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Cohen and Wolf Publications

Appellate

• Appellate Attorneys Should Note Rule Changes (CT Law Tribune)
  December 2010

Bankruptcy

• Facing Foreclosure? Don't Wait to Seek Help
  March 2008

Business & Corporate

• Clearing the Way for Corporate Do-Gooders
  
• Letter of Intent
  
• Attorney David Levine Publishes, "For Mets Owners, Incompetence Does Not Equal Fraud" (CT Post, Stamford Advocate, Greenwich Time & Danbury News-Times)
  February 2011
• Is Your Small Business Placing Your Personal Assets At Risk?
  March 2008
• Revised Article 9 of the UCC
  July 2001

Common Interest Communities

• Connecticut Supreme Court Untangles Leash Rule and Affirms a Condominium Board of Directors’ Rulemaking Authority
  March 2007

Elder Law

• What Can You Do When Your Elderly Parent Starts to Forget?
  April 2008
• Elder Law Advisory: Winter 2008
  Winter 2008
• Elder Law Advisory: Winter 2007
  Winter 2007

Employment & Labor

• Stuart M. Katz quoted extensively in Connecticut Post on staffing issues related to Winter Storm Nemo
  
• Coverage of Gary Phelan's Health Care Presentation in The Hour
  
• Attorney talks employer responsibilities in Sandys wake
  
• Q&A on Accounting for Wages Lost to the Weather
  
• Gary Phelan Quoted Extensively in PEHub
  
• Attorney Phelan Quoted in "Employers May Avoid Hiring Smokers as Health Care Reform Kicks In"
  
• Employment Lawyer: Paid Sick Leave Bill 'Beneficial' (Bridgeport News)
  July 2011
• Time to Retire: Mandatory Retirement Policies
  April 2011
• Are You Prepared to be Sued by Your Employees?
  March 2008
• Injunction Application May Imply Arbitration Waiver (CT Law Tribune)
  November 2006
• Covenants Not to Compete
  Spring 2006
• What Employers Need to Know About Civil Unions
  Fall 2005
• Binding Arbitration Not the End of the Road
  November 2002
• Reasonable Accommodation of Beliefs After Cosme
  May 2002
• Workers with Disabilities May Enjoy Greater Protection Under State Law than Under the ADA
  Summer 2002
• The Long Reach of the National Labor Relations Act: Protected Concerted Activity of Non-Union Employees
  Summer 2002
• Arbitration Clauses May Not Provide Protections Employers Think They Do
  Summer 2002
• What Type of Work Must Connecticut Employers Offer to Returning Workers’ Compensation Claimants
  Summer 2004
• Do Connecticut Employers Have to Pay Trainees?
  Summer 2004
• Confidentiality Agreements Should be Reasonable Too
  Summer 2003
• Compelled Self-Publication Defamation in Connecticut
  Summer 2003
• U.S. Supreme Court Limits Family/Medical Leave
  Winter 2003
• Employer's Bad Conduct Does Not Constitute Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
  Winter 2003
• Employer's Breach of Contract May Invalidate Non-Compete
  Winter 2003
• Drug Testing in the Workplace: An Employer's Guide
  Fall 2005

Family Law

• Ken Bernhard's Indian Adventure
  July 20, 2012
• ADR: Matrimonial Cases Often Ripe for Private Mediation (CLT)
  June 2011
• Successful Mediation in Matrimonial Cases
  June 2011
• Financial Savvy is a Must for Married Couples
  March 2008
• Divorce Options in Connecticut
  August 2007
• Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Loose Ends of a Divorce
  
• Grandparents Rights
  January 2001

Land Use & Zoning

• Cohen and Wolf attorney quoted, "Underground or overhead, Sandy may provide final answer for Conn."
  

