Articles & Publications
Posted April 30, 2013 by Kimberly Jones in Articles & Publications, Business Publications
By Kimberly Jones
Intern, Press, Dozier& Hamelburg, LLC
JD Candidate May 2013
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Did you know that there are roughly 7 billion people in the world, over 2.4 billion of whom use the internet? Of those 2.4 billion internet users, 1.06 billion use Facebook (44%), 1 billion use YouTube (42%), 500 million use Twitter (21%), and 425 million use Gmail (18%).
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Circuit finally issued a decision in the PCS Nitrogen v Ashley II of Charleston, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 6815 (4th Cir. 4/4/13) case.
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Posted April 15, 2013 by Nana Nyarko, Intern in Articles & Publications, Real Estate Publications
Last week, we introduced the difference between a listing agent (also known as the seller's agent) and a buyer's agent in a real estate transaction. This week, we review the role of the settlement attorney and the overall settlement process in the purchase and sale of real estate.
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Posted April 8, 2013 by Nana Nyarko, Intern in Articles & Publications, Real Estate Publications
In real estate transactions today it can be difficult to figure out who is really representing your interests and who is representing the other side.
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Posted March 7, 2013 by Jamie Kent Hamelburg in Articles & Publications, Business Publications
A will is an important legal document which every person needs to have. Without one, there's no guaranty that, upon your death, your money will go to the people you want, or that your children will be cared for by a guardian of your choosing.
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Posted March 7, 2013 by Kimberly Jones, Intern in Articles & Publications, Business Publications
The recent broadcast of the Westminster Dog Show calls to mind my own lovable canine companion, Lady. She is a miniature dachshund that is spoiled rotten by everyone that meets her; she just has that effect.
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Federal agencies have yet again been directed to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques to resolve disputes. This time the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality have directed relevant departments and agencies to "increase the appropriate and effective use of third-party assisted environmental collaboration as well as environmental conflict resolution to resolve problems and conflicts that arise in the context of environmental, public lands, or natural resources issues, including matters related to energy, transportation, and water and land management.
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Posted December 21, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications
This has not a good year for coal in the United States. Fifty-five coal-burning power plants haveshut down this year alone including the Big Sandy power plant in Louisa, Kentucky.
The significance of the Big Sandy plant is that it is located right in the heart of coal country; near the Appalachian Mountains, an area that has relied on coal, not only for energy, but as an economic driver for decades.
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Posted December 7, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
Nick Schroeck is executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center and teaches at the Wayne State University Law School Environmental Law Clinic. A 2007 graduate of Wayne State University law school, Nick is receiving recognition for his many accomplishments in environmental law. Good for Nick and good for Wayne State Law School, my alma mater.
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The NHL players and owners finally appear to be making progress towards a collective bargaining agreement. Although no formal agreement, public reports indicate that the two sides are having meaningful and productive discussions around many of the critical issues. You might be surprised, though, that this was not thanks to Gary Bettman or Donald Fehr, the lead negotiators for management and the union respectively.
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