Bradford H. Bernstein, President of the Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein talks about his New York, immigration law practice with LBN host Scott Drake Mr. Bernstein took over the management of Spar & Bernstein, which is located in downtown Manhattan and has departments in immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, and matrimonial/family law, upon his grandfather’s retirement in 2001. In the years since, he has expanded the firm from seven employees to nearly 50. He has also, most notably, established himself on the international airwaves with a daily immigration advice show at noon on NYC’s 93.5 FM radio. His expertise combined with an amazingly effervescent sense of humor has made the “Immigration Link” the No.1 ranked show on the station.
The alleged investment scam by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein could top $1 billion, making it one of the biggest fraud cases in South Florida history, the head of the FBI in Miami said Thursday morning at a news conference. ``When it's all said and done, I estimate that this scheme could well exceed one billion dollars,'' said FBI Special Agent in Charge John Gillies. He would not talk about whether others may have been involved with the lawyer's alleged Ponzi scheme, but said ``I do not believe this was a one-man show.'' His remarks came as the FBI and IRS sought the help of possible victims of Rothstein's alleged scam. They are urging investors of any kind to contact the FBI by telephone or e-mail with information about their investments, verification of those investments and other details. Agents will then pore over the information and first respond to the biggest victims -- a process that could take weeks. Asked why the FBI had not yet arrested Rothstein, Gillies responded: ``We are conducting this investigation in a timely manner, but we will not be rushed. We will be thorough, and we are far from over . . . I'd like to let the public know this case is going to take time.'' Structured Settlelent expert John Darer..explains why this isn't a structured settlement scam and why settlement planning from an expert is important.
Charla Nash, the woman who was severely mauled on February 16,2009, by a friend’s pet chimpanzee, appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show. The chimpanzee weighed 200 pounds when it brutally attacked Nash, and left her face completely destroyed. Nash appeared on the talk show wearing a black veil. After talking with Oprah for a bit, Oprah asked if she would be willing to remove the veil. Nash had no objections and stated she was much stronger now and did not care what people saw. When she removed the veil, Oprah explained to her that her face would be all over the media. Nash’s face is extremely disfigured. She lost both of her hands, her eyelids, nose, lips and the bony structure of her middle face. Nash says she is not in any pain, and does not remember the attack at all. Her family has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the chimp for 50 million dollars, and the state of Connecticut for 150 million dollars. Scott Drake interviews Nash's attorney Matt Newman.
Surrogacy Lawyer Theresa Erickson discusses how the Legal Broadcast Network helps her firm dominate SEO.
Danversport Trust lawyer Jan Schlichtmann says a Kentucky-based chemical company delivered a tanker of chemicals to an ink and paint factory, contributing to an inferno that destroyed or damaged nearly 100 homes and businesses. Schlichtmann said a worker for Ashland Inc., based in Covington, Ky., also participated in filling up the 2,000-gallon mixing tank that overheated inside the CAI/Arnel factory, causing an explosion that nearly flattened the Danversport neighborhood. “We believe this was part of a routine practice,’’ Schlichtmann said of the employee’s actions. “That makes it particularly egregious. It was an explosion waiting to happen.’’
Matt Bracy, general counsel of Settlement Capital Corporation tells LBN's Scott Drake that the Scott Rothstein scheme isn't about structuredsettlements.
Structured Settlement experts mark Wahlstrom and John Darer clarify that the Rothstein allegations is not really a structured settlelemnt issue. These were based on taxable damages.
Bradford H. Bernstein, President of the Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein talks about his New York, immigration law practice with LBN host Scott Drake Mr. Bernstein took over the management of Spar & Bernstein, which is located in downtown Manhattan and has departments in immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, and matrimonial/family law, upon his grandfather’s retirement in 2001. In the years since, he has expanded the firm from seven employees to nearly 50. He has also, most notably, established himself on the international airwaves with a daily immigration advice show at noon on NYC’s 93.5 FM radio. His expertise combined with an amazingly effervescent sense of humor has made the “Immigration Link” the No.1 ranked show on the station.
