Lipe Lyons Recognizes As Premises Liability Legal Practice Of The Year

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Chicago, Illinois, February 06, 2014 – The publishers of Acquisition International Magazine have announced the winners of their 2013 Legal Awards. This year, Lipe Lyons was recognized as Premises Liability Legal Practice of the Year in the United States.

Acquisition International’s legal awards recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals and companies within multiple segments of the legal sector and identify and honor success, innovation and ethics across international legal and business communities. The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for outstanding work over the prior 12 months. Our awards recognize leaders in their respective fields and, crucially, are nominated by their clients and their peers.

Individuals and firms are nominated by clients and peers for these awards. The winners are determined by three factors, the first of which is the number of votes received. The voting forms are distributed to the 53,000+ subscribers of Acquisition International Magazine along with 180,000 legal professionals. The second factor is substantial in-house research. The third factor is the strength of supporting documents supplied by the nominees.

Acquisition International is a monthly magazine published by AI Global Media Ltd. with a global circulation. Its topical news articles make it a valued read for anyone involved in the business and financial markets and anyone involved in the global deal market.

About Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis, Ltd. Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis was founded after the five name partners, with decades of experience, departed from their former firm together in order to better serve their long-standing clients. A testament to the relationships that the firm builds with each of its clients, the firm and its clients work in partnership to maximize the value afforded to each client. This dedication to client service serves as the foundation of every firm undertaking.

Their case handling philosophy is simple. They investigate and evaluate cases promptly and accurately. They work closely with their clients in order to determine the most effective and efficient way to resolve a dispute. They attempt to resolve cases on a fair and equitable basis as soon as possible, with minimal expense to their clients. If a fair and equitable resolution cannot be reached, they are ready, willing and able to take a case to verdict. Collectively, the name partners of the firm have tried more than 100 cases to verdict.

Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis, Ltd. is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.

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How To Attract Success F. W. Sears – The Law Of Harmonious Attraction

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During times of duress, uncertainty and economic challenges, we all at one time or another will turn to faith of some kind. While many of us appreciate that there is comfort in prayer and meditation; there are times when even the most devout seek a more clinical remedy.

If you are at all familiar with the principles behind the Law of Attraction then you will want to add this eBook to your collection. Dr. F. W. Sears was a practicing psychologist during the early 1900s; a predecessor of Napoleon Hill who skyrocketed to fame with Think & Grow Rich, Sears fueled many of Hills theories.

Sears published many articles on his study of harmonious attraction throughout his career. In this book How To Attract Success, he cites several case studies and his own personal experiences with modifying behavior in order to change the vibration or energy surrounding ones efforts in such a way as to literally attract the people, situations, circumstances etc. necessary to achieve the success you desire.

No, this is not hocus pocus, black magic voodoo, or atheist based. These are natures laws, universal laws that have been observed and studied and woven into all faiths, through the millennium, and accepted as a matter of fact. A matter of fact that struggles to preserve itself in a society more interested in how to make money instead of how to succeed as a human being. On a global level it is very important what we all individually seek to achieve and how we go about doing that. Many have utilized the Laws of Force without even realizing it when their efforts might have been better spent understanding the Law of Harmony. Why generate all that negative energy when positive energy will not only satisfy your own desires but also contribute to a more productive mass consciousness. One person really can affect change.

Dr. Sears expresses this best, To understand this Law of Force and its manipulation by the power of concentration with man’s mental faculties is what the schools, colleges and universities of the world teach as psychology.
It is no more real psychology than black is white. Just as black is the absence of all color while white is the harmonious union of all color, so is the psychology of the schools, colleges and universities of the world the absence of all real psychology because such teachings are limited only to the physical and mental planes. Real psychology is the union of all planes of consciousness manifesting in one perfect and harmonious whole, under the Law of Harmony.

Laws of Attraction did not begin or end with How To Attract Success. As a student of all the Universal Laws, you will want to study all the pioneers in this field for your own edification of a very broad subject. There are references in the book enough to get you started on your own self-help library. So many phenomenal books and teachers out there that can feed one’s hunger and thirst for self-improvement. There is no one path that will lead the masses to realize their inner-purpose, but all roads will lead you somewhere.

