Archive: Year: 2017

The Secret to Sibling Success

February 06, 2017

Years ago, my younger brother and I attended the wedding of a childhood friend, held on a high floor of a stylish San Francisco hotel. We were standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, joking with each other, when the sister of the groom [...]

The Divorce Penalty: This 401(k) Fee Can Add Insult to Injury

January 29, 2017

The Divorce Penalty: This 401(k) Fee Can Add Insult to Injury A profit center. A silent fee. One more kick in the pants. Those are a few of the ways divorce lawyers describe the fee that many 401(k) plan participants have to pay when they need [...]

Ways Social Media Impacts Law

January 29, 2017

Social media, broadly defined, is having a powerful impact in the U.S. legal environment. Additionally, as social media crosses national boundaries, global legal concerns, not addressed in this brief comment, must be considered in practice. The [...]