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Animal Law
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Can You Establish Trusts for Animals When You Pass Away?
How to plan for the care of pets
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How to Comply with California's Prop 12
The state’s 2018 law provides human housing for three kinds of animals
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Bankruptcy: Consumer
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What Do Louisiana Courts Look for in a Reorganization Plan?
How the state looks at Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings
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What is a Debtor in Possession in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?
What an Oklahoma business should do after filing a Plan of Reorganization
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What is the Process of a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
How filing works in Colorado
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Business Litigation
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What to Do When Your Company is Hacked
New York cybersecurity attorneys weigh in
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Does My Business Need Cyber Insurance?
And what does cyber insurance cover?
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Does a Nonprofit Need a Lawyer for IRS 990 Forms?
What’s tricky or dangerous for the tax-exempt organizations that are required to submit them
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Cannabis Law
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Can Cannabis Become Big Business in New York?
Exploring the potential pot of gold
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What You Must Do to Legally Issue Marijuana
The rules and regulations for New Jersey facilities
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How to Seek Zoning Approval for Marijuana in Florida
The legal process to seek cannabis real estate
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Civil Rights
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Can I Sue for Abuse in Prison or Jail?
What warrants legal action, what to prove, and how to pursue it in Illinois
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What Civil Rights Laws Protect People with Disabilities?
An overview of disability rights in Maryland, and what to do to protect them
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Class Action/Mass Torts
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Why Even Generic Drugs Are Expensive
The truth is a hard pill to swallow
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What Does It Mean to be the Lead Plaintiff or Class Representative?
The role of a named party in a Washington class action suit
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What Happens If I'm Part of a Defective Product Lawsuit?
How these consumer class action suits are resolved in North Carolina
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Consumer Law
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Can I Take Legal Action if I'm Receiving Pervasive Robocalls?
How to protect yourself from illegal robocalls in California
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What You Can Expect from a False Advertising Lawsuit in Kansas
The state’s consumer protection laws on deceptive business tactics
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Criminal Defense
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What 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Mean in Missouri
How Senate Bill 656 affects gun owners’ carrying, usage and defending of themselves
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What Can I Do to Get My License Reinstated in Ohio?
Legal advice when your driver's license has been suspended
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Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
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Can You Get a DUI in a Boat Without a Large Motor?
This and other Wisconsin laws related to boating while intoxicated
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Can You Get a DUI on a Scooter in California?
Yes. Here’s how the state defines a vehicle in its drunk driving laws
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The Myths About DWI Tests in New York
Three defense attorneys share some tips
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Elder Law
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What You Need to be Eligible for Arizona Long Term Care System?
Breaking down income limits, resource requirements, and medical criteria for ALTCS
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What If I Suspect Elder Abuse?
If a senior suffers from Alzheimer’s or dementia, a trial can be complicated
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How to Spot Signs of Caregiver Financial Abuse
And what an attorney can do to help in New York
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Employment & Labor
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Is My Noncompete Preventing Me From Accepting a Job?
Determining the enforceability of your noncompete agreement in New Jersey
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When is a Contractor a Full-Time Employee?
How to classify workers in New York
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The Legal Concerns of Working Remotely
Data security, injury liability, insurance, taxes, and more
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Estate Planning & Probate
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Benefits for Elderly Veterans and How to Get Them
Navigating aid and attendance, medical, geriatrics, and long-term care in Texas
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What to Know About Estate Plans in California
Even with Alzheimer’s, you can still have the capacity to complete one
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Washington's Human Composting Law and How It Works
It’s the first of its kind, and will likely be regulated like cremation
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Family Law
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A Parental Rights Primer for New York
What happens when the state steps in
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The Laws Dealing with Special Education in New York
How parents can advocate for the education of a child with special needs
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Health Care
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What Are the Physician Gag Laws in Florida?
What doctors can and cannot discuss with patients
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How Healthcare Insurance Fraud Cases Are Resolved
And what whistleblowers and insurance companies stand to win
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What Constitutes Healthcare Insurance Fraud in California?
An overview of the California Penal Code, self-referrals and kickbacks
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Immigration
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How to Sponsor a Family Member
Common routes to permanent residency for family members of U.S. immigrants
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Who is a Public Charge?
Defined limits on admissibility for permanent residence in U.S. immigration
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Insurance Coverage
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What is Long-Tail Liability?
Making sense of the confusion in New Jersey insurance law
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Why Do Life Insurance Policy Benefits Get Denied?
Material misrepresentation is often the culprit
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Does My Life Insurance Policy Cover Suicide?
In Florida, accidental death and dismemberment policies are more likely to have exclusions
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Intellectual Property
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How Do I Protect a Trademark or Copyright Internationally?
Domestic legal advice when looking abroad for your intellectual property
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How Do I Protect a Patent Internationally?
Massachusetts legal advice when you’re seeking to protect intellectual property abroad
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International
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The Laws That Govern International Business Transactions
What Illinois companies need to know if they merge, expand, or invest abroad
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Testing the Waters of International Family Law
There’s no “one answer” when multiple countries are involved
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Personal Injury - General
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Damages: What They Are and How They're Calculated
What you stand to gain in a Washington, D.C., personal injury suit
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Suing New York City for a Pothole Injury
Who's liable when you drive, bike or stumble over a pothole?
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Real Estate
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When is it Illegal for a Landlord to Keep a Security Deposit?
What the laws say in Virginia
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Why Condo and Homeowners Associations Need Attorneys
What lawyers offer and what to expect in Michigan
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Can I Sue My Home Builder for Shoddy Workmanship?
Construction liability when weather causes damage based on defects
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Securities & Corporate Finance
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The Types of Reports to Submit to Securities Regulators
What is required by federal and state law in Ohio
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How Does a Private Investment in Public Equity Work?
A legal overview of the discount investment purchase methodA legal overview of the discount investment purchase method
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Tax
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What to Expect When You're Expected in Tax Court
What you need, and need to know, if you’re seeing a judge in Fresno or San Francisco
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How to Secure Historic Restoration Tax Credits in Virginia
What you need to satisfy for local and federal development incentives
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When Do You Call a Tax Attorney Versus an Accountant?
What each can do to get you square with the IRS
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Workers' Compensation
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Can I Reopen an Old Workers' Comp Claim?
If you need new treatment or severity has increased, it’s allowed in California
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Why Did the Insurance Company Close My Workers' Comp Claim?
Rating evaluations and filing appeals in Nevada
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