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Tom Matte - Click Here To Read Tom's Articles - As CEO of Max Advertising and author of The Matte Pad, Tom focuses his endless enthusiasm on crafting creative and lasting marketing campaigns that differentiates his law firm clients, clearly communicates their messages and ultimately grows their practices. Whether a 10-person firm or one of the Am Law 100, he has worked with firms of all sizes. From branding and logo design, to advertising, collateral, websites and social media, Tom integrates it all together to create a cohesive and effective marketing strategy – one that helps his law clients grow and succeed. Tom frequently serves as host, presenter or attendee at legal marketing events and tradeshows. Tom showcases his experience as a creative marketing strategist, shares best practices for creating a legal marketing campaign and presents his ideas on conversational branding and the changing face of marketing. Tom's Associations: Legal Marketing Association, Leadership Buckhead, Georgia Healthcare Association, Second Wind Zoom Groups, Rainmaker Council, Creative Growth Group, Association for Accounting MarketingMAX Official Website: http://www.maxadv.com< br />The Matte Pad: http://www.tommatte.com




Marijo McCarthy - Click Here To Read Marijo's Articles - Marijo McCarthy is principal of Widett and McCarthy, a Boston-area law firm that helps small business owners grow their businesses with pragmatic legal advice, mentoring and a solid team of professional advisors.




JW Dicks - Click Here To Read JW's Articles - J.W. Dicks, Esq. is America’s foremost authority on Personal Branding for Business Development. He has developed some of the most successful mass media and multi-channel business marketing campaigns in the country and built multi-million dollar businesses on the back of them.     J.W.  represents some of the top marketers and professional experts in the world in the growth of their businesses using online and offline business development systems, social media, multi-dimensional marketing, franchising and strategic legal structure to accomplish their go als and capitalize on the assets they create.  http://www.DicksNanton.com




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Michael Smyth (Premium Author) - Click Here To Read Michael's Articles - Six years old sounds a peculiar time to start to legal career, but that's the first memory I have of going to my Dad's law firm located in the heart of legal London. So, with law running in the family, the natural choice at University was a law degree. I also had a keen interest in Sports Law and obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in the subject from Kings College London. I came to New Zealand for a year, but like a lot of people I quite liked the place, and I'm still here practising law as a self employed barrister and running three businesses: Approachable Lawyer, Sportscounsel and The Sports Risk Management Group (the last two even allow me to combine my passion for law with my passion for sport). So in my 11 or so years of practice I have read numerous cases, helped many clients out of the mire and set up a number of businesses. That means not only am I a lawyer with an expertise in employment and sport, but I am also a businessman. This gives me a good insight into a number of problems my clients face. I also like to pride myself on my approachability - But don't take my word for it, visit my website http://www.approachablelawyer.com/profile. htm




Terry Cochran - Click Here To Read Terry's Articles - Terry Cochran is a senior partner in Cochran, Foley & Associates, P.C., a Michigan law firm specializing in personal liability, medical malpractice, and auto and truck accidents (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpFU0CZv4p M). Cochran does not represent insurance companies or corporations but instead bases his practice upon representing individuals and families. www.cochranfoleypc.com




Keith Kanouse - Click Here To Read Keith's Articles - Keith J. Kanouse is a franchise attorney, practicing over 34 years, and is a partner in the law firm of Kanouse & Walker, P.A. in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Kanouse’s practice focuses on corporate, securities and real estate law with a primary focus on franchise, business opportunity and distribution law. Mr. Kanouse represents start-up franchisors and business opportunity sellers as well as franchisees. Mr. Kanouse received his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Management from Bradley University, magna cum laude and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School, also magna cum laude. Mr. Kanouse was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers and was also founding Chair of the AAFD’s Fair Franchising Standards Committee. He was a founding member and a Past Chair of the Franchise Law Committee of The Florida Bar. He was a member of the Council of Franchise Supplier of the International Franchise Association. Mr. Kanouse is the author of 3 books: (1) Understanding a Franchise Offering Circular and Negotiating a Franchise Agreement; (2) Negotiating a Business Lease; and (3) Selecting the Best Entity to Own and Operate Your Business. He is also a co-author of 2 other books: (4) Franchise Law and Practice; and (5) Franchising 101.




