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Sivonnia DeBarros: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Field

Attorney at Work

Since passing the bar in 2013, DeBarros has built a six-figure law firm that focuses on sports and entertainment and has been featured in the news and on numerous podcasts. In America, less than 1% of all lawyers in associate attorney roles are women of color and of that 1%, only 0.38% are African American women.

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3 Questions For A College Athlete Turned Birdie Girl (Part I)

Above The Law

As someone with a tremendous respect for the dedication of athletes to their craft, I always relish the opportunity to hear from those who have achieved measurable success in their sport of choice. Likewise, I am always impressed by the grit and risk-taking of those who choose to start their own businesses, irrespective of field of endeavor.

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COVID-19 Fraud Task Force Targets $63B in Stolen Federal Funds

The Crime Report

Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced the creation of a COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to crack down in those who take advantage of federal benefits given to those financially suffering during the pandemic. The money was then used to purchase luxury items like sports cars, reported ABC13 News.

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Roger Royse: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

Did you want to be an attorney “when you grew up”? Ibecame a lawyer because, as a kid, whenever my dad, a small business owner, had a problem, he would call a lawyer, who would solve the problem. They were like shamans, knowing the secrets of the business world that could make things happen. You are a successful attorney.

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Los Angeles Clippers and Intuit Enter into 23-Year Naming Rights Agreement and Name the New Arena in Inglewood Intuit Dome

The IP Law Blog

Intuit also agreed to provide taxpayer assistance to qualifying families and to host workshops for entrepreneurs and small business owners with a particular emphasis on minority- and women-owned businesses.

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2023: A Year in Review

Customs & International Trade Law

Binding Ruling Requests An importer of sports equipment retained Diaz Trade Law (DTL) to submit a binding ruling request to CBP. DTL filed a successful protest asserting the goods were in fact excluded from the AD/CVD scope and no duties were in fact owed. CBP agreed with DTL’s protest – saving our client thousands!

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

LawSites

Elevator pitch: For enterprise business teams, Advocat AI speeds up contract intake, generation and negotiation. We apply Natural Language Processing and a semantic knowledge graph to the process that attorneys use to research, analyze and write complex legal documents. Business users $49/mo. Attorney users $199/mo.