About Trevor Kupfer
Trevor Kupfer is a senior editor on Super Lawyers’ staff. He is editor of the Illinois, South Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin magazines, in addition to being a writer and fact-checker of Super Lawyers’ other projects. He has a degree in journalism from an accredited program (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) and has written for such newspapers and magazines as Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Volume One, Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times, Global Food Forums, and various publications under the groups Tribune Media Services, Capital Newspapers, and Conley Media. He has served on crime and courts beats and, in college, he aided an investigation through the Wisconsin Innocence Project.
Articles written by Trevor Kupfer
Can My Company Have the Same HR Policies in Multiple Countries?
Recently a client called Terese M. Connolly, who advises companies with workforces in multiple countries, with a request. “They have operations and entities in 15 different countries, and their new HR person was updating all of their policies globally,” says Connolly, an international labor and employment partner with Barnes & Thornburg in Chicago. “They wanted to see if they could be more aligned in what they offer. For example, they were looking at their pregnancy and maternity …
Expand Your Business Internationally: Risk Management
Dealing with the regulatory environment of the United States is complex enough. There is a lot more volatility when taking your business international. In light of the growth potential, businesses must prepare for supply chain disruptions, currency fluctuations, tariffs, and regulatory compliance issues. International business legal experts can help you evaluate the risks and rewards of taking your local business international. Talk to an experienced international business lawyer about …
Eating the Chief's Soup
What James Volling learned from Warren BurgerThe 1979 holiday season was a memorable one for James Volling. In November, he interviewed to clerk for Chief Justice Warren E. Burger in the 1980-81 term, and for Christmas, his wife gave him The Brethren by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong. Then, on New Year’s Day, he got the clerkship. He was honored and delighted. “A few weeks go by,” he says, “I’m reading The Brethren, and it was very critical of the chief—very critical of the court, in many respects, and there’s still a lot …
'Nobody Wants to Be the Guy That Shuts Down a Hospital'
Yet that's exactly what Gary Samms had to doFrom June 20, when Gary Samms first received warning, to August 16, when the doors of Hahnemann University Hospital finally closed, the civil defense attorney fought the following: an injunction, a cease-and-desist, political protests and public scrutiny. Meanwhile his client scrambled to relocate doctors, patients and residents; file for bankruptcy and triage a public relations crisis. “It was a busy couple of months,” Samms deadpans. His task: Close Hahnemann, a historic, beloved …
Maritime Laws When Workers Are Injured Aboard a Vessel
In most situations, when you’re injured on the job, employees should turn to workers’ compensation laws for relief for things such as medical expenses and lost wages. But thanks to a federal law commonly referred to as the Jones Act, that is not always the case for injured maritime workers. Unlike a personal injury case under Louisiana law, an injured employee may collect damages under the Jones Act even if employer negligence was not the primary cause of their accident. Jones Act Claims …
How Does Title IX Affect School Sexual Assault Cases?
Title IX affects school sexual assault cases with grievance procedures to determine school liability and protect the reporting student and respondent. Schools are liable for the Title IX coordinator's deliberate indifference to complainants reporting sexual assault against the accused student, and school enforcement of disciplinary hearings requires a preponderance of evidence standard of proof. Schools receiving federal funding must provide supportive measures and conduct an administrative …
Up to the Challenge
Stints as a JAG and at the U.S. Attorney’s Office were the foundation of Clarence Davis’ careerClarence Davis doesn’t like to reminisce—“I was always told if a man has to live in his glory days, it means he’s not doing anything now,” he says with a laugh—but it’s hard to overlook what military courts and the U.S. attorney’s office did for his career. “They provided outstanding training, experience, and the foundation for my trial, deposition and motion and appellate argument skills,” he says. Davis didn’t have to wait long for trial work. After law school, he worked …
Sorting Out Estate Plans, Divorce and Custody Under COVID-19
Rather than giving up, Ryan Kelly has found ways to adapt in clients’ time of needOn Friday, April 17, Ryan M. Kelly and her father, John P. Kelly, completed their first virtual estate plan. “In these uncertain times, a lot of us are thinking about our financial affairs and medical decisions,” Ryan posted on LinkedIn. “Use this time as an opportunity to plan for your affairs, all without leaving your home.” The following Tuesday, Super Lawyers spoke with her about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her clients, her family law practice, and the adjustments …
The Legal Drawbacks and Liabilities for Restaurants Under COVID-19
One of the many ways the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the United States was in the realm of state law and policy. Christian Stegmaier, an attorney at Collins & Lacy law firm in Columbia, South Carolina, had a tip for food service and retail owners still trying to operate in the new reality of a public health crisis: Err on the side of caution to avoid COVID-19 liabilities. “It only costs someone $150 to file a lawsuit in South Carolina, and somebody will always take a case,” says …
A Conversation on the COVID-19 Pandemic with Carole Cukell Neff
A Q&A about the state of her firm and estate planning/elder law practiceSL: Have you made the move to remote yet? CCN: Only certain people have, and some of us don’t have the technology in our homes—me included. We’re trying to make that happen, but we’re backed up in ordering the equipment. It’s a very challenging time. SL: Are you getting a lot of calls from elder law clients? CCN: Not as much as I would have expected. SL: Are nursing homes on lockdown? CCN: Very much so. One in particular—which was where the first [state] cases came out of and four …
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