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Taking on the change: Robert S. Kaufman's foray into Family Law

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Michael Hammond of Gun Owners of America (GOA), Springfield, Virginia

The pending gun-control legislation that is set to be debated in the Senate this week has as its key provision an expanded background check system. This system would require background checks on people purchasing guns in a wide variety of circumstances. (More on  News at IsLAWS.com, contact Adam for interviews “adama@laws-info ...

Keeping an Eye on the American Dream, Rustin Polk

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Max Rosenberg Wants Your Trust

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Helping Families get through Bankruptcy: Ted Troutman

More on News at IsLAWS.com Beaverton, OR—While some bankruptcy attorneys start working in their field due to cold, hard dollars and cents, for Ted Troutman, bankruptcy law mattered on a personal level from the beginning. “I got started in bankruptcy law after I saw my father lose the family farm to foreclosure ...

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