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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
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May 21
Granddaughter Raises Enough Money for Grandfather to Keep House
Granddaughter Raises Enough Money for Grandfather to Keep HouseJaclyn Fraley recently reached her goal of raising $125,000 to buy back her grandfather’s home. John Potter, a 91-year-old WWII vet, had been living in his Zaleski, Ohio, home for over fifty years. In 2004, he gave power of attorney... -
May 21
Disturbing Trends in IRA Withdrawal
Disturbing Trends in IRA WithdrawalAccording to a recent report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, younger retirees between the ages of 61 and 70 are withdrawing larger amounts from their individual retirement accounts than older households. These earlier withdrawals… -
May 21
Article on Estate Settlement in Michigan
Article on Estate Settlement in MichiganJohn H. Martin (Warner, Norcross & Judd LLP) recently published an article entitled, Improving Michigan Estate Settlement, 29 T.M. Cooley L. Rev. 1 (2012). Provided below is the introduction to his article: The indictment is short and…
Rank this Week: 8
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Legal Writing Prof Blog
By Professors Nancy Soonpaa, Sue Liemer, Coleen M. Barger and Mark E. Wojcik.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
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May 21
Notification of Conference and Call for Proposals - Psychology & Lawyering: Coalescing the Field
Notification of Conference and Call for Proposals - Psychology & Lawyering: Coalescing the FieldThe University of Nevada, Las Vegas - William S. Boyd School of Law will be hosting an upcoming conference which may be of interest to legal writing professors, as it deals with the intersection of psychology and lawyering skills. More... -
May 20
brief right
brief rightIf you're looking for some inspiration for staying the course as you grade a stack of 1L papers, you may appreciate brief right, a blog written by Kirby Griffis, a Washington, D.C., litigator. After marking the umpteenth misplaced apostrophe,… -
May 17
our texting student
our texting studentWe're now teaching students who enter law school used to texting all day long. In an interesting article on "Texting and the Friction of Writing", Lindsey Gustafson looks at the implications. Here's her abstract: "This article…
Rank this Week: 486
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.
http://jotwell.com/
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May 20
The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law
The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy LawLauren Willis, When Nudges Fail: Slippery Defaults, 80 U. Chi. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2013) available at SSRN.Paul OhmIf Jotwell is meant to surface obscure gems of legal scholarship, which might go unnoticed otherwise, I might be missing… -
May 17
The Brave New World of Identification
The Brave New World of IdentificationMargaret Hu, Biometric ID Cybersurveillance, 88 Indiana L.J.__ (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Mary FanThe memory seems almost quaint. While waiting with prosecutors in the hallway between indictments, an excellent customs… -
May 15
Celebrating Federal Civil Rulemaking
Celebrating Federal Civil RulemakingLonny Hoffman, Rulemaking in the Age of Twombly and Iqbal, U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming, 2013) available at SSRN.Brooke D. ColemanThe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are 75 years old this year. Imagine a fete thrown in their honor-mini…
Rank this Week: 538
Law School Academic Support Blog
Law School Academic Support Blog
By Rebecca Flanagan and Assistant Dean Amy Jarmon.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/
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May 21
Top Five Things To Do Before Bar Prep:
Top Five Things To Do Before Bar Prep:5. Clean your house/apartment/living space. Create a positive and productive work environment. Think about where you will study and how you can ensure that it suits your needs for bar review. Also, this may be the last time you have... -
May 20
Article on Texting's Potential Impact on Formal Legal Writing
Article on Texting's Potential Impact on Formal Legal WritingHat tip to Sue Liemer, one of the Editors for the Legal Writing Prof Blog, for pointing out an interesting article by Lindsey P. Gustafson at the William H. Bowen School of Law - University of Arkansas Little Rock. The... -
May 15
Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor Position at LaVerne
Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor Position at LaVerneLaVerne College of Law is seeking a new Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor. See the following link for details: https://laverne.peopleadmin.com/postings/57.
Rank this Week: 2304
Banking Law Prof Blog
Banking Law Prof Blog
By Professor Ann Graham.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/banking/
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Apr 4
Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?
Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?The Enron collapse in 2001 remains a significant example of greed run amok and corporate governance standards in complete rout. The Enron scandal led directly to passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002. Now the Justice Department… -
Apr 3
Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?
Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?Is this a new trend -- and is it likely to improve long-term profitability of publicly traded corporations? Or will it create a new compensation "arms race"? Two hedge funds are promising their director nominees compensation tied to… -
Apr 2
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Update
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - UpdateThe Secondary Mortgage Market giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are back to making big profits. A significant question is whether, when, and how to scale back government involvement in the U.S. housing market through these two Government…
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