Book review—Super Storm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane SandyBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, February 2016The book covers the tracking of this storm from Sunday, October 21, 2012, until it made landfall just south of Atlantic City, New Jersey on Monday, October 29, 2012. It caused an estimated $36.8 billion in damages to the State of New Jersey, including the destruction of the boardwalks in Seaside Heights.
Book review: Go Set a WatchmanBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, November 2015A look at Harper Lee's second published book.
Book reviewBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, October 2015A review of The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein.
Book review: The Forgotten 500By Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, June 2015This book tells the story of the nearly impossible rescue of more than 500 Allied airmen behind German lines in Yugoslavia in 1944.
Book reviewBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, November 2014A review of The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Decker.
Book reviewBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, June 2014A review of In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen.
Technology for seniorsBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr., Loren S. Golden, Gary T. Rafool, Don Mateer, & Frank V. ArianoSenior Lawyers, June 2014This is the latest of what has become a regular column in the ISBA Senior Lawyer Section Council newsletter. Hopefully you will take a turn in contributing a section on your own “Best Practices” or problems you have in using technology. Please let us know what you need.
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Technology for seniorsBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Loren S. Golden, Gary T. Rafool, & Frank V. ArianoSenior Lawyers, February 2014The latest installment of this regular column.
Over the rainbowBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, October 2013While we may be losing control over what our future professional and personal lives are presently experiencing, we can still take legal steps to protect our remaining assets from further economic decline, and the accompanying burdens of carrying too much debt.
Technology for seniorsBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Loren S. Golden, Gary T. Rafool, Don Mateer, & Frank V. ArianoSenior Lawyers, October 2013The latest installment of this regular column, and the registration form for our October 18th program, "Computer Basics for Senior Lawyers."
Technology for seniorsBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr., Loren S. Golden, Gary T. Rafool, & Frank V. ArianoSenior Lawyers, June 2013This is the fourth of what has become a regular column in the ISBA Senior Lawyer Section Council newsletter.
View from the ChairBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, October 2011An introduction from Senior Law Section Chair Gary Rafool.
Protecting the assets of a retiring attorneyBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, June 2011A few observations and suggestions for any attorney contemplating retirement and supplementing a retirement income with a business venture.
View from the chairBy Gary T. RafoolCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, March 2002At the mid-year meeting of our section council, it was decided to have a meeting on February 21 at 7:30 a.m. in Springfield with Representative Jeffrey Schoenberg at the Renaissance Hotel.
View from the chairBy Gary T. RafoolCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2002There has been a lot of discussion lately on unauthorized practice of law (UPL) by in-house counsel.
View from the chairBy Gary T. RafoolCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, November 2001The second meeting of our Section Council was held on Saturday, August 18, at the Par-A-Dice Casino Hotel in East Peoria.
View from the chairBy Gary T. RafoolCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, July 2001This is a new feature for our newsletter which will be written by me as chair of the section council during the coming year.
Credit card balance transfers: The new preference in townBy Gary T. RafoolCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, April 1999Along with the expansion in the number of credit cards issued, and the competition for customers, credit card issuers have in recent years begun encouraging card holders to transfer the balances from other credit cards to the issuer's card.
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