Sponsored Blog: Xira

With our “new normal,” courts, clients, and attorneys alike have been thrust, willingly or not, into various new platforms to try to ensure that the wheels of justice do not come to a complete stop. That is when I found Xira.com.

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Developments in Paid Family Leave Policy

A Pew Research Center poll from 2016 found that “82% say mothers should receive paid leave following birth or adoption of their child.” While most voters and many politicians favor some form of paid family leave, the passage of legislation has proceeded slowly because the two major political parties disagree on how to implement and fund paid family leave policy.

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Staying Abreast of the Law

Almost four years ago, I found myself in an attorney’s conference room outside a Houston courtroom, half-undressed in a skirt suit and heels, trying to frantically pump over a brief lunch break during a week-long jury trial.  The door did not have a lock, so I shoved a chair against the door and hoped I would have enough time to shout — “THIS IS A PRIVATE MEETING!” — if anyone tried to walk in.

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