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Technology changing the way law is practiced

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:00:52 +0000

Attorneys look to stay in touch and informed in new-fashioned ways Like all industries and professions, the legal profession is feeling the effects of technology that’s changing the way law is practiced. Among those changes are a reduction in the number of administrative staff needed in offices, rapid access to information versus hours spent in [...]

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CPAs give advice for end-of-year tax strategy

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:00:21 +0000

All eyes are focused on Congress to see if Bush Administration’s tax cuts will be extended As the year winds down and holiday festivities begin, thoughts also turn to end-of-year business and tax strategies. Two experienced certified public accountants, Jerry Levens of Gulfport and Ed Jones of Pascagoula, offer some words of advice. Levens points [...]

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Federal healthcare reform education

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:00:17 +0000

Mississippi Society of CPAs leading efforts for accountants As accountants strive to understand the federal healthcare reform legislation, the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants is giving guidance by helping educate its members. Programs on the healthcare act have been held in Tupelo, Jackson and Hattiesburg with William F. Taylor as the presenter. Taylor, a [...]

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Dean: Ole Miss law school most under-valued in US

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:00:15 +0000

New Ole Miss dean wants to tell the world of school’s value Richard Gershon took the reins as dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law last July with a vision of making the Oxford school better known nationally and internationally. “It’s the most under-valued law school in the country,” he said. “The faculty [...]

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