Subpoena in the Age of Gmail

November 21, 2012

Everyone I know has an email account. I obtained my first email account when I was studying law at Quinnipiac University in 1994. Back then, information wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is now. For instance, I heard about this thing called the internet and I owned a computer (an old ThinkPad) but there was little information […]

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Are You Covered for Damages due to Frankenstorm Sandy?

October 31, 2012

I am sitting here at my sister in law’s house in Woodbury, Long Island essentially homeless. Our home in Port Washington, NY is in fine shape, but the local authorities do not expect to restore the essential services for another week. My office located a couple of blocks from Ground Zero has lost electric and […]

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Google Self-Driving Cars Will Kill Personal Injury and DWI Lawyers

October 16, 2012

Since I was a boy, I always loved cars. My first sentence was “look at the car.”  My affair with cars carried on to my teens, listening to Springsteen and Thunder Road, the car a place where anything is possible… adventure. I am also keenly aware that automobiles are dangerous. We all feel safe when […]

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Is an Email Contract Binding?

October 15, 2012

We all use email. Perhaps due to its ubiquity, we often feel safe sending business messages via e-mail. The Atlantic recently noted that most sharing is accomplished through Dark Social means that are difficult to measure because they are “private.” But don’t be fooled, communicating through email can have dire consequences. As a business lawyer, the two […]

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Diversity Visa Program: DV-2014

October 10, 2012

If you know anyone who is looking to immigrate to the U.S., you may want to suggest that they look up the Visa Lottery Program of the government which is open to anyone born in most countries (excluded are The Philippines, China, India, Mexico and other countries which exceed their country’s visa quota annually), who […]

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Please Support Road Recovery

October 9, 2012

There is a big problem: too many of our teenagers are battling addiction. The solution: Road Recovery. The Law Office of Frederic R. Abramson supports Road Recovery. Road Recovery is a non-profit organization consisting of music professionals mentoring at-risk youth through creative workshops, live concert events and recording projects. Road Recovery was founded in 1998 […]

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Getting Paid

October 3, 2012

In my experience obtaining clients and customers and getting paid are the top challenges for businesses. These problems are more critical for business owners who work alone and in small offices because it takes manpower and billing systems to obtain customers and get paid. There can be a connection between getting paid and attracting new customers.  Customers who […]

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What is going on?

August 15, 2012

I’ve been thinking about you (no, not that way). I want to be more valuable to you. I want to make you better and I would like to see that you are more successful. I am rather selfish in this respect, as this is one of the elements that makes me happy. Call me crazy. Helping […]

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Copyright and Technology 2011 Conference

October 26, 2011

If you are interested and Copyright and Technology, this conference is for you.  My friend Gordon Platt of Gotham Ventures is arranging this event. Be aware that although I plan on attending this event, my law office is not affiliated with it. Let me know if you are planning on going. Copyright and Technology 2011 […]

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How Startups Have Changed the Way Business Thinks

October 25, 2011

How would things look today if the great American start-ups have not been created? Without Starbucks we would still be drinking Nestcafe. American companies, most notably the big four, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are battling it out now for the future of the innovation economy. Our system of innovation is founded on three important […]

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