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Breaks down stereotypes
Special to The Morning CallAt what may be the nation's only law firm composed solely of Muslim women, the attorneys represent the ethnic and religious diversity within the Islamic faith. Some cover their hair, some don't. Some are Sunni; others are Shiite, and at least one is...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Employment Opportunities, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Lawyers, Islam
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Some are born for success
What do your birth order and astrology sign say about your career? A lot regarding your compensation and career choices, according to a recent survey by job site Careerbuilder.com. Being the firstborn has its privileges. (Disclosure: I am the...Tags: Law Enforcement, Engineering, Social Services, Medicine, Robert Half International Incorporated
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Mergers
Miami-based Akerman Senterfitt, one of the 100 largest U.S. law firms, said Thursday that its board decided against a previously announced combination with WolfBlock LLP, a Philadelphia-based law firm. Akerman chairman Andrew M. Smulian, said "client...Tags: Business Enterprises
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Comcast appeals FCC Web decision
Of The Associated PressComcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet. In a precedent-setting move, a...Tags: Television Industry, Regional Authority, Satellite and Cable Service, Comcast Corp., Court Administration
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Nassau attorney removed from pension system
eden.laikin@newsday.com, sandra.peddie@newsday.comAttorney Carol Hoffman, who was improperly listed as an employee of four Nassau County school districts, has had her membership in the state retirement system revoked, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said yesterday. While she has not collected any...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Wages and Pensions, Long Island, Lawyers, Business Enterprises
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Sarah Palin sought, got federal pork
The Swampby Frank James Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin apparently likes a good earmark as much as most other politicians. The watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense found that when Palin was mayor of little old Wasilla, Alaska she hired a well-connected......Tags: Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, Local Elections, Regional Authority, Government
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Sky's limit to sponsor Md. events
david.nitkin@baltsun.comAn actor from The Wire stood next to Maryland's comptroller for two hours, shaking hands with party guests. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. put his arm around Maryland's attorney general at a Cajun restaurant filled with Marylanders and said his father would be...Tags: Executive Branch, Business Enterprises, Common, Political Candidates, Lobbying
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Active Illinois donor
One of the founding partners of the SimmonsCooper law firm is John Simmons, a major contributor to Democratic candidates in Illinois. On June 30 alone, Simmons and his law firm gave $15,000 to the campaign of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who in 2004 appointed...Tags: Political Candidates, Elections, Minor League Baseball, Rod Blagojevich, Business Enterprises
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Lawyer at center of pension probe must pay back $83,624
sandra.peddie@newsday.comLawrence Reich, the private attorney who was reported as a full-time employee of five school districts at the same time, must pay back $83,624 to the state for receiving a pension to which he was not entitled, the New York State comptroller's office...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Wages and Pensions, Lawyers, Internal Revenue Service, Business Enterprises
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Insider family finances
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON — When Joe Biden's brother and son wanted to buy a hedge fund company two years ago, they turned for financing to an Illinois law firm that had lobbied the Delaware senator's office on an important piece of business in Congress—...Tags: Litigation, Litigation and Regulation, Parliament, Business Enterprises, Patrick Leahy
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Use Of Gas-Heat 'Submeters' At Bloomfield Complex Challenged
Courant Staff WriterGreater Hartford Legal Aid has asked state regulators to investigate the illegal use of "submeters" at a Bloomfield apartment complex that allow each renter to be billed individually for gas heating. The state Department of Public Utility Control, in a...Tags: Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Natural Gas, Civil and Public Service, Energy Resources, Government
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Donald Senterfitt left indelible mark in law, banking
Sentinel Staff WriterDonald T. Senterfitt, who co-founded what is now one of the largest law firms in Florida before moving on to a long and distinguished career in banking, died Wednesday after battling cancer and pulmonary disease. He was 88. Senterfitt, of Orlando,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Ethics, Business Enterprises, Corporate Officers, Apopka
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