David M. Adler - Click Here To Read David's Articles - David is an attorney, entrepreneur and recognized speaker on intellectual property, media & entertainment, and technology law with a practice focused on counseling businesses across the interrelated areas of Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment, Information Technology and Business Law. He provides legal counsel on trademark and copyright clearance, registration and enforcement, digital & new media licensing, production, finance, regulations, litigation and corporate-commercial transactions. He has a law degree from the DePaul College of Law (’97) where he wrote for the DePaul Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. He received a Bachelor of the Arts in English and a Bachelor of the Arts in History from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Mr. Adler is currently an Adjunct Professor teaching Music Law at DePaul College of Law. He created and taught an undergraduate course on E-Business in the Arts, Entertainment & Media Management Department of Columbia College Chicago, formerly chaired the Chicago Bar Association's Media & Entertainment Law Committee and previously chaired the Start-up and Entrepreneurial Ventures Subcommittee. Leavens, Strand, Glover & Adler, LLC, 203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2550 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Toll Free (866) 734-2568 www.lsglegal.com




John Kevin - Click Here To Read John's Articles - WeStopDebtCollectors.com has a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals from the field of consumer law and has handled more than 30,000 consumer actions ( Debt collector harrasment ) with over 98 percent of these cases being amicably resolved without the need for trial.




Dustin Bower - Click Here To Read Dustin's Articles - Dustin Bower is the founder and owner of Bower Law Office, PLLC, http://www.bowerlawoffice.com. Dustin has experience in a wide range of legal areas, including bankruptcy, child welfare and advocacy, administrative law, criminal law, unemployment law, corporate law, and business litigation. Dustin's most recent legal experience involved working with several large engineering and construction firms responsible for the 35W bridge redesign and construction. Dustin is also very active in the non-profit community. He currently volunteers through Minneapolis Achieve, a program that puts professionals in contact with at-risk inner city high school students.




Lionel Perez - Click Here To Read Lionel's Articles - Lionel J. Perez is a lawyer specializing in corporate law and the co-founder and President of CorporationCentre.ca, Canada’s leading online legal document filing and business registration service provider offering a full range of affordable, easy-to-use and convenient document filing services to Canadian small businesses. Prior to founding CorporationCentre.ca, Lionel practiced corporate commercial law with a technology law firm advising start-ups and publicly traded corporations. Lionel holds law degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and the Université de Montréal. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.




Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim - Click Here To Read Dr. Mohamed's Articles - Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Adam admitted to bar in 1976. Education. University of Khartoum, LL.B (hons) 1974; University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom PhD 1992 Commercial law. Dr. Adam brings a varied and very successful background to his legal practice. Prior to forming his own law firm, Dr. Adam served in the Sudan as a judge and legal counsel at the Attorney General Chambers. He also served as general counsel to a number of major domestic and multi-national companies in Saudi Arabia, including Alsalam Aircraft Company a joint venture between Boeing group and Saudi Airlines and other partners. Dr. Adam also acted as legal advisor for ISCOSA, a subsidiary of Siemens Westinghouse. He also served as legal counsel for Al Baraka Dallah Group, one of the major banking and investment institutions. Dr. Adam also acted as a general counsel for National Industrial Company (NIC) a joint stock company having international activities with about forty (40) subsidiaries. Dr. Adam also acted as consultant for leading Saudi law offices and is a member of the Sudanese Bar, the International Bar Association, the European Association of lawyers and other specialized legal organizations.




Dandy Rockwell - Click Here To Read Dandy's Articles - Jenny Johnson is a freelance software developer that provides Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solutions which enable businesses to manage and support an extended enterprise and market globally.




Tom Dwyer - Click Here To Read Tom's Articles - Tom Dwyer works for LexisNexis, a developer of attorney software tools such as legal software and practice management applications.




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Silver Authors

Julio Portilla - Click Here To Read Julio's Articles - Julio Portilla has been a legal expert on CNN, the New York Daily News and amNewYork. He specializes in bankruptcy, immigration and entrepreneurial law.   Julio Portilla is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Brooklyn Bar Association, New York County Lawyers Association, New York Criminal and Civil Court Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Queens County Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Bankruptcy Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association and the American Bar Association.   Julio Portilla Law Firm represents people and corporations in civil and commercial litigation in the state of New York and in federal courts.




