They can be an invaluable resource in this process, and if you have questions or if you need to move a date, they are your go-to individuals. That can narrow the issues for trial or potential settlement before trial is needed. Large cities and small towns alike are experiencing a growth in Hispanic communities and undocumented or not, they have legal needs that far exceed those of just immigration. Unless you are actively looking for these communities you may not even realize to the extent to which they are present in your area.
These are families that experience marriage and custody issues, these are workers that have. In fact, due to language barriers, more trivial matters such as traffic tickets and ordinance violations are areas of concern for them as well.
Hispanic communities are underrepresented in two ways. First, there is a lack of Spanish-speaking attorneys, and second, they are more vulnerable to over-pricing and lower. While dealing with a Spanishspeaking attorney is obviously a preferred comfort for Hispanic clients, even more preferred is to have an attorney who will provide quality services at a fair price.
So continue to be that lawyer who is fair and honest and you may just get a knock on the door by someone who has been treated poorly by another lawyer one too many times. It will be a learning experience for them and in return you will get your translation needs met. Many Hispanic residents have been in the United States for many many years and actually speak English quite well. Hire a law clerk or paralegal who is bilingual and have them be more involved with your Hispanic clients.
If your practice begins to grow you may consider hiring a bilingual associate. Learn Spanish! It is never too late to learn a foreign language.
It takes time and patience, but if you made it through law school, you already possess the work ethic and dedication to learn a language. Start taking your vacations to Spanish-speaking countries, make friends with a Spanish speaker, take a class, download a language learning app or buy some computer software. If you still have 10, 20, or 30 years left of practicing law in front of you, think of the benefits that will come from adding a foreign language to your skill set.
Immigration attorneys tend to handle some criminal law but other than that will steer clear of other areas of the law and may be a great resource to you as you begin to expand your practice. It is important that you let other attorneys know that you are now offering your services to Spanishspeaking clients.
The more people who know. Update your website, create a second set of business cards, and consider marketing opportunities that will target the Hispanic population.
Many cities have Spanish radio stations, Spanish newspapers, and Spanish calendars that will get you access to the Hispanic population in your area. Hispanic clients are an excellent source of referrals. Make it a point to ask them to refer their family, friends, and coworkers to you for any legal needs. Your Hispanic client base will grow on its own as you provide great service. Eat at a Mexican restaurant once a week and leave a business card with your waiter.
If you are looking to grow your client base and to expand your practice, there is an opportunity in serving the Hispanic population. Andrew G. He is a second career attorney who is absolutely thrilled to have found joy in solo practice life. He and his wife have four kids and firmly believe that quality family time is essential to a happy life. Andrew enjoys backpacking in the Uintah mountains, fishing for King Salmon in Michigan, and taking a good long nap at least once a week.
Additionally, using your qualified plan as a savings vehicle provides you both short-term tax benefits and a long-term, structured approach to funding your retirement. However, taking full advantage of your qualified plan as a wealth creation tool requires more work than simply making your deposit into it on a regular basis.
Human behavior, unfortunately, does little to help how we digest the financial and plan information available to retirement savers. A multitude of different behavioral heuristics can lead k participants to invest their retirement savings too aggressively or too conservatively. We also can see in a wide array of academic and popular media publications that, as a whole, professionals are well behind in funding their retirement goals.
Lin and Lee found that consumers with a higher level of education embark on more information searching when facing important financial decisions, including about investment products and choices.
If you have access to a k plan, consider seeking out and attending a financial education event. While this may seem like a bothersome addition to an already busy schedule, evidence has shown that such events are well worth the time.
Research has found that attorneys who attended employee financial education events saw several positive outcomes in their portfolios: 1. Attendees chose portfolios better aligned with their.
In , Templeton and Dolvin conducted a study of a large law firm restructuring its k plan. The firm was located in the Midwest, and had approximately lawyers and support staff.
Non-attendees, however, concentrated their holdings and increased their equity allocations. The decrease in portfolio risk on the part of attendees suggests a more thoughtful alignment of their need, ability and willingness to take risk. Attendees constructed more efficient portfolios. Templeton and Dolvin also measured the relative efficiency of portfolios between attendees and non-attendees.
When comparing attendees to non-attendees in a regression test, they found that education event attendees decreased their exposure. A common industry measurement for portfolio efficiency is the Sharpe ratio, which measures return per unit of risk.
Attendees saw increased savings and wealth. Research also shows that participants who already were taking advantage of their plan and attended training experienced a long-term increase in net worth. In short, though, taking advantage of investment education resources can increase both saving rates and wealth. Attendees aligned retirement expectations with reality. Education events can also help k plan participants align their retirement expectations with their financial reality.
Similar mixed results were seen with retirement income expectations: As with most areas of life, when ability is paired with education we see dramatic results. Your retirement planning should be no exception. Members of the bar and the public should note that the status of "Not-for-Publication" memorandum opinions has not changed as a result of this order, and the fact that they are posted to this website does not constitute their "publication" in the terms laid forth by Appellate Rule According to the rule, "Not-for-Publication" opinions "shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited to any court except by the parties to the case to establish res judicata , collateral estoppel, or law of the case.
