Friday, December 7th, 2007

(More) Things I Just Learned

Bar Ethics, re Trust Accounts: At  Wednesday’s Employment Law Section meeting, Bar Counsel Steve van Goor mentioned that Wells Fargo routinely notifies the state Bar Association when a check drawn on a lawyer’s trust account bounces.  No Alaska law requires WF to do this.  Apparently, other states require this, and Wells Fargo has adopted a uniform national policy of notification. 
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Friday, December 7th, 2007

Executive Employment Agreements, Pt. II

Where to find them on-line
Yesterday’s post covered the value in finding executive employment contracts - they may, for instance, provide model contract language, or set a baseline for negotiating with the corporation on the terms of a severance or settlement package, or maybe for challenging the fairness of the company’s arbitration provisions.  The executive’s arbitration clause will undoubtedly be […]