in English and the lingua franca, Krio in Sierra Leone Weekly Newsamong the first newspapers to be established in the colony in 1860. The most famous of all Sierra Leonean newspapers (which were of high quality) in...
Federal Disability Retirement under FERS and CSRS
Federal and postal employees sign a “compensation package” when they become employees of the Federal Government or the U.S. Postal Service. Regardless of the Federal Government agency for which a person works, a Federal Government employee or the The US Postal Service falls under one of two basic systems:...
Paying for Law School: Law School as a Business Proposition
The importance of meeting the admission requirements for a top-tier law school cannot be overstated. Put another way, if your credentials aren’t good enough to meet the admission requirements for one of the top 100, or maybe even the top 50, law schools in America, you should seriously consider...
As housing market sours, courts punish delayed projects and release buyers from contracts
In the September 9, 2008 edition of The Wall Street Journal, as knowledge of the global financial crisis has broadened and deepened, I predicted that of the myriad lawsuits filed by real estate buyers hoping to recover their deposits Initial pre-construction scenarios, among those most likely to succeed were...