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Adding Rush Rates for Legal Services

Attorney at Work

As lawyers, we are in a service industry. However, I suspect most of us did not sign up to be on call to provide legal services 24-7. Urgent matters are those that require immediate attention, such as a client who tells me on Wednesday that they have a filing due to the court by Friday. My urgent rate will be $400/hour.

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Federal judge authorizes IRS tax evasion inquiry involving offshore legal services

JURIST

The court granted the IRS permission to serve “John Doe” summonses on 10 entities including Federal Express Corporation and its affiliates, DHL Express, UPS, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, Citibank NA, Wells Fargo Bank NA, and Bank of America NA. tax laws.

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Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center

Diane Drain

Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center at the Arizona Bankruptcy Court. The LSC is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. Drain, P.A.

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Texas Supreme Court Preliminarily Approves Delivery of Legal Services by Licensed Paraprofessionals

LawSites

The Supreme Court of Texas this week gave preliminary approval to rules that would allow the delivery of legal services in certain circumstances by licensed legal paraprofessionals and licensed court-access assistants who are not lawyers.

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India Supreme Court grants opportunity for states and union territories to enforce directives on caste discrimination in prisons

JURIST

The Supreme Court of India granted a final opportunity on Tuesday for states and union territories to comply with its directives to eradicate caste discrimination within prisons. Despite the court’s clear directives, compliance reports from the states and union territories have been notably absent.

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Arizona Licenses First Three Alternative Business Structures for Delivering Legal Services

LawSites

The Arizona Supreme Court has approved the first three entities to be licensed as alternative business structures, enabling businesses owned by non-lawyers to deliver legal services under the liberalized licensing rules the court approved last August. Court order approving application.).

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US federal appeals court holds Louisiana State Bar Association is restricted to sharing ‘germane’ social media posts

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Monday that the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) violated the US Constitution’s First Amendment when it tweeted several posts that were not “germane” to the legal profession.