The New York Times says that Pinterest has 18.7 million unique users. Some say that Pinterest has 104 million users. Regardless of what the figure is, most, if not all, Pinterest users are pinning other people’s content. The question arises- are users breaking copyright laws by pinning the content of others? An article providing some guidance [...]
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Federal Minimum Wage Mandate Does Not Apply To Everyone
June 20, 2012
Apparently, lawyers, doctors, individuals engaged in the field of science or learning, in a profession requiring advanced knowledge, (including a host of other professions), such individuals are exempt from the federal minimum wage requirement of $7.25/hour pay rate. Minors, persons with disabilities and a few other types of individuals are also exempt from the minimum wage requirement. [...]
Should I Pay My Property Tax Bill If I Filed For Appeal?
March 23, 2012
Yes, you should pay your property tax bill because it never coincides with the year’s final payment which we are appealing. For example, the due date for the Tax Year 2011 First Installment in Cook County, Illinois, was Thursday, March 1, 2012. If we reduce your property taxes, the reduction or the new/revised amount will be [...]
Do You Owe City of Chicago? If Yes, Your State Income Tax Refund May Be Seized
March 12, 2012
City Counsel voted to seize state income tax refunds to cover debt owed to the City of Chicago. If you owe on red light tickets, parking tickets, city code violations and the like, and the City gave you an opportunity to contest such fines, and subsequently, the fine became adjudicated (final), they may tap into your tax refund [...]
No Foreclosure For Veterans, At Least Not For Some Time…
August 21, 2010
If it is determined that a veteran was deployed to a combat or combat support posting within the previous 12 months, that veteran has the right to request a 90-day stay in foreclosure proceedings. The court is required to grant this stay, and it is in addition to any other rights the veteran may have. Public Act 96-0901, effective January 1, 2011.
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May 10, 2013 at 3:15 PM I'll trust Judge Judy, especially after she returned super expensive dishes to avoid being dragged into a nasty divorce her colleague was having.
Justice Ginsburg is close behind Judge Judy on most trusted list
Americans trust Judge Judy more than Supreme Court justices. But actors are apparently the most trusted people in America.
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May 9, 2013 at 9:51 AM 10 feet of paper on a single case. This is despite our best efforts to be as green as we can.
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May 8, 2013 at 4:06 PM KYZ Law, P.C. shared LIVESTRONG.COM's photo.
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Science proves why women are better decision makers. Read what Dr. Daniel Amen, the brain doctor, has to say about it: http://www.livestrong.com/blog/why-women-are-better-decision-makers-the-brain-science/
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May 6, 2013 at 9:57 AM
What's a short-term marriage? Florida legislature thinks it is a marriage of less than 11 years. They also think that it automatically presumes that an award for maintenance is not appropriate. Ouch.
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May 5, 2013 at 8:25 AM This is for families contemplating divorce. Why Collaborative Divorce? Because it is easier on the children. Avoid negative remarks toward the other parent, avoid confrontations in front of the children. "Because kids identify with their parents, they interpret negative characterizations as also aimed at them."
How To Turn Down The Heat On Fiery Family Arguments : NPR
Psychologists say that kids who get entangled in their parents' arguments often suffer shame and low self-esteem. And so some are trying to teach parents who feel they just can't stop arguing when they get angry how to "get to calm."
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April 26, 2013 at 11:10 PM
Reviewing depositions for upcoming one-week jury trial.
Excerpt:
Q. So, for instance, you say that during the walk-through that you attended there were holes in the ceilings. How did you come to believe there were holes in the ceiling?
A. I physically saw them. There were holes in the ceiling.
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April 12, 2013 at 6:32 AM Lower tax rates have become permanent. Higher tax rates apply to taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $400,000 for individual filers, $425,000 for heads of households, $450,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, and $225,000 for married filing separately status). The top tax rate is 39.6 percent. http://ow.ly/hIhhZ
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April 10, 2013 at 10:44 PM
Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent-at 55 mph-of driving the length of an entire football field, blind. (U.S. Department of Transportation).
Stay safe.
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April 7, 2013 at 10:32 AM US is the only industrial country that does not use a metric system. Metric Conversion Act of 1975 requires federal government and federal projects to use metric system. Other businesses are encouraged to use it. But no one seems to care to convert despite the inherent cost benefit.
Metric Conversion Act of 1975
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The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (later amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Savings in Construction Act of 1996, and the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004) designated the metric system as the preferred system of weights and measures for...
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April 3, 2013 at 8:59 PM Look at the sign to the right of Budget.
One of those "odd" law schools- Charleston Law School (SC).
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March 25, 2013 at 3:42 PM Wine fraud of fine and rare wines is not a thing that happens only in China. If found guilty of fraud, criminal charges may ensue.
