In late March, Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot attorney Jon M. DeVore was asked to participate as a panelist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs "My Business Journey" webinar. The MBJ Series shares the stories of successful Women Veterans in Business and...
Truckers perform a valuable service to individuals and companies across the nation. Most of these truckers take pride in how many miles they’ve driven without being involved in a crash. Just the same, there are wrecks involving semi-trucks on a daily basis. The large...
When you first hear the news that an employee is threatening to file a lawsuit over on-the-job discrimination or harassment, your heart may sink -- with good reason. Not only can lawsuits cost your company money, they disrupt the normal flow of business, can lead to a...
Written by Jon M. DeVore and Carissa Siebeneck Anderson Birch Horton Bittner and Cherot attorney Jon DeVore recently participated in a nationwide broadcast webinar on Winning in Relationships: Teaming; Mentor-Protege & Joint Ventures Webinar, hosted by the U.S....
Written by William A. Earnhart Continued from Trial in the Age of Zoom, Part 2: Practical Advice The first two weeks of January 2021, my team and I were consumed with a trial that was conducted exclusively remote, via Zoom. Being as it was the first full civil trial...
Written by William A. Earnhart Continued from Trial in the Age of Zoom, Part 1: Initial Observations The first two weeks of January 2021, my team and I were consumed with a trial that was conducted exclusively remote, via Zoom. Being as it was the first full civil...
Written by William A. Earnhart For myself and my team, the first two weeks of January 2021 were consumed with what may have been the first full civil trial in Alaska conducted exclusively online, remotely, via Zoom. For background, this was a bench trial; each party...
Any person or group wishing to start a new business must make a variety of critical decisions. After all, the actions taken early in the process of forming a business will have long-lasting effects. Native American tribes entering the business realm must also make...
You do not believe that you have discriminated against any of your employees or prospective employees. You know well that your company needs to give all workers an equal opportunity, and you do it to the best of your ability. Even so, your company is the focus of a...
One complaint that employees have when they’re fired is that they didn’t even know they were doing anything to warrant the firing. If they had been given a warning, they argue, they could have changed their behavior. They feel that the firing is unfair. Some companies...