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Tue Jun 14, 2016

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

With the economy still struggling, we’ve been receiving a lot of inquiries from companies seeking to enforce non-compete agreements against former employees.  Such agreements can help protect...

Fri May 20, 2016

Posted in Cybersecurity by Gene Killian | Share

Willie Sutton, the famous bank robber, supposedly said that he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.”  But if Willie were alive today, he’d probably consider bank robberies to be...

Tue Apr 26, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Eugene Killian, Jr. | Share

We’re often asked to review employment manuals for our clients.  (What an exciting life!!!)  And because we’re primarily a litigation and insurance coverage shop, we’re acutely aware of...

Wed Mar 23, 2016

Posted in Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share

About 95% of civil cases settle before trial. Some of them settle through the oft-misunderstood mediation process. If you decide to go that route, we have a few practical suggestions that will help...

Tue Mar 8, 2016

Posted in Cybersecurity, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

Last December’s San Bernardino shootings horrified us all.  As you probably know, they’ve now led to an interesting dispute between Apple and the Department of Justice over whether Apple can be...

Tue Feb 9, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

I have friends who think that Disney World and Disneyland are wonderful places.  But a group of laid-off Disney IT employees wouldn’t agree, because they’ve been displaced by a crowd of foreign...

Thu Jan 21, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

The recent saga of Caitlyn Jenner called to the forefront issues, opinions and prejudices regarding transgender people.The chance exists that your company will eventually have to face transgender...

Mon Dec 14, 2015

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

We’re human.  We all have some personal issues (some large, some small).  And we’ve all heard that the divorce rate in the U.S. is hovering around 50%.  (That’s actually a misleading...

Fri Nov 6, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation by Gene Killian | Share

One of the more incredible episodes resulting from the 2008 financial crisis involved the stunning collapse of the venerable, white-shoe law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP.  Following the collapse,...