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Lawyers are Poor [and] Unable to make… a bare living.

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

In 1911, NY Lawyers Didn’t Have Enough Business. - “Hard times have beset many lawyers in Manhattan and the Bronx.” Subtitled “Too Many in New York for the Amount of Business,” an article from a 1911 newspaper, discussed that in New York there...

Public Officials and Agencies: To Campaign or Not to Campaign?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

California law allows public agencies to expend public money and resources to educate voters on matters included on an upcoming election ballot. State law does not permit using public money or resources to advocate on behalf of, or attempt to...

HealthCare Fraud and Courtesies: What to Know Before Waiving a Copayment

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

Many healthcare facilities and physicians waive the insurance copayment for physicians and their families (known as professional courtesy) or other patients. Yet, despite how prevalent the practice is and the limited enforcement of the laws...

Our Hope Rests With The Rule Of Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

Six decades of military dictatorship have left the rule of law diminished and badly undermined. It is not that the legal system has disappeared altogether. It’s there but it needs to be brought back to full life if the country is to have any chance...

'My Five Wives' Dad Declares Bankruptcy, Saves Wedding Ring

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

The dad from TLC's "My Five Wives" has dug himself out of more than $300,000 debt by declaring bankruptcy -- and he even got to keep his wedding ring. Brady Williams may still have five wives, but he's divorced himself from some $318,000 in debt. According to TMZ, the......

BuckleySandler is opening a London office

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

A 150-attorney Washington, D.C.-based law firm known for its representation of financial services clients is opening a London office.

It is the first international outpost…

This Year, Schools Face Increased Obligations for Addressing Bullying

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

Two new laws require school districts and charter schools to reconsider their approach to bullying. The first new bullying law requires school boards and charter schools to make extensive revisions to their bullying policies....

US Banking Regulators Propose Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On September 3, the Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Housing Finance Agency and Farm Credit Administration (collectively, Agencies) proposed rules that would establish...

Drug Possession Charges: What Can Happen?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

Just as the term "drugs" refers to an extremely varied list of prohibited natural and synthetic substances, drug possession is a crime that encompasses a wide spectrum of possible violations and potential punishments.

Infobytes Special Alert: FinCEN Publishes Long - Awaited Proposed Customer Due Diligence Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On August 4, 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") that would amend existing Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) regulations intended to clarify and...

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