Faye Riva Cohen’s Guides

I have been driven to distraction this week talking to some potential clients about their issues, especially those who have been sued, and need to mount a defense in a certain period of time. I dont think any professionals have to face the recurrent issue of people who think...

When I was growing up everyone used quaint sayings, derived from who knows where, that I rarely hear anymore. One of them was going to hell in a handbasket. I thought of that saying in recent days when learning that the Philadelphia police had made 14 arrests of young people, up ...

Many years ago it was the stuff of science fiction that our society would evolve to the point that everyones private information and whereabouts, and sometimes thought processes, would be monitored by outside forces, primarily law enforcement. To a large extent that fictio...

I had an unfortunate experience at a store the other day. It is not the first time I have had this type of experience. As my Firm sends out thousands of greeting cards during the winter holidays, I decided to buy extra cards in case we ran out at a chain store in October. ...

Ive lost count of how many times people have called the office after spending considerable time, often years, writing to their elected government representatives, requesting help with or seeking advice for a legal problem. They also usually write to many people, like their counci...

Studies have indicated that even more than receiving money, employees want to be treated with respect. Employers who do not respect their employees frequently find themselves in a government agency or courtroom setting contesting claims of discrimination based on age, gend...

As I mentioned in my previous blog, I have a reading gene, and I feel compelled to read anything that crosses my path. It turns out that I have a blogging/writing gene too. I write a blog about every 3 weeks. When I first started blogging, I found it difficult to think of topic...

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I was born, or rather cursed, with the reading gene. I feel compelled to read whatever crosses my path, usually several newspapers a day, plus publications about the law, and numerous magazines. I find the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal especially informative, but Im ...

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The word philanthropist was formerly reserved for a very few wealthy people like Walter Annenberg who donated to charitable or civic causes. Yet, every day I read or hear about someone who is referred to as a philanthropist by the media, or often refers to him/herself as a philan...

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I recently heard on the radio a story about a woman and her young child who were kicked off of a bus because the child had a seriously smelly diaper. They were on the way to see the pediatrician because the child had a stomach virus. The bus company defended the drivers actions, ...

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