Update Regarding Avvo & Their Defective & Biased Attorney Rating System
Evidently, there are more attorneys and members of the public who are disappointed and upset with Avvo’s attorney rating system. I won’t link to Avvo here because I’m not interested in driving traffic to their site. Some visitors to my site get here by using Avvo related searches linking to my posts from a couple [...]
Client Relations — Meeting with Clients at Their Workplace
One of my favorite activities is visiting a client or prospective client’s workplace. There’s nothing like face-to-face contact and on-site experience to help me better understand a client’s concerns and needs. Moreover, most business owners and operators (maybe even all owners and operators) love to showoff their business. It was during my tenure in labor [...]
Sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & SCORE – New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar 2/24/10
I’m excited to announce that on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM, I’ll be presenting the “Employment Law and HR Primer for Small Businesses” co-sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce, www.northbrookchamber.org, and SCORE, www.scorechicago.org. The seminar will be held at the Northbrook Chamber, 2002 Walters Ave., Northbrook. It costs $15 in advance and $20 at [...]
Why I Don’t Publicize Specific Client Cases or Disputes
Although I’ve posted general client testimonials, and will continue to post them, I’ve avoided discussing details about specific client cases and disputes. Besides, the valid and usual reasons of maintaining the confidentiality and credibility of negotiations and dispute resolution, and other evidentiary concerns, there are additional reasons to not get into specifics. A client’s competitor [...]
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”) Effective November 21, 2009
On my LinkedIn group, California based attorney and group member Stefan Miller posted some great information about the recently effective Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). This information is concise and easy to read. So, I thought that it would be useful to post here too. This post includes discussion between other group members discussing GINA. [...]
