About Nancy Henderson
Nancy Henderson is an award-winning journalist who has published hundreds of articles in Smithsonian, The New York Times, Parade, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. The author of Sewing Hope and Able! How One Company’s Extraordinary Workforce Changed the Way We Look at Disability Today, she enjoys breaking stereotypes and often writes about people who are making a difference through their work. Over the years, she’s enjoyed listening to family stories about her grandfather, who prosecuted cases as a solicitor general in North Carolina long before she was born.
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Still Going Strong
Six leading Indiana attorneys reflect on the past 20 years and what lies aheadTo celebrate the 20th edition of Indiana Super Lawyers, we caught up with six attorneys we’ve featured in these pages over the past two decades to discuss how their practices have evolved, changes in the legal system and their predictions for the future. “My practice has changed dramatically,” says David Tittle, a partner at Dentons Bingham Greenebaum. “I’m not sure I can explain why, but I was happy that it did.” He’s not the only one. Practice Makes Perfect Nathaniel Lee, Lee …
‘What It Means to Be a Lawyer in the 21st Century’
Four 20-something attorneys on the challenges and the future of lawOne wanted to be a biologist, another an anesthesiologist, and a third hoped to play in the WNBA. But there was something that pointed each of them to the law. For Andrienne McKay, the would-be basketball player, it was a penchant for debate and a weekly ritual of watching Matlock with her father. Medically inclined Alexandria “Allie” Jones became intrigued while binding transcripts and discussing depositions with her mother, a court reporter. “I’d always joke that doctors get sued a …
Use Mediation for Your Business Dispute
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that provides a relatively simple and straightforward process for resolving business disputes. In many business disputes, mediation is the best option by being faster, more cost-effective, and enabling creative solutions. For legal advice about using mediation to resolve disputes and avoid business litigation, talk to a mediation and ADR attorney. How Mediation Works The disputing parties and their attorneys agree on a neutral third …
New Frontier
Four immigrant attorneys talk about their paths to lawTo this day, Pablo Isaza keeps a photo on his refrigerator of his large extended family, with whom he spent every holiday when he lived in Colombia. “We were one of the first to leave, but I had some other cousins that left Colombia for the same reasons—the cartel and the dangers associated with the paramilitary groups there,” says Isaza, a personal injury and juvenile law attorney in Baton Rouge. “Since that picture, which was maybe 25 years ago, we don’t have another one of all of …
The Shakespeare Guy
The play’s the thing for Donald CapparellaIt was a two-pronged David-and-Goliath battle. Donald Capparella was defending a plastics company against a $20 million-plus lawsuit by Exxon Mobil Corp., which claimed his client had reported fake testing practices when Exxon bought the company. His client, meanwhile, was countersuing because Exxon refused to pay the balance it owed on the purchase. When the trial started in July 2003, it had produced 50,000 documents, and it was just Capparella, John Branham and Kelly Smits against a dozen or …
Getting Out of the Way
Laurie Koller helps juries draw their own conclusionsIn 2014, in the midst of a sexual assault trial, Tulsa litigator Laurie Koller listened intently as church officials struggled to explain why they failed to fire a caretaker who abused an 8-month-old boy at their day care center. Despite investigations by the police and district attorney’s office, the victim’s family declined to pursue charges to avoid toppling their church’s reputation. The perpetrator was later hired at a different church-based day care that wasn’t made aware of the …
What Property Can I Keep in a Bankruptcy?
Many people are nervous about filing a bankruptcy case because they fear losing what little they have left. But the purpose of bankruptcy discharge is not to leave a debtor with nothing. On the contrary, federal and state laws allow a debtor to “exempt” or protect a certain amount of property from creditors and the bankruptcy court. This article will give an introduction to exemptions. For advice on bankruptcy exemptions you can claim, speak with a local bankruptcy lawyer. What Is …
Massachusetts Employee Management: Legal Steps To Success
A few years ago, Boston attorney Denise Murphy represented an employer with a worker who was so sensitive to light that she requested a complete replacement of the lighting system where she worked because it impeded her vision. “That’s not really a reasonable accommodation to change the entire lighting structure of a building,” says Murphy, who chairs the employment practice at Rubin and Rudman. “But what they were able to do was provide the employee with light-sensitive glasses that …
The Legal Concerns of Subleasing a New York Apartment
Your employer just announced that he wants you to handle an out-of-town project that will last a few months. Can you sublease your apartment while you’re gone? According to Peter Schwartz, who heads the real estate practice at Graubard Miller in New York City, this is a perfectly legitimate reason to sublease your place since you plan to return when the work gig is up. But it isn’t as simple as handing your keys over to someone else. For specialized legal advice, contact a local …
'Once You Get Hit, All the Nervousness is Gone'
Bullfighting taught Karl Rutledge the art of quick decision-makingIn the late 1990s, in Karl Rutledge’s first tryout as a rodeo bullfighter, the stock contractor—a mountain of a man who resembled John Wayne—ordered Rutledge to stand on a spot marked with an X in the dirt. “Don’t move,” the contractor instructed. Rutledge did as he was told, only to be knocked off his feet by the first bull charging out of the gate. His potential boss was so impressed he hired him on the spot, saying, “I never thought you’d stay put.” Rutledge, now chair of …
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