If this is the first book you have read that dared to claim that we could effectively change our own lives, it will fan your curiosity and drive you in new directions of self growth.

Dr. F.W. Sears was a Master of Psychology, a practical man of science. His writings and practical applications were produced during the 1910’s and 1920’s yet remain as relevant now as then. He not only practiced what he preached but, applied his theories in counsel to his own patients and chronicled their successes. Many of those accounts you will find in this book.
Turns out that Attraction is not a secret phenomenon it is an ancient Universal Truth. Study along with one of the Masters, discover what he has learned, lectured about and practiced himself.

In this adaptation, an introduction has been added that will show relevance almost 100 years later. By adding notable quotes from ancient scholars, spiritual teachers and other self-improvement authors, this chronicle of Dr. Sears’ observations and practical applications are more palatable to today’s reader.

If you are a student of the Universe, you will appreciate the books introduction and benefit from this read.

Legal Process Outsourcing’s Point Of Inflection

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Depending on what you are reading and who you are talking to it can be unclear whether or not legal process outsourcing is making true headway in the legal industry. A report on some sites surfaced this week which discuss apparent reluctance to sending even simpler legal tasks offshore. The Lawyer reported how Integreons operations both in Fargo and in Bristol was cost prohibitive to the firms operations since clients do not prefer the LPO to send any work overseas. Its quite interesting that the LPOs clients, who give their business to Integreon, want the provider to perform work onshore rather than reap benefits of the lower cost offshore model which they signed on to profit from in the first place. Is this a trend in legal process outsourcing which has been largely synonymous with transmitting work overseas to the lower cost centers in India, Philippines and beyond? Or rather, does this story reflect the eve of an inflection point that will breed LPO differentiation to new service delivery models moving forward?

The reason for the differentiation question lies in the case seen in the Integreon story. Providers will adjust and offer service as dictated by their clients when it makes sense. Its a fact of doing business. Otherwise turning your back on clients doesnt bode well for your future business, and in turn helps your competitors who adjust and offer accordingly. But does this story actually make sense – to essentially abandon the offshore model which is the foundation for the cost savings and is at the heart of the law firm attraction to LPO?

Onshore arms do make sense to the LPO model if the delivery model finds a way for it to make it economically viable. Paying up to 90% of revenues to onshore salaries does not, but it could if fees could be raised to justify the overall service being provided. Or perhaps volumes will allow them to achieve economies of scale thus pushing them into the black. But this does call for another look at the overall legal outsourcing value proposition.

Cost savings, increased productivity, access to back office capacity – and the list could go on – but these are some of the driving forces behind the value of legal process outsourcing. However were witnessing a transformative period for the industry if the offshore reluctance holds true. It will, if it hasnt already, cause legal process outsourcing providers to ask themselves how they continue driving their operations and maintain the value to the client. The answer will lie based on their internal capabilities, their ability to react, and most importantly their innovative view of the service model. The winning model will achieve greater inroads in improving the central word of the industry name; Process. The industry as a whole must improve the process in which it interacts with clients and delivers their work products.

No matter the industry, business process exists in one way or another, and it in fact is almost always enhanced through the implementation o f technological solutions that make life easier for all those involved. It requires studying the end-to-end process between client and provider, and determining the areas of pain and opportunity to marry up with new tools, perhaps not yet envisioned. The fact is that technology has undoubtedly facilitated the LPO industry, but this inflection point is calling for a push to the boundaries of what technology will do for LPOs maturity in the face of client demands for onshore support. More mature, cutting edge platforms coupled with some level of onshore support must contribute to the value proposition and offer a complementary service to the overall offering of the provider.

If pieced together properly, the suite of services that the LPO provides may in fact dictate higher fees through the realization of increased service value. Or it may just at least maintain legal process outsourcings cost competitive edge. Either way it will create a factor of differentiation between pure play LPO providers who compete solely on cost, and those providers who seek to stand apart from the pack and offer an innovative approach to legal outsourcing.