NFP Opinions are posted to this website as a matter of public access to court information; these documents have always been and continue to be available to the public through the Appellate Clerk's Office. Current Court of Appeals Opinions. Courts IN. Flora Typically we talk about new developments or interesting topics presented by cases in Indiana and the Seventh Circuit.
The text of Rule 65 D is only marginally different: Unless later designated for publication in the official reporter, a memorandum decision shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited to any court except by the parties to the case to establish res judicata , collateral estoppel, or law of the case. History of Unpublished Cases Before we jump into the various nuances of the rule in Indiana, let us look for a second as to why there is a distinction between published and unpublished decisions.
Of this system, Blackstone, writing in the mid eighteenth century, wrote: from the reign of Henry the Eighth to the present time this task has been executed by many private and contemporary hands; who sometimes through haste and inaccuracy, sometimes through mistake and want of skill, have published very crude and imperfect perhaps contradictory accounts of one and the same determination.
An article from the Boston College Law Review well summarizes the history of non-publication rules in federal courts: Commentators expressed concerns about the growing number of judicial opinions as early as the s.
An article in the Indiana Law Review shortly after Anastasoff summarized the case: The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals created a stir in the area of published versus unpublished opinions with its initial opinion in Anastasoff v. As Justice John Paul Stevens noted : The near-dispositive strength Blackstone accorded stare decisis was not some mere personal predilection.
Of course, Blackstone recognized that there are exceptions: Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to reason; much more if it be clearly contrary to the Divine law.
Jackson : I see no reason why I should be consciously wrong today because I was unconsciously wrong yesterday. State , the court of appeals stated: Decisions not addressed to the general public should not influence the actions of those not parties to the proceeding in which it was rendered until it is published in the reports provided by law. United Minerals , the court of appeals recognized that Rule 65 D , however, prohibits citation of Indiana trial court decisions altogether: Counsel are admonished that, just as it is inappropriate to cite memorandum decisions of this court as precedent Ind.
In an accompanying footnote, the court stated: The contention by the Intervenors that citation to unpublished decisions of Federal District Courts is improper is without merit. Morrison : In its footnote 2, the majority correctly and appropriately notes that the Court of Appeals Memorandum Decision which treated the merits of the appeal in Lytle v.
In support, he wrote: In Iowa, unlike in Indiana, unpublished decisions may be cited as authority so long as they are readily accessible electronically, though they are not controlling upon other Iowa courts. Join us again next time for further discussion of developments in the law. Sources Lee v. May 12, Bradford, J. Bilbie v. Lumley , 2 East ER Anastasoff v. United States , F. Rogers v. Tennessee , U. United States , U. Smith , U. In re Estate of Wisely , N.
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Douglas A. Bryan A. Garner et al. Carlos Bea, Hon. Rebecca White Berch, Hon. Neil M. Grouch, Hon. Harris L Hartz, Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, Hon. In the second citation example, the Alderson case lists the official Illinois Supreme Court reporter abbreviated "Ill. The abbreviated name of the state court's official reporter is always the same as the abbreviated name of the state's highest court. See "Jurisdiction Tables and Abbreviations," above.
The second half of the second citation example lists the regional reporter citation as a parallel citation. Note that if the state or court is clear from the official reporter title, omit it from the date parenthetical.
Consult your state court's local rules to find out whether the parallel citation is necessary. Ohio requires parallel citation. It is recommended that the format set out by the Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual be used when submitting briefs or other documents to Ohio State Courts.
Many states no longer publish an official reporter. Check Table T1 for your jurisdiction to see if an official reporter is still published. As of July 1, , appellate cases are no longer published in the print reporter Ohio Appellate Reports. See Ohio Rules for Reporting Opinions 3.
To cite to a case in the United States Reports , list the following five elements in order:. Due to the time lag between the Court releasing a decision and the Printing Office's publication of that decision, however, it is possible that you may have to cite a Supreme Court case that does not yet have an official United States Reports cite. In these instances, you would cite the opinion using the unofficial Supreme Court Reporter citation as a first option, or the unofficial United States Supreme Court Reports — Lawyer's Edition as a second option.
The volume and page numbers for each unofficial reporter will be different than those found in the official reporter. For example, the recent case Windsor v. So it must be cited from the Supreme Court Reporter. Unlike the Supreme Court, decisions from the nation's federal courts of appeal are not compiled in an official reporter; there is none. Instead, all federal courts of appeals decisions are cited in West's Federal Reporter.
This reporter set currently has three series, F. Decisions are arranged in chronological order. Like the federal courts of appeals, decisions from the nation's district courts are not compiled in an official reporter; there is none. Instead, all district court decisions are cited in West's Federal Supplement. This reporter set currently has two series, F.
Specialized federal courts, such as the U. Bankruptcy Court or the U. Tax Court, have slightly different citation rules. Check the Table T. Only a small percentage of cases are published or reported, i. Many more cases are available from Westlaw Edge, Lexis or other databases. When citing an unpublished case, refer to rule It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
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