Barry Gartenberg - Click Here To Read Barry's Articles - I offer legal services to new and established businesses and their owners, executives, and managers in matters of corporate law (including partnerships and limited liability companies), employment law and commercial real estate law. Because I have owned a business myself, I understand the many issues that business owners face. As an entrepreneur having been involved in a number of ventures, I am also aware of the challenges of startup and newly established organizations. Whatever the type and size of your business, I pledge to work with you and protect your interests in the very dynamic environment of business law. Please contact me at: Barry F. Gartenberg, LLCAttorney at Law505 Morris Avenue - Suite 102Springfield, New Jersey 07081973-921-0600 http://w ww.bgartenberg.com bfg@bgartenberg.com    




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Jessica Lee - Click Here To Read Jessica's Articles - Jessica joined Australian Business Lawyers in March 2004 and is a Senior Associate with the firm. She regularly provides advice and represents clients ina wide range of employment and industrial law matters including industrial disputes, unfair contracts and unfair dismissals. Jessica has also represented the interests of various emplyoers in a number of different tribunals and Courts. Jessica’s achievements in discrimination law were awarded with the NSW Bar Association Prize for excellence in the subject Anti-Discrimination Law after her studies at University. Since then, Jessica has provided advice to clients in relation to discrimination matters and assisted in preparing responses to the relevant government bodies in the event that a discrimination claim is made. Jessica has conducted numerous independent investigations into complaints of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment and provides assistance to employers that are conducting investigations into workplace grievances and complaints.




Michael Harris - Click Here To Read Michael's Articles - Mike Harris works within the business advice and legal services industry. As his own business developed Mike identified specific areas where his company, Small Firms Services Ltd (SFS), could save his clients money by developing cost effective solutions. SFS are now a leading provider of online company formations, mail services, document production, legalisation services and company products. Supporting thousands of clients every year, SFS pride themselves on their customer service.




Loretta Ruppert - Click Here To Read Loretta's Articles - Loretta Ruppert is the Senior Director of Community Management for LexisNexis’ practice management team, including law practice software and legal billing software . She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and brings experience to her current position as a general manager over a software solution line, previous business owner, technology and business consultant for law firms and professional services manager at a large regional CPA firm, subject matter expert for developing back office software, accountant and as a former user of law firm financial systems.




John Franczyk - Click Here To Read John's Articles - John Franczyk is an attorney and counselor to entrepreneurial businesses and technology companies in Chicago and throughout the United States. He has established himself as a creative and innovative legal counselor for companies seeking advice on corporate structure, finance, intellectual property and transactions. He frequently fulfills the role of general counsel for his clients and provides necessary legal oversight for their internal functions as they grow from two- or three-man startup organizations to thriving concerns. During his more than twenty years of practicing law in Chicago, Mr. Franczyk has advised numerous clients who were seeking startup financing ranging from $500,000 to $20 million. He has negotiated business purchases and divestitures and has drafted contracts and agreements for numerous corporate transactions. He advises clients on various aspects of marshalling and protecting their intellectual property assets, including their patents, trademarks and copyrights. He has also represented his clients in litigation both at the State and Federal levels. Mr. Franczyk received his Bachelor's degree, with honors, in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ("RPI") in Troy, New York. He is a volunteer alumni representative for RPI in the Chicago area. After working as an engineer for Procter & Gamble and IBM, Mr. Franczyk enrolle at Northwestern University Law School. He received his law degree, with honors, from Northwestern in 1987. He is currently a member of the Bar of the State of Illinois and is a registered United States Patent Attorney. Mr. Franczyk also serves as a volunteer leader for Boy Scout Troop 55 in Glenview, Illinois. He participates in endurance sports and outdoor activities.




Jason Donnelly - Click Here To Read Jason's Articles - Since commencing with Australian Business Lawyers in July 2000, Jason has provided advice to employers in an array of employment and industrial law matters. Jason has also regularly represented the interests of employers in proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia, the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Local Courts and the Chief Industrial Magistrates Court. In recent years, Jason’s practice has concentrated on industrial dispute work; OH&S work; unfair dismissals; drafting and negotiating industrial instruments; unfair contract claims and underpayment claims associated with breaches of industrial instruments. Jason also has considerable experience in providing employers with strategic advice in the post WorkChoices environment. Much of Jason’s experience in employment and industrial law has been gained in the construction materials, manufacturing, mining and transport industries.




