Balcony vs. Basement People
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month, with permission from the author to share with our insureds, we are featuring an article...
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May 26, 20231 min read
Grandquest v. State of Alabama, CR-2022-1067: Email Service of a Witness Subpoena is Invalid
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals recently examined whether email service of a subpoena for a witness to appear at trial was proper....
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Apr 18, 20232 min read
Lawyers Should Check for Bankruptcy Early & Often Before Settling
A recent case from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama reminds us that before we settle a claim on behalf of an...
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Apr 18, 20233 min read
Pardon Me, Counsel, But Your Strategy is Showing: Avoiding the Hazards of Virtual Meetings
Like the random cell phone dinging during a church service or theater performance, some people just don’t recognize or somehow forget...
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Apr 18, 20233 min read
ABA Formal Opinion 504: Guidance for Which States’ Ethics Rules Apply to Lawyers
Lawyers admitted to multiple jurisdictions may be subject to different ethical requirements in the different states in which they are...
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Apr 18, 20231 min read
Alabama State Bar is Going Paperless!
The Alabama State Bar is going paperless starting September 1, 2023. Regulatory correspondence will no longer be sent by mail, including...
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Mar 17, 20233 min read
Be Prepared to Accommodate Pregnant & Nursing Employees
By: Celia J. Collins, Esq., Johnstone Adams LLC Two significant protections for pregnant and nursing workers were signed into law by the...
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Mar 14, 20233 min read
Seasoned Mediators Share Keys to a Successful Mediation
Gaynor St. John, Phillip McCollum, and Allen Schreiber of Schreiber ADR recently held a CLE webinar sharing their best practices for...
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Mar 14, 20232 min read
Active Cell Phone Use While Speeding Dials Up a Wantonness Verdict
What constitutes wanton conduct sometimes feels like a moving target in Alabama. Although the same legal standard for wantonness has been...
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Feb 21, 20232 min read
The Road to Success is Never Paved with Shortcuts: A Law Professor Warns About ChatGPT
We’re all looking for ways to make life easier and more efficient. I could Google “ChatGPT,” and several websites would be suggested to...
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Feb 20, 20233 min read
Recent Amendment to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 – Required Citizenship Disclosures in Diversity Cases
Those of us who practice in federal court are familiar with the need to file a Corporate Disclosure statement when we appear for a party....
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Feb 14, 20233 min read
Is a Complaint for Divorce a Compulsory Counterclaim to a Claim for Legal Separation?
In Ex parte Pike, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals considered whether a wife’s complaint for divorce was a compulsory counterclaim to...
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Feb 14, 20232 min read
What is Spoofing? Tips on How to Avoid
None of us are exempt. As I was writing this article, I got spoofed. Here’s what spoofing really looks like. In my case, the...
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Feb 14, 20232 min read
Ask the Underwriter: "How Do I Know When I Need Prior Acts Coverage?"
Introducing AIM's brand new feature, "Ask the Underwriter" with Wilma S. Fields, CPCU, CIC, Vice President and Underwriter. Each quarter,...
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Jan 31, 20238 min read
We Need to Talk About Lawyer Well-Being and Tools for a Healthy Law Practice
In 2018, the American Bar Association (ABA) Task Force issued its Report on Lawyer Well-being, analyzing the results of two 2016 studies:...
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Jan 24, 20232 min read
Your Cyberattack Drops Tonight
You won’t really know when your employee and client data will be threatened. But the possibility of cyberattacks is one of the biggest...
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Jan 24, 20231 min read
No More Mandatory Plain Error Review in Alabama Death Penalty Appeals
Since 1978, Alabama Rule of Appellate Procedure 45A has provided that the Court of Criminal Appeals must conduct a plain error review in...
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Jan 24, 20231 min read
The Status of Medical Cannabis in Alabama
Contributed by: M. Jansen Voss, Christian & Small LLP The Application for medical cannabis business licenses closed on December 30, 2022....
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
Think Twice Before You Copy Your Client on Emails to Other Parties' Counsel
You receive an email from opposing counsel about scheduling a quick mediation. To save time, you copy your client on your response to the...
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Nov 29, 20223 min read
Trial Lawyers Beware: Make Sure Your Objection Passes Muster
In a 5-4 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court recently affirmed a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff an admittedly inconsistent verdict...
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