About Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor was a senior editor for Super Lawyers for more than 20 years, and has won dozens of awards for headline-writing and editing throughout her career. Previously, she was an editor and covered courts for The Orlando Sentinel. She also worked for go2net and KIRO-TV in Seattle, where she wrote for and edited their websites. In addition, Beth edited The Kitsap Business Journal and Media Inc. Beth has written travel books, including Around Seattle With Kids for Fodor’s and Seattle Day By Day for Frommer’s, and online travel guides for Google. Her travel writing has appeared in publications including the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle. Beth has a B.A. in communications/journalism and a master’s degree in political science.
Articles written by Beth Taylor
Remote Estate Planning: There’s a Way for a Will
There’s no doubt it’s harder to estate plan when remote — especially when circumstances make it necessary, as in a pandemic or other crisis — but estate planning attorneys say it can still be done. They caution people against opting for self-help legal forms. “It’s still important to get proper advice,” says Marve Ann M. Alaimo, with Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Naples, Florida. “Many estate planning attorneys are able to consult with clients by phone or through …
Avoiding Foreclosure in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
Millions of Americans became unemployed during coronavirus-forced business shutdowns. The financial strains of COVID-19-related unemployment gave rise to an additional worry: missing mortgage payments and the risk of foreclosure. As Americans moved past most or all of the pandemic period restrictions in 2020-2021 and their effects, some insights for managing the risk of foreclosure remain sound, regardless of the underlying economic pressures. The Foreclosure Process Can Only Begin After 120 …
Can I Sue for Price Gouging?
You can sue for price gouging if a business is selling goods or services for an unfair or unconscionable amount related to a state of emergency. States generally set percentage limits on items like water, gas, shelter, and medication to curb unconscionable pricing after declaring a state of emergency due to a natural disaster. Consumers or the attorney general can take legal action against price gouging for civil penalties or restitution. In addition to civil or class actions, state courts can …
How Firms Are Communicating to Their Clients About COVID-19
Two Texas attorneys weigh inLike most industries, law firms are struggling to deal with the disruption of normal life created by the spread of the COVID-19 virus. With attorneys shifting to working remotely, many firms have taken it upon themselves to reach out to clients, offering information ranging from how to reach an attorney in the current landscape to how the crisis might affect clients’ businesses and personal lives. ByrdAdatto in Dallas represents healthcare professionals, mostly small businesses. “As we …
The Audacity of a HOPE Scholar
Stacey Evans is still looking for ways to lower the ladderAs a freshman in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2011, Stacey Evans was anticipating the good she could do. Yet no sooner had she walked through the doors of the capitol than Gov. Nathan Deal and his allies announced deep cuts to the HOPE Scholarship. That felt personal. It wasn’t just that she ran on a campaign highlighting education; Evans wouldn’t have been a lawmaker, a lawyer, or even a college graduate, if it hadn’t been for the HOPE Scholarship. “I spoke against [the …
Weekday Litigator, Weekend Race Car Driver
Five weekends a year, look for Ed Hugo on the racetrackAbout five weekends a year, Ed Hugo heads to the races in one of his beloved, mostly vintage cars. In between, he practices civil defense law at Hugo Parker in San Francisco. Hugo has been racing for about 17 years. Hugo’s most recent first-place finish (video above) was at CSRG’s Season Opening event at Sears Point in April 2019 in his 1958 Corvette. We recently caught up with Hugo while he was in the midst of a seven-day, nearly 2,000-mile course through Mexico, La Carrera …
Gentleman Driver
Five weekends a year, look for Ed Hugo on the racetrackOn a typical day, you’ll find Ed Hugo at his desk—or the courthouse—defending products liability, toxic tort, and a variety of other mostly civil-side cases. But for 10 days in October, the San Francisco litigator made other plans: He headed to Mexico to race his cherry-red LT Special at La Carrera Panamericana, which takes a meandering route of nearly 2,000 miles from Oaxaca to Durango. Winning the Bahamas Speed Week Revival Hugo calls it a “racing adventure,” similar to the 2011 …
Austin Mourns Passing of Phil Durst
‘Texas Treasure’ Dies at Age 63Philip Durst, who passed away Tuesday at age 63, was a “brilliant” plaintiff’s-side employment and civil rights attorney; accomplished artist; mentor to young attorneys; devoted husband, father and grandfather; and an award-winning CLE speaker on topics including legal ethics. “He was a source of encouragement for young lawyers and routinely went out of his way to show his appreciation for others,” says Jerry D. Bullard, with Adams, Lynch & Loftin in Grapevine, who knew Durst for …
Seattle Police Officer Claims Camp Cleanup Ruined His Health
Attorney Lincoln Beauregard says the city should have known about the risk of contamination at a homeless encampmentSeattle Police Officer Timothy Gifford was part of a large team of city workers who cleaned up a homeless camp south of downtown earlier this year. In September, Gifford sued the city for $10 million, alleging he was exposed to harmful toxins while working at the site. His attorney, Lincoln C. Beauregard with Connelly Law Offices in Seattle, says his client was not issued proper testing or safety equipment to deal with toxic materials. The suit says nearly 60 workers may have been exposed to …
Trial Superstitions
Four trial lawyers find that a little luck never hurtDebra Bogaards What: I always wear my same blue suit for both opening statement and closing argument, because I want to subliminally send a message to the jury that the road map I gave them in opening, I proved with the evidence during trial. By mirroring my clothing, I want to remind them that what I promised them came true; I am standing before them again, this last time, having made good on my promises. When/how did it start: This superstition started in my very first trial. I just believe …
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