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There are many opinions on the shared qualities of the best lawyers. Experience is very important and fundamental lawyering skills are necessary, but they are far from the only measures. Researchers identified 26 factors that make for effective lawyering. To get their results, the researchers devised tests to measure specific personal and interpersonal characteristics thought […]
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Brian Hodges, 36, was critically injured while on vacation with friends in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. While riding on a zip-line at Wild Canyon Adventures, he slammed into a mountain. The group was on the last of eight zip-lines, reported Bakersfield Now (7.23.14). The line was described as “breathtaking, and dangerous.” Riders could reach 37 mph and […]
Gustavo Tapia, 22, was killed in a forklift accident in the Midwood area of Brooklyn, New York, reported CBS News (6.10.14). Tapia was using a walk behind forklift to push a Yale forklift up a ramp leading to a parking area on the roof of a building at 315 Avenue M. The electric forklift was manned by another employee, […]
New York based vodka entrepreneur Malcolm Lloyd, 42, died in a high-speed car crash in Florida. He was killed when the $400,000 Lamborghini Aventador he was traveling in as a passenger crashed into an SUV waiting at a red light near Miami Beach. The Lamborghini was said to be traveling at speeds of up to […]
Irish beer giant Guinness pulled its sponsorship of the Saint Patrick’s Day parades in New York City over the event’s policy of anti-LGBT discrimination. Guinness said it was “due to organizers’ longstanding rule against gay and lesbian groups marching openly,” said Fox News (3.17.14). David Perecman, founder of The Perecman Firm, commends Guinness for taking […]
The Arizona Legislature recently passed a bill that allows business owners to refuse service to gay or lesbian customers, CBS News reported. Civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman is astounded and appalled that the bill, SB 1062, had passed through both houses of the Arizona legislature. The bill would give any business, church or person with religious […]
A dog died after a frayed wire on scaffolding electrocuted it. The dog’s owner was walking the 11-year-old pit bull mix back to her Lower East Side building when the dog suddenly “began to spasm” and then stopped moving, said CBS News (2.16.14). Attorney at Law David Perecman understands that electrocution and electrical shocks can cause serious injuries. “It is tragic […]
A woman was seriously injured by a 10-foot long metal pipe after it fell from scaffolding 18 stories above the ground. According to ABC News (1.13.14), the pipe fell after one of the workers lost his grip on it. Personal injury lawyer David Perecman, founder of The Perecman Firm, said the accident is a reminder of the […]
The dangers of working on scaffolds can be reduced. Working on a scaffold is a common occurrence for many people in the construction, window-washing and painting business. Such work is always dangerous, even for workers wearing safety gear. Scaffolding safety violations consistently rank near the top of the list of health and safety violations, according to the […]
The New York Police Department can stop suspects based on a description that includes race and they can still broadcast descriptions that include it, said a four-page internal document sent to all NYPD commands, reported The New York Times (11.25.13). The memo clarified that while race can be a factor, it cannot be the only factor. If […]