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Fifth Circuit Applies ABA Model Rules to attorney’s conduct

By shealy | Published: March 30, 2010
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently evaluated a Texas attorney’s conduct in part by referencing the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The case is  In the Matter of Proeducation Int’l. Inc., No. 08-20398, located here: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov:8081/isysquery/irl92c/3/doc This was a bankruptcy case out of Houston. The trial court disqualified an attorney from representing [...]
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Gun laws handout posted, from my 3/12/10 presentation to Smith County Bar Association!

By shealy | Published: March 12, 2010
This is the handout from a presentation I gave on March 12, 2010 to the Smith County Bar Association for my speech. The program includes a combination of two things: 1) A basic introduction to state and federal gun laws, and 2) An update of recent changes and current issues. Please keep in mind that 1) This [...]
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Microsoft VP says infected PC’s should be quarantined

By shealy | Published: March 3, 2010
Microsoft VP Scott Charney suggested at the 2010 RSA Conference that infected PC’s should be quarantined – blocked from accessing the Internet. He suggests that this might be accomplished by relying on ISP’s to do it, by paying for security measures using tax money, by government regulations, or by unspecified “market forces.” This raises some serious [...]
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German court overturns data retention law

By shealy | Published: March 3, 2010
Germany’s highest court overturned a law passed by the European Union requiring phone and e-mail providers to retain e-mail, landline, and mobile phone records for six months. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10462117-38.html?tag=nl.e703 This is a developing area of the law in the U.S. also. People caught up in lawsuits can be in for a rude awakening when their e-mails, texts, Internet [...]
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Welcome to Healy Milne Law

By admin | Published: January 4, 2010
Welcome to the blog of Healy Milne & Associates, P.C. We will use this space to relay thoughts, publishing, news and other things of interest that relate to the wonderful world of the law. In the meantime, make sure to visit our website. Regards, The Healy, Milne & Associates Team
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