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 Missouri and Kansas Immigrants Cope with the Constantly Changing Laws
How the documented and undocumented are dealing with itSince President Donald Trump took office, local immigration attorneys have been busy. “[People] want to know what’s going on with some certainty,” says David W. Gearhart of St. Louis’ Lewis Rice. Unfortunately, certainty is hard to come by. “If you’re a foreigner who needs a visa status to live in the U.S. right now, it’s a very unsettling world,” he says. In January, Trump signed an executive order banning travelers from seven mostly Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, …
Navigating D.C. Gun Laws
The district issues its first gun permits, but the process is under fireWashington D.C., says Mark MacDougall of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, is “widely considered to have some of the strictest gun regulations in the U.S.” “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 had …
Didn't Pay Your Taxes in DC? There is Good News
Failure to file is a crime, but the IRS offers options before it seeks penaltiesWhat happens if you fail to pay your taxes? It’s not good. Michael S. Fried, of Fried & Rosefelt, 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.” Not reporting income does more than affect your quality of life. “Any situation where someone has the intent to evade or cheat and acts in that …
Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft in Washington, D.C.
What to do when a data breach hitsWhile 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
In the event of a breakup, make a clean breakAfter 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. The …
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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