Lawyers USA Online » Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com Your Business Partner Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Do Not Pass Go: Attorney reigns as U.S. Monopoly champ  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/do-not-pass-go-attorney-reigns-as-u-s-monopoly-champ/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/do-not-pass-go-attorney-reigns-as-u-s-monopoly-champ/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:50 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92888 Buffalo, N.Y., attorney Richard J. Marinaccio does not hesitate to stand up for a cause he truly believes in.

The 30-year-old corporate attorney at Phillips Lytle handles transactional matters such as mergers and acquisitions as well as general contract work. (To read more about Marinaccio’s career, see About Monopoly
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/do-not-pass-go-attorney-reigns-as-u-s-monopoly-champ/feed/ 0 How to play competitive Monopoly  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/how-to-play-competitive-monopoly/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/how-to-play-competitive-monopoly/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:39 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92891 Beginning in the 1970s, a U.S. Monopoly champion has been crowned every four to six years.

But not just any Monopoly lover can make it to the finals.

(To read about attorney Richard J. Marinaccio’s experience as a Monopoly champion, see Do Not Pass Go: Attorney reigns as U.S.
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/how-to-play-competitive-monopoly/feed/ 0 About Monopoly champion Richard J. Marinaccio  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/about-monopoly-champion-richard-j-marinaccio/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/about-monopoly-champion-richard-j-marinaccio/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:15 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92893 From an early age, Richard J. Marinaccio wanted to be a professional and “carry a briefcase and work in an office.”

The legal profession seemed like a good fit, he said, and he had law school in his sights while still in college.

(To read about Marinaccio’s experience as a
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/22/about-monopoly-champion-richard-j-marinaccio/feed/ 0 Hot topics in electronic discovery  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/01/hot-topics-in-electronic-discovery/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/01/hot-topics-in-electronic-discovery/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:06 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92577 Ever-evolving and constantly growing, electronic discovery presents a variety of challenges for litigators.

In addition to the rise of computer-assisted review, attorneys are struggling with three other concerns related to electronically stored information, or ESI: defensible deletion, cost-shifting and the use of clawback agreements.

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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/01/hot-topics-in-electronic-discovery/feed/ 0 Employer not liable for harassment by third party  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/23/employer-not-liable-for-harassment-by-third-party/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/23/employer-not-liable-for-harassment-by-third-party/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:25:50 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92467 The female manager of a university’s football team cannot sue the school under Title VII claiming that sexual harassment by members of the team created a hostile work environment, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

In the case Summa v. Hofstra University (No. 11-1743, Feb. 21, 2013),
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/23/employer-not-liable-for-harassment-by-third-party/feed/ 0 Attorneys, marketers hesitate to endorse LinkedIn endorsements  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/12/attorneys-marketers-hesitate-to-endorse-linkedin-endorsements/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/12/attorneys-marketers-hesitate-to-endorse-linkedin-endorsements/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:43:27 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92325 Brian D. Wassom has never done work on mergers and acquisitions.

But someone recently endorsed him for the skill on social networking site LinkedIn.

A slip-up like that is part of the reason marketing expert Allison C. Shields, president of New York-based Legal Ease Consulting a legal practice management and
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/12/attorneys-marketers-hesitate-to-endorse-linkedin-endorsements/feed/ 0 N.Y. jury awards $35 million to man who died of mesothelioma during trial  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/03/n-y-jury-awards-35-million-to-man-who-died-of-mesothelioma-during-trial/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/03/n-y-jury-awards-35-million-to-man-who-died-of-mesothelioma-during-trial/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:51:58 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92210 A trial that began with eight plaintiffs and more than a dozen defendants ended with just one party on either side of the bar and a jury award of $35 million.

Ivo John Peraica was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2010. His suit was consolidated with seven others against many asbestos-related
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/03/n-y-jury-awards-35-million-to-man-who-died-of-mesothelioma-during-trial/feed/ 0 Lawyer suspended over poor billing practices  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/18/lawyer-suspended-over-poor-billing-practices/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/18/lawyer-suspended-over-poor-billing-practices/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:53:12 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=91926 A lawyer who charged a client for six hours of time to prepare his bill – with an additional hour spent searching for the file – was recently suspended by the North Dakota Supreme Court.

The decision came after years of disciplinary proceedings against Craig V. Kitchen, who was similarly
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/18/lawyer-suspended-over-poor-billing-practices/feed/ 0 Two-year suspension for attorney who helped client break into her former home  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/13/two-year-suspension-for-attorney-who-helped-client-break-into-her-former-home/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/13/two-year-suspension-for-attorney-who-helped-client-break-into-her-former-home/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:39:24 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=91884 After being caught on a surveillance video while helping a client break into the home of her estranged husband, a New Mexico attorney had his license suspended for two years.

On Oct. 28, 2011, divorce attorney Raymond T. Van Arnam accompanied Melissa A. Stonecipher to the home where her husband,
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/13/two-year-suspension-for-attorney-who-helped-client-break-into-her-former-home/feed/ 0 Roche appeals, fights for new Accutane judge  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/11/roche-appeals-fights-for-new-accutane-judge/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/03/11/roche-appeals-fights-for-new-accutane-judge/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:22:41 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=91829 Continuing in its efforts to find a new judge for the thousands of Accutane cases pending in New Jersey state court, Hoffman-La Roche filed notice to appeal a decision by presiding Judge Carol E. Higbee not to recuse herself in the case.

The Accutane suits involve almost 8,000 consolidated cases
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