The alleged investment scam by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein could top $1 billion, making it one of the biggest fraud cases in South Florida history, the head of the FBI in Miami said Thursday morning at a news conference. ``When it's all said and done, I estimate that this scheme could well exceed one billion dollars,'' said FBI Special Agent in Charge John Gillies. He would not talk about whether others may have been involved with the lawyer's alleged Ponzi scheme, but said ``I do not believe this was a one-man show.'' His remarks came as the FBI and IRS sought the help of possible victims of Rothstein's alleged scam. They are urging investors of any kind to contact the FBI by telephone or e-mail with information about their investments, verification of those investments and other details. Agents will then pore over the information and first respond to the biggest victims -- a process that could take weeks. Asked why the FBI had not yet arrested Rothstein, Gillies responded: ``We are conducting this investigation in a timely manner, but we will not be rushed. We will be thorough, and we are far from over . . . I'd like to let the public know this case is going to take time.'' Structured Settlelent expert John Darer..explains why this isn't a structured settlement scam and why settlement planning from an expert is important.
A Sacramento jury set an eye-popping standard Thursday on the cost of radio station contests that kill and the resulting loss of a mother's love and a wife's companionship. The tab for Entercom LLC came to $16,577,118 in the water-intoxication death of Jennifer Strange in a contest put on by Sacrament radio station KDND "The End" (107.9 FM).
Solomon Neuhardt in Billings, MT who specializes in accident and personal injury cases. With years of experience as an attorney in Billings Montana and surrounding areas, Solomon has developed Neuhardt Law Firm into one of the best in America.
Scott Drake interviews General Counsel founder and managing principal Stuart Blake. The General Counsel, LLC was founded in 2005 with a straightforward mission - offer cost effective,full and part-time in-house general counsel services to fast-growth and mid-size companies.GC helps these businesses chart their growth and mitigate the risks associated with success. Stuart is an attorney with over 25 years of in house corporate legal experience. Stuart has vast experience in consumer products industries, for which he has counseled on a wide variety of general business, commercial contracts,employment matters, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and corporate compliance and governance. He has a proven track record of forging successful working relationships with executive management teams.
John Darer speaks with bankruptcy expert Bruce Akerly (Bell Nunnally & Martin) in Houston about Chapter 7 and companies servicing factoring agreements.
Harvard Law Professor Ashish Nanda writes in the American lawyer..."The current oversupply of new associates has sent law firms scrambling to implement short-term adjustments, such as secondments and deferrals. But the legal profession needs more than temporary half-measures. The new-associate recruitment market is fundamentally broken, and it has been for some time. Incremental changes are not going to address its underlying problems. The market needs a structural fix -- a centralized matching authority, like the one that the medical professionhas been using for more than half a century." Scott Drake interviews professor Ashish Nanda
After passage by the California State Assembly and Senate, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on October 11 signed into law Senate Bill 510, which gives greater judicial oversight to prevent predatory practices involving structuredsettlement annuity buyouts. The new law is much needed and will help stop companies from preying on a very vulnerable segment of the population, says Patrick Farber, a structured settlement broker with Ringler Associates.
Charla Nash, the woman who was severely mauled on February 16,2009, by a friend’s pet chimpanzee, appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show. The chimpanzee weighed 200 pounds when it brutally attacked Nash, and left her face completely destroyed. Nash appeared on the talk show wearing a black veil. After talking with Oprah for a bit, Oprah asked if she would be willing to remove the veil. Nash had no objections and stated she was much stronger now and did not care what people saw. When she removed the veil, Oprah explained to her that her face would be all over the media. Nash’s face is extremely disfigured. She lost both of her hands, her eyelids, nose, lips and the bony structure of her middle face. Nash says she is not in any pain, and does not remember the attack at all. Her family has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the chimp for 50 million dollars, and the state of Connecticut for 150 million dollars. Scott Drake interviews Nash's attorney Matt Newman.
Surrogacy Lawyer Theresa Erickson discusses how the Legal Broadcast Network helps her firm dominate SEO.
Danversport Trust lawyer Jan Schlichtmann says a Kentucky-based chemical company delivered a tanker of chemicals to an ink and paint factory, contributing to an inferno that destroyed or damaged nearly 100 homes and businesses. Schlichtmann said a worker for Ashland Inc., based in Covington, Ky., also participated in filling up the 2,000-gallon mixing tank that overheated inside the CAI/Arnel factory, causing an explosion that nearly flattened the Danversport neighborhood. “We believe this was part of a routine practice,’’ Schlichtmann said of the employee’s actions. “That makes it particularly egregious. It was an explosion waiting to happen.’’
Matt Bracy, general counsel of Settlement Capital Corporation tells LBN's Scott Drake that the Scott Rothstein scheme isn't about structuredsettlements.
Structured Settlement experts mark Wahlstrom and John Darer clarify that the Rothstein allegations is not really a structured settlelemnt issue. These were based on taxable damages.