Megan Earhart co-wrote the article “New Legislation Brings Some Clarity to Estate Planning” published on Nov. 8, 2010.
Jim Butler’s blog article, "Hotel Lawyer: Checklist for negotiating Hotel Management Agreements/Hotel Operating Agreements – The HMA PRO™ Checklist" was published by Hotel Online, Hospitality Net and Hotel Mule.
Jim Butler and Bob Braun’s blog article, "Hotel Lawyer with insights on ‘How to get a great hotel operator,’" was published by Hotel News Resource.
Orange County Litigation Newsletter, Fall 2010 Size Them Up: Picking – or Rather, “Excluding” – a Jury Clarence Darrow, one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians, wrote in “How to Pick A Jury,” Esquire, May 1936: “It is obvious that if a litigant discovered one of his dearest friends in the jury […]
JMBM Development Rights Newsletter Fall 2010 Area Planning Commissions Need Help In the City of Los Angeles we have seven Area Planning Commissions (known as “APCs”), each consisting of five volunteer members appointed by the Mayor and covering a distinct geographical part of the city. These APC commissioners need not and, in fact, do not […]
JMBM Development Rights Newsletter Fall 2010 Update: Los Angeles City Council Approves Ban on New Supergraphics in Hollywood The right to install a supergraphic on a side of a building in Hollywood has been an ongoing struggle between owners and the City for years. The attorneys at JMBM have extensive experience in representing hotel owners […]
Cloud Computing, Part III JMBM Corporate Law Newsletter: Cloud Computing, Part III This article is the last in a series about cloud computing. Read parts one and two to get the full story. In past issues of the JMBM Corporate Law Newsletter, we discussed some of the benefits and challenges of cloud computing. As discussed […]
Back of the Agreement–Boilerplate Provisions The term “boilerplate” dates back to the 1890s, when printing plates of text for advertisements or syndicated columns were cast or stamped in steel ready for the printing press and distributed to newspapers around the United States. They were called boilerplates because of their resemblance to the thick, tough steel […]
Scott Harshman authored a chapter in Inside the Minds: Trust and Probate Litigation, published by Thomson Reuters/Aspatore. His chapter is titled, "Assisting Clients With Challenges to Their Trust Litigation Strategies."
Jim Butler’s article entitled, "Distress Continues for Hotels and Commercial Real Estate: New Data Suggests 8 year Downturn, Dismal Prospects and Increased Foreclosures" was published in Hotel Law Blog, and was picked up by the following sites: Hotel Online, ehotelier.com, Hotel News Resource and Hospitality Net.