Robert E. McKenzie - Click Here To Read Robert E.'s Articles - Robert E. McKenzie is a Partner of the law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP of Chicago, Illinois, concentrating his practice in representation before the IRS. He has lectured extensively on the subject of taxation. He has presented courses before thousands of CPA's, attorneys and Enrolled Agents nationwide. He has made numerous media appearances including Dateline NBC and The ABC Nightly News. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. McKenzie was employed by the IRS, Collection Division. Mr. McKenzie was a Council Director of the ABA Tax Section (1998-2001) and Vice Chair Professional Services of the ABA Tax Section (2003 – 2005). He is past Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Federal Tax Committee. He was Dean of the National Tax Practice Institute (1998-2002). Mr. McKenzie is the author of REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE COLLECTION DIVISION OF THE IRS and coauthor REPRESENTING THE AUDITED TAXPAYER BEFORE THE IRS and REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT. Mr. McKenzie has received an AV rating from Martindale and Hubbell and serves on the advisory board of Law and Leading Attorneys. He is on the board of regents of the American College of Tax Counsel.




J. Patrick Murphy - Click Here To Read J. Patrick's Articles - Mr. Murphy is a Houston-Texas based Forensic Security Expert with over 35 years experience in law enforcement, security management, retail loss prevention and security consulting. Mr. Murphy provides expert witness testimony on a variety of security related issues for both plaintiff and defense. Primarily these areas involve:*Premises liability where inadequate security is alleged*Bar/bouncer cases *Retail loss prevention*Insurance claims*Crime analysis. As a consultant, Mr. Murphy provides:*Security assessments  to schools, businesses and corporations that wish to analyze their current security policies and procedures. *Security consulting for at-risk apartment properties through his program Project: CARE  Community Awareness Response and Education *Investigations training *Workplace violence trainingLPT Security Consulting is available nation-wide.




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Ellen Kandell - Click Here To Read Ellen's Articles - As an attorney, conflict resolver, trainer, facilitator and neutral fact finder, Ms. Kandell, President and CEO of Alternative Resolutions, believes that alternative dispute resolution is a better way to solve problems than traditional adversarial processes and her company is dedicated to this mission. Her company brings a decade of dispute resolution and business experience, 100s of cases and 25 years of public and private sector legal experience to providing top notch conflict resolution services and training. Prior to opening her firm in 1999 Ms. Kandell was an attorney advisor at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she developed and managed alternative dispute resolution programs. She is one of eight Maryland mediators to be featured in a mediation demonstration video produced by Maryland State Government�s Mediation office. Ms. Kandell has held leadership positions in dispute resolution professional organizations. Moreover, she is an adjunct professor at Catholic University of America's graduate human resources program and at University of Maryland University College where she teaches negotiation and conflict management.




Sharlene Wellard - Click Here To Read Sharlene's Articles - Sharlene joined Australian Business Lawyers in February 2000. She spent the previous five years advising and representing employers in the hospitality industry on a broad range of industrial relations, employment services and training issues. While working with Australian Business Lawyers, Sharlene has acted for employers in a wide range of industries including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, clerical and retail. Sharlene is an experienced advocate and advises and represents clients in many areas of industrial relations and employment law, including industrial disputes, enterprise agreements, underpayment claims, unfair contracts and unfair dismissals. She provides strategic advice to employers in relation to managing workplace change, including advice in the areas of restructuring, redundancies, drafting and implementing policies and employment contracts. In August 2005, Sharlene was elected to the Executive Committee of the Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales, and in August 2006 she became the Assistant Secretary.




John Stanton - Click Here To Read John's Articles - John has been involved in workplace relations since 1985. He has represented a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, building and construction, health, local government, hospitality, retail and manufacturing. He is an experienced advocate and has represented employers in relevant state and federal tribunals. John has been a principal advocate in several noteworthy industrial cases. John has also advocated on behalf of employers in various award matters, affecting industries such as baking and food manufacture, printing, pharmaceutical and transport and distribution. John also provides strategic advice to businesses in relation to occupational health and safety obligations. This includes advice about compliance and investigations into workplace accidents and injuries. John has been involved in representing the interests of employers faced with prosecutions and has assisted those employers in their dealings with the prosecuting authority, and the presentation of cases and defences. John specialises in providing strategic industrial and employment law advice and representation to large companies and major clients.




