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On April 16, 2007, the tragedy at Virginia Tech rattled the world. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we will turn to the experts and discuss the issue of legal liability and the Virginia Tech shootings. Should University officials have done more to prevent the gunman? Does a recent Virginia Law prevent Universities from throwing out a student with suicidal tendencies? Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams as they get insight from our guests, Professor Anthony Sebok, Centennial Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research at the Brooklyn School of Law and Attorney Robert B. Smith from the firm Nelson, Kinder, Mosseau, & Saturley. Don’t miss it! No comments

Here's another for the record books.   The dean of admissions at MIT has resigned because she allegedly lied about having a college degree.  Well, actually THREE of them.  I've seen a few articles on this over the past week.  Someone... No comments

I'll be presenting as part of St. Joseph’s College Human Resources Forum.  The topic is an annual labor and employment law update.  The presentation will take place Friday, May 11, 2007 in the Shea Conference Room on the Patchogue Campus. ... No comments

More than half of the 43 US Presidents have been lawyers! On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we look back throughout history and reflect on the lawyers who used their legal background as a springboard to reach our Nation's highest office, and compare the backgrounds of the current list of lawyer candidates like Clinton, Edwards and Obama. Law.com blogger and host, J. Craig Williams turns to the experts, Dr. Barbara Perry, Carter Glass Professor of Government and Executive Director, at the Center for Civic Renewal at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, Professor Kinvin Wroth, Professor of Law at Vermont Law School and Professor David H. Bennett, Meredith Professor of History at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, to talk lawyer-presidents. Don’t miss it! No comments

No words can adequately describe the events which transpired the other day.  Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and the entire VT community.... No comments

According to a recent survey, Black and Hispanic employees are less likely to believe that that job performance is the most important reason for advancement in their workplaces, attributing advancement to factors such as "who you know" and "seniority."  So,... No comments

On his April 4th show, Don Imus, controversial radio host, went on the air and made derogatory remarks about the Rutgers’ women’s basketball team that caused a groundswell of controversy. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we will ask our experts what the legal issues are in this controversy. Are there legal issues or are there social issues that are being debated? Law.com blogger and host Bob Ambrogi turn to our guests Eileen O'Connor, counsel at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe in Washington, D.C. and 24-year veteran broadcast journalist, Attorney Norman A. Pattis, criminal defense attorney and writer for the blog, Crime & Federalism, and Attorney Sandra S.Baron, Esq., Executive Director for the Media Law Resource Center to discuss the Imus controversy. Don’t miss this discussion! No comments

I am here at the SHRM Long Island Conference at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.  There are almost 1000 registrants and almost 100 exhibitors.  This is typically one of the largest conferences outside of the national conference!... No comments

Some lawyers can be “set in their ways” or “old-fashioned” when it comes to technology. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we will take a look inside InternetBar.org and the InternetBar.org Institute and discuss how an online bar aims to shape the future of law worldwide. Law.com blogger and host Bob Ambrogi welcomes board members from InternetBar.org, Jeffrey M. Aresty, Esq., a Boston lawyer and President of InternetBar.org., Amelia “Mel” Rea Maguire, partner in the law firm of Amelia Rea Maguire, P.A and Kenneth J. Vacovec, the founding partner of the firm, Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer. Tune in! No comments