About Pam George
Pam George is an award-winning writer who has been published in Fortune, USA Today, Men’s Health and Forbes Travel Guide. A longtime Delaware resident, she’s written Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast: Tales of Pirates, Squalls and Treasure; Landmarks & Legacies: Exploring Historic Delaware; and First State Plates: Iconic Delaware Restaurants and Recipes.
Articles written by Pam George
How Lawyers Help Clients Navigate Ever-Changing Immigration Policies
When President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, immigration attorneys were busy. “People wanted to know what was going on with some certainty,” says David W. Gearhart, an immigration lawyer at St. Louis’ Lewis Rice. Unfortunately, certainty is hard to come by. “For foreigners who [needed] a visa status to live in the U.S., [it was] a very unsettling world,” he says. Policy Changes in January-March 2017: Executive Orders 13769 and 13780 In January 2017, Trump signed Executive …
Navigating D.C. Gun Laws
Washington, D.C. is “widely considered to have some of the strictest gun regulations in the U.S.” says Mark MacDougall of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. “Simply put, it’s against the law to carry a firearm in the District of Columbia,” says Bernie Grimm of The Law Office of Bernard Grimm. D.C.’s stiff stance dates back to the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, which banned residents from acquiring handguns and automatic and semiautomatic firearms. Owners who …
Didn't Pay Your Taxes? The IRS Offers Solutions
Tax season is never enjoyable. But what happens if you fail to pay your taxes? It’s not good. Attorney Michael S. Fried has witnessed it many times. Driven by sleepless nights, clients come to him to resolve unpaid tax return problems. “The quality of their life deteriorates when they put off solving the problem,” says Fried. “It doesn’t go away.” Tax Avoidance Is Illegal and Can Bring Serious Financial and Criminal Penalties Not reporting income does more than affect …
Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft in Washington, D.C.
While the cyber hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment uncovered confidential emails that titillated Hollywood, it also exposed more than 47,000 Social Security numbers of past and present employees, and company financials. In the past year and a half alone, customer information from Neiman Marcus, Home Depot, JP Morgan Chase, Staples and Goodwill was also compromised. “Think about the information imprint that the average consumer creates today versus 10 years ago,” says Kurt Wimmer of …
Once More, a Data Breach, Dear Friends
Protecting yourself against identity theftWhile the cyber hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment uncovered confidential emails that titillated Hollywood, it also exposed more than 47,000 Social Security numbers of past and present employees, as well as company financials. The trend is on the uptick. In the past year and a half alone, customer information from Neiman Marcus, Home Depot, JP Morgan Chase, Staples and Goodwill was compromised. “Think about the information imprint that the average consumer creates today versus 10 years …
How Cohabitation Agreements Work in New York
After years of dating, you and your significant other decide to live together in his stunning Central Park co-op. Your partner will pay the mortgage; you will pay miscellaneous bills. Together, you purchase art, furniture, and a dog. Fast-forward five years. The relationship ends, and you split. Your partner keeps the co-op and Fido. You’re left with a fistful of drycleaning tickets and The New York Times real estate section. A cohabitation agreement may have protected your interests. …
Scaling New Heights
It’s hard to swing a paycheck these days without hitting someone who’s sued his or her employer. The stuff of newspaper headlines and Hollywood scripts, employment-related lawsuits are soaring. Just ask John W. Robinson IV, a fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers who was instrumental in launching the exploding employment law practice group at Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa. When Robinson began his career in 1975, employment law primarily meant wage and labor …
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