Volume 18, Number 2
March 2001
COLUMNS
From the Editor Patrick G. Goetzinger
Introduction Pamila J. Brown
The Chair's Corner Wynn A. Gunderson
FEATURES
BEST OF ABA SECTIONS
BUSINESS AND COMERCIAL LAW
Outside Bucks: A Practical Guide to Raising Capital for a Business
William W. Barker
Of primary importance is the need to keep your client's financing activities private in nature, whether they are between your client and investors or between a placement agent and investors.
New Horizon for Nonprofits: How to Structure Joint Ventures with For-Profits
Michael I. Sanders
Joint ventures between non-profit organizations are one method by which nonprofits can expand their activities.
DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW
Marriage for the New Millennium: hetrosexual, Same Sex- or Not at All?
Harry D. Krause
Not long ago, heterosexuality was the unquestioned call of nature, and homosexuality was a crime against nature.
Windfalls and Other Employment Benefits: Considering Stock Options, Capital Gains, Royalties, and Dividends
Laura W. Morgan
In recent years, stock options have become an increasingly popular benefit at all tiers of the corporate ladder.
ESTATE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING
Drafting to Avoid Conflicts
Stephanie E. Danaho
This article is intended to act as a catalyst for careful reflection by drafters on how the drafting decisions in tax-dominated estate planning documents can in fact either increase or decrease the likelihood of conflict among those with an economic stake in the property.
International Estate Planning
Barbara R. Hauser and Joseph M. Erwin
Asset protection trusts (APTs) are trusts established in offshore jurisdictions for the purpose of thwarting claims of creditors.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
MDPs and the Minority Lawyer
Virginia Grant
When Actions Speak Louder Than Words Between Sexes
Mary Stewart Mitchell
Burnout: Spotting It, Stopping It
Phillip M. Perry
REAL ESTATE LAW
Vested Rights: Property Development Agreements in an Era of Smart Growth Legislation
Daniel J. Curtin, Jr.
A Beginner's Guide to the Commitment for Owner's Title Insurance
Jack S. Levey
TRIAL PRACTICE
Discovery of Electronic Documents
Sheila J. Carpenter and Shaunda A. Patterson
Home Field Advantage: The Opening Statement That Closes
Brent O. E. Clinkscale, Riche' T. McKnight, and Kenneth C. Gibson
Preparing and Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination of an Adverse Witness
Ervin A. Gonzalez
FOR THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
Copyright Protection in the New Millenium: Amending the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to Prevent Consitutional Challenges
JeanAne Marie Jiles
Affordable Housing
Criminal Records of the Poor: The Impact on Eligibility for Affordable Housing
John J. Ammann
Criminal Justice
A Printer in Profiling: The Merger of Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
Margie Paris
Dispute Resolution
Should Parties tell Mediators Their Bottom Line?
Peter Contuzzi
Environmental, Energy, and Resource Law
Environmental Justice and Natural Areas Protection
Michael B. Gerrard
Franchise Law
Prospecting the Last Frontier: Legal Considerations for Franchisors Expanding into Inner-City Markets
Erik F. Dyhrkopp and Andrew H. Kim
Intellectual Property Law
Safe Harbor Provisions of DMCA Denied in Napster Copyright Infringement Case
David P. Miranda
International Law and Practice
Developing Countries, Developing Rights
Kathy Tatone
Labor and Employment Law
Drift and Division on the Clinton NLRB
Jonathan P. Hiatt and Craig Becker
Tax Law
IRS Issues New Guidance on Roth IRA's
Dianne Bennett