Wine-Fraud Court Case Starts in New York
Wine-Fraud Court Case Starts in New York,<em>Maureen Downe</em>y explains the significance of a civil action brought by billionaire Bill Koch against internet entrepreneur Eric Greenberg.
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March 22, 2013 at 9:12 PM
What is the highest hourly rate for a lawyer in this country?
- We just learned of $790/hr.
Anyone knows of a higher one?
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March 21, 2013 at 6:36 PM Two cancers later, 80+ years old, and 20 push-ups at the end of an hour long workout. No knees-on-the-ground "girlie" push-ups either.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Supreme Court Justice Who Can Do More Push-Ups Than You
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While Michelle Obama and Paul Ryan are famous for their sculpted biceps, there is another member of Washington's power elite you might not want to challenge to an arm wrestling match. According to the Washington Post, the sparrow-like Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, cranks out 20 push-up...
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March 21, 2013 at 8:49 AM
Being a lawyer is less stressful than being an expert witness? Interesting.
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March 20, 2013 at 9:58 AM Most civilians do not understand the constitutional concepts as they are applied equally to heinous murderers and the innocent. But here it is well-explained:
“If you allow the protections under the law to erode or not to be applied to a certain individual because of the heinous nature of the crime, then those laws are going not be in the place down the road potentially when there’s someone who really needs them, someone who is possibly innocent.”- said Ohio lawyer Ian Friedman.
Lawyer is caught by surprise when his client wears 'killer' T-shirt at murder sentencing
The lawyer for an Ohio youth who pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of three high school students was caught by surprise at the sentencing hearing on Tuesday when his client removed his button-down shirt. Defendant TJ Lane revealed a T-shirt with the word “killer” written in black marker, report N...
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March 19, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Can a lay person over the age of 18, not a party to the action, perform service of process in Illinois?
Only by permission of the Court. 735 ILCS 5/2-202
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March 18, 2013 at 6:45 PM In Illinois, you do not NEED to specify a reason to get a divorce. It can be as simple as "irreconcilable difference." The more reasons you list, the longer your divorce will take to go through all the court channels.
But this one is interesting, the baby was "ugly" because the wife had plastic surgery and did not tell the husband. The baby turned out to look like the wife.
Man sues wife; claims 'ugly' baby born horrifies him
ow.ly
Get this: a Chinese man sued his wife over their ugly baby recently. Apparently the "beautiful" couple could not have produced a child together,...
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March 16, 2013 at 3:28 PM In divorce court, if you think your spouse is overestimating the worth of your marital property, do what this guy did.
He has the dishes, he'll give it to the Wife once she pays him 50% for it based on the value she claimed it was worth (the exaggerated by her value).
Exactly what I just argued on behalf of our client.
Judge Judy Returns Fine China to Producer: I Refuse to Be Part of the Drama
omg.yahoo.com
Judge Judy Sheindlin is a no-nonsense woman on the bench — and apparently in real life too.
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March 14, 2013 at 11:16 AM
People are familiar with home-office deductions for their income tax purposes. People are also familiar that when they sell their home, those proceeds are not taxable.
However, if you have been deducting portions of your home as home-office, then you will be taxed on that portion of the home when you sell it.
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March 14, 2013 at 8:51 AM New rule for Cook County Courthouses- cell phones and electronic devises are banned from being brought into a courthouse (attorneys excluded).
Problem? - They don't know how to implement it. What to do with all those people taking public transportation? Where are they going to leave their cell phones?
That's why enforcement of the rule has been postponed for three months from January, 2013 to April, 2013. We'll see what they do.
Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County > HOME > Cell Phone/Electronic Device Ban
http://www.cookcountycourt.org
By order of court, the public is no longer be permitted to bring any electronic communication and Internet devices into any courthouse facilities of the Circuit Court of Cook County, except the Richard J. Daley Center. Enforcement begins April 15, 2013.The ban was imposed in response to reports tha...
KYZ Law, P.C. Re locker idea- Then indigent people will claim that they couldn't come to the courthouse because they could not afford the locker! But never mind affording a cell phone.
March 14, 2013 at 1:15 PM
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March 13, 2013 at 4:44 PM
"Caveat: "... to the extent..." on their own status.
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March 11, 2013 at 6:25 AM Favorable tax incentives for businesses were extended under the new law. For tax years beginning in 2012 and 2013, you can now expense up to $500,000 of qualified property placed into service in those years. Under prior law, the amount you could expense for 2012 and 2013 was $139,000 and $25,000, respectively. http://ow.ly/hIk6w
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March 8, 2013 at 4:51 PM In honor of International Women's Day, check out this interactive map showing where and when women started gaining the right to vote.
How the World Caught Up on Women's Suffrage
http://www.theatlanticwire.com
This interactive map demonstrates how women's voting rights and roles in the political process of countries around the world have changed over time. Which is to say, slowly, but still: progress.
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