The Paley Rothman Blog
Paley Rothman shares this library of resources with clients and friends of the firm to help them stay ahead of legal and business developments and trends. Here, you will find helpful tips and tools written by our attorneys. The information in the blogs and articles is not a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied on as such. Should you have any questions or want legal advice, please contact the attorney who wrote the blog or article.
October 26, 2022
By
Trish Weaver on October 26, 2022
Judith “Judy” Heumann is an American and international disability rights activist, who has significantly contributed to the development of legislation and policies benefitting children and adults with disabilities.
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October 19, 2022
By
Jessica Summers on October 19, 2022
Paul Steven Miller graduated near the top of his Harvard Law School class in 1986 – yet upon his graduation, he was rejected by forty-five law firms before finally landing a job at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles.
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October 12, 2022
As a young girl growing up in the Jamaican countryside in the 1970s, Claudia Gordon’s childhood was like many others until sudden and severe ear pain at the age of eight resulted in permanent deafness.
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October 5, 2022
Justin Dart Jr. is known as the "Father" of the Americans with Disabilities Act and believed that "you cannot be responsible for your own family without being responsible for the society and the environment in which they live." Dart did exactly that by dedicating his life to advocating for human rights and disability rights.
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July 1, 2021
By
Jessica Summers on July 1, 2021
On July 1, 2021, Virginia employers with five or more employees will need to make sure that they are in full compliance with the Commonwealth’s new disability discrimination law
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