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Emily E. Parish Promoted to Partner
The Yeager Law Firm, P.C. is proud to announce that Emily E. Parish has been promoted to partner of the firm. Emily has been a valuable member of The Yeager Law Firm team since 2019 and has consistently proven her work ethic to us, and more importantly, to her clients. Emilly has worked extremely hard…
Read MoreThermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
By: Nellie Bowles | New York Times The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy. One woman had turned on her air-conditioner, but said it then switched off without her touching it. Another said the code numbers of the digital lock at…
Read MoreGeorgia and Alabama enact benefit corporation laws
By: Sandra Feldman Georgia and Alabama are the latest states to authorize benefit corporations, effective January 1, 2021. A benefit corporation, in general, is a for-profit corporation that has as one of its purposes the creation of a general public benefit. Its directors must, or may, consider the interests of non-shareholder stakeholders in making decisions,…
Read MoreShelby County probate judge hires mental health programs coordinator
By: Kent Faulk | The Birmingham News Shelby County Probate Judge Jim Fuhrmeister has hired prosecutor Allison Boyd to serve in the newly created position of Programs Coordinator for Mental Health Services and Legal Counsel to the Probate Judge. The hiring was effective Monday. Fuhrmeister said that with prison reform, state mental hospital closures, and…
Read MoreAlabama AG denounces ruling denying right to carry concealed guns in public
By Kent Faulk | The Birmingham News Alabama’s attorney general today denounced a federal appeals court ruling today effectively denying residents of one California county the right of possession of a handgun for self-defense outside the home. “The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held today that residents have no Second Amendment right to carry…
Read MoreLittle movement on “nuisance” house in Spanish Fort
By Andre Ramey, WPMI | SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WPMI) An upscale, unfinished Spanish Fort house is at the center of a lawsuit. Work stopped after fears it could collapse surfaced, but the fixes, two years later, are still being debated. We first investigated this project last year and tonight Local 15’s Andrea Ramey reports on…
Read MoreCould Zoom jury trials become the norm during the coronavirus pandemic?
By Matt Reynolds In April, a Florida court held a bench trial over Zoom to decide a child abduction case under the Hague Convention. Later that month, the same state held a major virtual trial on the voting rights of convicted felons, with the public listening in by phone. As criminal courts grapple with the…
Read MoreHow to See Other People’s Snapchat History
If you want to view someone’s Snapchat, you are probably either a concerned parent. On one hand, social media apps like Snapchat have made it easier for us to communicate with our loved ones while on the other, they have also provided a secret means for cheaters and predators to carry out their activities. Needless…
Read MoreKey Rulings in Agency Lawsuits Expected in 2016 Decisions Could Have Vast Ramifications
Ryan Barber National Law Journal From net neutrality rules to the Sally Yates memo, federal agencies came out with major policy announcements and found themselves in high-stakes litigation in 2015. But by the year’s end, there was too little time left to see how those policies would be put into practice, or how lawsuits with…
Read MoreQ&A with Scott Yeager
1. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from, how long have you been practicing law, where did you study, what’s your background etc. I am originally from Birmingham, Alabama. I received my undergraduate degree from The University of Alabama graduating with a degree in Commerce and Business Administration. I began my career as a…
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