This May, USCIS issued an important policy memorandum about the H-1B master’s cap exemption. In order to qualify for the exemption, the institution granting your master’s degree must be considered a US institution of higher education, as defined by the Immigration and...
Year: 2017
INTA’s Careers in Trademark Law Panelist at FSU College of Law
The International Trademark Association and FSU College of Law featured Crystal Broughan as a panelist for their event, “Careers in Trademark Law: A Panel Discussion for Law Students,” on October 11, 2017. The IP Law Society at the FSU College of Law partnered with...
IRS Provides Help for Those Impacted by Hurricane Irma
As we work to recover from Hurricane Irma, the IRS and Congress have provided some help in the form of extensions for filing returns and paying taxes as well as significant tax relief measures that recently became law. Among other things, these provisions include: New...
Shareholder Edward L. Birk named Lawyer of the Week
Marks Gray is proud to announce Ed Birk was named Lawyer of the Week. The Lawyer of the Week is a global community of lawyers that inform and encourage each other. Lawyer of the Week was formed by Pamela DeNeuve, lawyer and law firm strategist. Please click here to...
Lawsuit Threats from Movie Mogul Weinstein: Are They Real?
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long pattern of offensive conduct has been widely reported. Both before and after the New York Times published its articles, his attorneys threatened to sue the Times for defamation. It’s hard to imagine how that is a credible...
The Difference Between Fake News and a Media Error: What We Can Learn from Las Vegas and Tom Petty
Fake news. Like the tale of the Trojan Horse, the idea has been around a long time. Only today, fake news moves at light speed. And if we aren’t careful, fake news can deceive us just like the story says the Trojans were tricked centuries ago. Consider two recent...
Intellectual Property Attorney Crystal T. Broughan to Speak at INTA Panel Discussion
Shareholder Crystal T. Broughan will be speak at the International Trademark Association's (INTA) Career's in Trademark Law: A Panel Discussion for Law Student event on October 11, 2017 at Florida State University College of Law, in Tallahassee. Legal professionals...
Shareholder Susan S. Erdelyi to speak at Florida Association of Counties Trust Conference
Marks Gray is pleased to announce Attorney Susan S. Erderlyi will be presenting 10 Most Common Lawsuits Against Counties at the 2017 Florida Association of Counties Trust (FACT) Risk Management & Educational Conference of St. Johns County on Thursday, October 12,...