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Appellate­Practice­Sectionby­John­J . ­Cavaliere , ­III

20 contrActorLicenSing BiLLSofftogovernor forSignAture

Construction­Law­Sectionby­Jason­S . ­Lambert­

26 AdAyintheLifeofApoLice LegALAdviSor

Government­Lawyers­Sectionby­Megan­Newcomb

38 dueLingdeciSionSof duAL-fiLeddiScriMinAtion chArgeS

Labor­ & ­Employment­Law­Section by­Sarah­A . ­Naccache

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Marital­ & ­Family­Law­Sectionby­Mark­Baseman

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44 MAxiMizingMediAtion SucceSS : utiLizing forenSicAccountAntS

Mediation­ & ­Arbitration­Sectionby­Amanda­Porupski

50 openAi ’ SfAiruSe defenSeforuSeof copyrightedMAteriAL

Solo­ & ­Small­Firm­Sectionby­Derek­Fahey

52 preventingrAnSoMwAre : Apriorityforevery LAwprActice

Technology­Section­ by­Michael­McLaughlin­ & ­Kurt­Sanger­

54 hAveyouMetMy newASSociAte ?

Trial­ & ­Litigation­Sectionby­Morgan­W . ­Streetman

56 percentAgefeeSin workerS ’ coMpenSAtion

Workers ’ ­Compensation­Sectionby­Anthony­V . ­Cortese

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18 BLicLASShASBuSySeASonof LeArningABoutourcoMMunity

Bar­Leadership­Institute­by­ Jessica­A . ­Cauley­ & ­Hillary­Thornton

22 AnuphiLLBAttLe : diverSity initiAtiveSfAcingnew chALLengeS

Diversity , ­Equity­ & ­Inclusion­Committee by­Katari­Buck

48 MArtiALLAw : SAvior orthreAt ?

Military­ & ­Veterans­Affairs­Committeeby­Colonel­Harold­W . ­Youmans­ ( Ret .)

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