Frederic R. Abramson - Click Here To Read Frederic R.'s Articles - NY Business Law Attorney located in NYC representing both corporations and individuals




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dean soukeras - Click Here To Read dean's Articles - Dean Soukeras is a managing partner at Morales Soukeras PLLC. Morales Soukeras PLLCis a New York-based law firm whose primary areas of practice are real estate transactions, landlord tenant law, business law, general litigation, entertainment law, and immigration law. Our attorneys are licensed to practice in New York. Our goal is to provide our clients with knowledgeable and comprehensive representation in a professional, courteous and caring manner.CitiRenter offers NYC renters an easier way to find an apartment in New York City and to explore their neighborhood. CitiRenter Listings include no-fee New York City and Manhattan apartment rental listings.  




Kevin Craig - Click Here To Read Kevin's Articles - Kevin Craig is an Associate Editor of Oak View Law Group (OVLG) and has also written several legal articles for various legal and business websites. He holds his expertise in the Debt industry and has made significant contribution with tips on how to get out of debt and give a fresh financial start.




David Owens - Click Here To Read David's Articles - Mr. Owens received his Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University, a top-rated intellectual property law school, and is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in the State of California. Mr Owens is also a licensed patent attorney admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.




Charles Borromeo - Click Here To Read Charles's Articles - Charles Borromeo is the writer behind Justice-Explained.com, a site devoted to explaining l egal resources in layman's terms. He is also a passionate blogger during his free time.




Ed Lenz - Click Here To Read Ed's Articles - Ed is general counsel and senior vice president for the American Staffing Association. As the staffing industry's chief legal advocate and a leading authority on the legal and public policy aspects of staffing, he has testified before Congress, state legislatures, and regulatory agencies, and written and spoken widely, on industry issues. He is author of the authoritative reference book on the subject of co-employment published by ASA. Before joining ASA in 1989, Ed was vice president and assistant general counsel of Kelly Services in charge of legislative and regulatory affairs and served as chairman of the ASA legislative committee. Prior to entering the staffing industry in 1982, he served in government and in private law practice in Washington. In 2001, he was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.




Michael Cohen - Click Here To Read Michael's Articles - Michael N. Cohen, is the principal of the Law Office of Michael N. Cohen, P.C., an intellectual property law firm in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Cohen specializes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, and internet transactional and litigation issues for small to medium size businesses. As a transactional attorney and litigation and business owner, Mr. Cohen has since virtually every issue as it related to intellectual property rights and disputes for small business owners. Mr. Cohen can be reached at 310-288-4500 or at http://www.patentlawip.com http://patentlawip.blogspot.com/




Barry Shrum - Click Here To Read Barry's Articles - Barry Shrum is a Nashville, TN attorney. This legal guide was originally published at Avvo.com, a free website to help you find a lawyer and get free legal advice.




Thomas McLain - Click Here To Read Thomas's Articles - Thomas McLain is a Atlanta, GA attorney. This legal guide was originally published at Avvo.com, a free website to help you find a lawyer and get free legal advice.




Douglas Reiser - Click Here To Read Douglas's Articles - Douglas Reiser is a Seattle, WA attorney. This legal guide was originally published at Avvo.com, a free website to help you find a lawyer and get free legal advice.




Jonathan Stein - Click Here To Read Jonathan's Articles - Jonathan Stein is an Elk Grove, CA attorney. This legal guide was originally published at Avvo.com, a free website to help you find a lawyer and get free legal advice.




Kenneth Sprang - Click Here To Read Kenneth's Articles - Kenneth Sprang is a Washington, DC attorney. This legal guide was originally published at Avvo.com, a free website to help you find a lawyer and get free legal advice.




Anne Leonard-Palmer - Click Here To Read Anne's Articles - Anne Leonard-Palmer manages ColumbusLawyerFinder.com for the Columbus Bar Association, a consumer-friendly lawyer finding and legal information site. The site contains local lawyer profiles, easy to understand information about Ohio laws, a legal glossary, and information about how to hire an Ohio attorney. The Columbus Bar Association has been helping central Ohioans find legal help for over 50 years with its Lawyer Referral Service over the phone and ColumbusLawyerFinder.com continues that tradition online.




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