Posts by Mark A. Goodman, Esq.
The Unfair Credit Reporting Act
This is a guest post by Goodman Law Center Law Clerk John K. Ellis, who researched this area in depth for a recent matter. THE “UNFAIR” CREDIT REPORTING ACT” Have you ever noticed that the names chosen by the Congress for their various federal enactments oftentimes are the diametric opposite of the effect that these…
Read MoreWebinar with Rich Dad (R) Advisor, Attorney Garrett Sutton
Please see the attached link to access the replay at your convenience. This was a lot of fun to put on especially because I developed this “organically” though my own experience. https://www.anymeeting.com/891-993-897/EF50D9878049
Read MoreTrademark Law Webinar
I recently performed a webinar with on trademark law with Attorney Garrett Sutton (attorney for the Rich Dad(R) network). Be forewarned that the webinar was thorough and lasted over an hour. However, we did make it very interesting, informative, engaging and fun. Click the following link and then enter your name and an email to…
Read MoreRearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic
There is great news for home owners wanting to get out from under underwater mortgages. In Nevada, now banks can no longer go after homeowners for the balance of the mortgage after a foreclosure. The Catch: The new law only applies to mortgages ORIGINATED on or after OCTOBER 2009. If you were smart enough to…
Read MoreReno Patent Litigation
As a small city, Reno is not known for being a hub for patent litigation, but as contributor Melanie Ludlow explains below, that could be changing.: The United States District Court, District of Northern Nevada, located here in Reno, aims to become proficient (and efficient) in hearing patent litigation cases. Last year, the District Court…
Read MoreReturn Receipt Requested on Foreclosure Docs
First of all I would like to introduce my new law clerk, Mr. John Ellis. John brings more than 30 years of legal research and writing experience to the Goodman Law Center. I asked John to contribute to our blog. His contribution is on a common issue in Nevada foreclosure law that we are seeing…
Read MoreBABY ANNOUNCEMENT
New BABY! Ashlyn Paige Goodman To all: Our daughter was born on April 10, 2012 at 6:48pm. As you can see she is in perfect health, and she is the cutest baby in the world. At birth she was 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. See my facebook page for cute…
Read MoreAttorney Communication
In this addition, contributor Melanie Ludlow of Vilanova Law School, gives her thoughts on attorney communication. We strive to maintain prompt and effective communication at all times in our firm. Melanie is working for Goodman Law Center as an independently contracted researcher and writer. Much in life requires good and effective communication- success in marriage,…
Read MoreUnique Contract Drafting Style
I did a “legal brief” on the radio show last week on what I consider my unique approach to contract drafting. I think too many contracts are full of pages and pages of term that neither party really reads, understands, or negotiates. I think this happens because we lawyers always work off of a boilerplate template…
Read MoreRadio Segment. Dr. Gary McLeod, Executive Business Coach
Last week on the radio program we had Executive Business Coach Dr. Gary McLeod on with myself and Steve Rose. See http://www.fortunemgmt.com/dr_gary_mcleod/ Dr. McLeod is a former Reno dentist who has moved into the business coaching field. More importantly, he is my business coach. Dr. Mcleod discussed the development of the professional services industry, including law,…
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