Legal Process Outsourcing Pros And Cons

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If you own a law firm or you are an in-house counsel looking forward to outsource legal process locally or globally, basic knowledge regarding the merits and demerits of legal process outsourcing service will be of great help for you. There are various that need to be considered and negotiated before flagging off any contract with a Legal proves outsourcing company. It will help you to maintain a good rapport and working relationship with the legal process outsourcing offering company. Initiate your outsourcing process by doing an evaluation of all your works. It will enable you to decide the type of work that you wish to outsource. After deciding the type of work, its time to questions that you must ask from your vendor. Some of the basic questions are as follows:

What will be the cost for legal process outsourcing services?

How well the LPO providing company will be able to meet our needs?

Why should that particular LPO Company be hired?

In case of legal process outsourcing Company you should be able to deal directly with that company. Besides direct communication medium, it must comply with all the obligations and privacy or confidentiality issues of the client. A standard set of benchmarks and metrics must be followed to measure the overall success or failure of the services provided by the company.

The advent of legal process outsourcing in India started as legal support services but in very less time duration, this sector has witnessed a phenomenal success and popularity. Always focus on how much profit can you make by legal process outsourcing. Calculate how much you can save along with all the mandatory tax advantages. Pay attention to the quality of the service offered by LPO Company. Properly analyze the associated risk factors and risk allocation framework to develop a strategy to control the risks. One of such risk can be linguistic or cultural differences that can cause obstacles in day to day operations of your business.

In case things run bad in your LPO relationship. One of the important prerequisite for LPO services is to have knowledge of the laws of the country of the LPO Company. It will help you to easily resolve the disputes that might creep in during later stages. So be ready and prepared to protect customer and company information.

K2 Legality

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Even though K2 products do not contain any controlled substances, many states have already adopted legislation making the same laws that apply to marijuana or other controlled substances also apply to K2 products. Those states that have adopted legislation making K2 illegal are Kansas, the first state to ban K2, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Michigan, and Illinois (K2 will remain legal in that state until the end of 2010.) So, this means that in the other 42 states, K2 is still legal.

Many people question why K2 legality should even be an issue. After all, as has already been mentioned, there are no controlled substances in K2 like there are in marijuana and other drugs that are considered illegal. Except for those K2 products which do have synthetic chemicals added to them, the herbs and botanicals found in them are natural. The herbs are the same as those cultivated for use in a home or restaurant kitchen, or that grow wild. The same holds for the botanicals-which is just a “dressed-up” word for plant parts. The plants that are chosen to be combined with the herbs grow naturally indifferent parts of the country or the world.

It is known that some herbs and plants have medicinal properties, and some do contain natural substances that may have an effect on some people. For example, an herb with the very descriptive common name of “Horny Goat Weed” comes from China. Its real name is Epimedium. The Chinese have long believed this plant has aphrodisiac properties. One type of K2 product, SolidSex, has this plant in it, along with herbs and other plants.

Another thing that may have some people wondering about the K2 legality issue is the intended use for K2 products. K2 manufacturers make K2 products for use as incense. The products are intended to be used in incense and potpourri burners or otherwise heated in a safe manner until the aroma and essences of the herbs and botanicals can be detected.
Now, it is true that heating K2 incense products will also release any synthetic chemicals that were added to the natural herbs and botanicals. And, some people maybe affected by these chemicals. However, they may also feel the effects of any natural essences that can be found in certain plants, such as Horny Goat Weed.

Perhaps the best way to approach K2 legality issues is by doing so the same way that any issues would be considered. If K2 has been made illegal in your state, but you still wish to use it then you will have to think about whether the risk of being caught inpossession of K2 incense will be worth it.

If you live in one of the states that have made K2 smoke illegal, you probably know you canorder it online from the privacy of your own home. If you buy k2 and only use when you are in the privacy of your home or at someone’s home to which you have been invited, and do not go out in public if you are feeling any effects until they have completely worn off, you should not have any problems.

In those states where it is still legal to purchase, possess, sell, distribute, and use k2 incense, then you know that not only can you purchase it online, you can also buy it incertain retail outlets. That’s because it’s an incense product, just like the incense you buy at other places. You should still, however, only use K2 incense at the right time (when you have taken care of all obligations and responsibilities) and in the right way (as incense only.) Again, if it does affect you, you should not drive or operate heavy machinery, and you should remain where you are until all effects have worn off.