Litigation

• Litigator's Book 'How To Succeed As A Trial Lawyer' Offers Fresh Advice
  
• "Fictitious Entities Can Be Denied Standing"
  
• Why Connecticut Should Adopt the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
  
• "Working With Local Counsel"
  
• How to Keep Testimony and Documents Out of the Record in Federal and State Court
  
• Real Property Tax Appeals in Connecticut - 2012 Update
  
• Why Connecticut Should Adopt the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
  
• Prejudgment Remedy Denial Isn't the Last Word (CT Law Tribune)
  March 2011
• Stewart Edelstein Discusses New Rules for Expert Testimony (CTCPA)
  March 2011
• Federal Court System Implements New Rules (CT Law Tribune)
  December 2010
• Ten Effective Strategies for Commercial Arbitration
  June 2010
• Breaking Down the Barriers: 10 Tips for Overcoming a Commercial Mediation Impasse
  June 2009
• 14 Tips for Presenting a Compelling Commercial Plaintiff's Case
  March 2008
• Mediation in Commercial Disputes
  June 2007
• Beware the Economic Loss Rule
  October 2006
• Daubert and Lost Profits Testimony
  September 2005
• Maximizing and Securing your Judgment by Effective Use of Offer of Judgment and Prejudgment Remedy Procedures
  November 2003
• Have New Rules Changed The Boundaries of Discovery?
  August 2002
• Implementing the Most Recent Federal Rules Changes: Charting the Course Through Treacherous Waters
  April 2002
• How to Create a Winning Documentary Record from Initial Client Meeting Through Trial
  August 2001
• Cutpa Punitive Damages and Attorney's Fees: When Are They Recoverable, and How Much is Enough?
  March 2001
• Real Property Tax Appeals in Connecticut
  Summer 2000

Municipal

• Cohen and Wolf attorney quoted, "Underground or overhead, Sandy may provide final answer for Conn."
  
• Ken Bernhard's Indian Adventure
  July 20, 2012
• Real Property Tax Appeals in Connecticut - 2012 Update
  
• Real Property Tax Appeals in Connecticut - 2012 Update
  
• For Charities, Property Tax Exemption No Sure Thing
  August 2010

Physicians' Practices

• The Bubble Bursteth
  September 2000

Real Estate

• Real Property Tax Appeals in Connecticut - 2012 Update
  
• Facing Foreclosure? Don't Wait to Seek Help
  March 2008
• Connecticut Supreme Court Untangles Leash Rule and Affirms a Condominium Board of Directors’ Rulemaking Authority
  March 2007
• Real Property Tax Appeals in Connecticut
  Summer 2000

Securities

• Have the Changes to FINRA Arbitration Panels Helped the Customer?
  August 2011
• NASD Broker-Customer Arbitrations Does Connecticut Law Make a Difference?
  August 2011
• Questions and Answers about Securities Arbitration
  August 2011
• Fairness Demands Return of Ill-Gotten Madoff Gains (CT Post)
  April 2011
• A Critical Look at Proposed Hedge Fund Legislation
  February 2009
• Wall Street Crisis Highlight Benefits of Forensic Accountants - More Litigators Leaning on Specialists to Uncover Fraud and Mismanagement
  February 2009
• "Bernie Madoff Had My Money - What Do I Do?"
  January 2009
• If Your Portfolio Heads South Can You Sue Your Stockbroker?
  March 2008
• "Connecticut Regulators React to Calls for Hedge Fund Regulation"
  Winter 2006
• Connecticut Judge Bans Out-Of-State Lawyers from Connecticut Arbitrations
  November 2005
• NASD Arbitration Returns to Connecticut - Will the New Venue Respond to Arguments of Bias?
  November 2005
• NASD Issues Proposed Rule Revising Filing Fees
  November 2005

Tax

• Income Tax Relief For 2011 and 2012
  
• Income Tax Relief For 2011 and 2012
  
• Federal Estate Tax Rules for 2010
  
• Federal Estate Tax Rules for 2011 and 2012
  
• Portability of the Unused Spousal Exemption Amount - Sometimes You CAN Take It With You
  
• Connecticut Enacts Unified Estate and Gift Tax
  January 2005

Trusts & Estates

• Federal Estate Tax Rules for 2010
  
• Federal Estate Tax Rules for 2011 and 2012
  
• Portability of the Unused Spousal Exemption Amount - Sometimes You CAN Take It With You
  
• What Can You Do When Your Elderly Parent Starts to Forget?
  April 2008
• New Legislation that Impacts Medicaid Coverage
  February 2006
• Connecticut Enacts Unified Estate and Gift Tax
  January 2005
• Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Loose Ends of a Divorce
  
• Estate Planning Advisory
  Winter 2009

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