

Weighing up Litigation could lead to Mediation
An article by Marwa Elzankaly of McManis Faulkner, in The Recorder provides ten tips for attorneys when helping clients to weigh up whether to litigate a case or not. She notes: “Determining the best way for your client to resolve conflict and whether to proceed with litigation is a business decision that must be made with the big picture in mind. It is imperative to evaluate your client's goals and assess any potential business impacts. Litigation is serious business. In th


Same-Sex Adoption Win in U.S. Supreme Court
Case Summary & History | Family & Relationships Case: E.L. v. V.L. STATUS: Victory, Alabama Private Courts congratulates NCLR and clients on its victory in the following case which has been cross posted from the NCLR website: E.L. and V.L. are two women who were in a long term lesbian relationship and had three children through donor insemination. The non-biological mother, V.L., adopted the children in Georgia. When the parents later broke up, the biological mother, E.L., k