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	<description>Suburban Western New York's Largest General Practice Law Firm</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PROS AND CONS OF HIRING AN EMPLOYEE OR AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR:  HARSH PENALTIES FOR MISCLASSIFICATION</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/03/pros-and-cons-of-hiring-an-employee-or-an-independent-contractor-harsh-penalties-for-misclassification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Stidham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate &amp; Business Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hiring is good news for your business.  It is growing and more help is needed.  However, should you hire a new employee or an independent contractor?  Consider the pros and cons of hiring an employee or an independent contractor:
Pros of Hiring An Independent Contractor
·        Reduced Costs:  Payroll, benefits, and other overhead are reduced.  Such reduction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISKALO DEVELOPMENT COMPLETES 80,000 SQ FT OFFICE BUILDING</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/iskalo-development-completes-80000-sq-ft-office-building/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/iskalo-development-completes-80000-sq-ft-office-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hogan Willig</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – Iskalo Development Corp. today announced the completion of 2410 North Forest, the company’s newly constructed Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Registered, Class A office building located on North Forest Road at the intersection with John James Audubon Parkway in Amherst. Iskalo Development also announced that anchor tenant HoganWillig Attorneys at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Places to Work 2010</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/best-places-to-work-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hogan Willig</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[About the Firm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Best places to work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[western new york]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HoganWillig has been named as a finalist for this year&#8217;s Best Places to Work in the Western New York area. On March 26, 2010, Business First will publish a special section featuring the Best Places to Work.
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		<title>Recent Amendments to NY’s DWI Law</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/recent-amendments-to-ny%e2%80%99s-dwi-law/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/recent-amendments-to-ny%e2%80%99s-dwi-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn Wanemaker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Criminal and Traffic Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[DWI]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ignition interlock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recent amendments]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hoganwilligblog.com/?p=228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent amendments to NY’s DWI law add significant penalties and make it a felony to drive under the influence with a child in the car.  
 
Before the recent amendments, police officers would often charge a DWI defendant who has a child in the car with misdemeanor Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  Now, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Thinking About Getting a New Mortgage?</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/are-you-thinking-about-getting-a-new-mortgage/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/are-you-thinking-about-getting-a-new-mortgage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Ikefugi</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[borrowing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[loan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[refinancing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hoganwilligblog.com/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are refinancing or borrowing to purchase a home, loan cost is not the only issue to consider.
 
There has been a lot of publicity lately regarding the changes to the Real Estate Settlements Procedure Act which are designed to make it easier for borrowers to &#8220;shop&#8221; among lenders in order to obtain the very lowest cost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You Wouldn’t Say It, Don’t Write It</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/if-you-wouldn%e2%80%99t-say-it-don%e2%80%99t-write-it/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/02/if-you-wouldn%e2%80%99t-say-it-don%e2%80%99t-write-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geff Gismondi</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[legal writing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[legalese]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plain english]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hoganwilligblog.com/?p=208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the year 2010, and I encourage lawyers to get out of the habit of using static, outdated words and phrases in their writing. There are so many articles and books about “Plain English” which recite all these subjective guideposts for effective legal writing. I can break them all down into one general rule, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2410 North Forest Road</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/01/were-moving/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/01/were-moving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe LoPresti</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[About the Firm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[firm news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LEED Registered Office Building]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moving notice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hoganwilligblog.com/?p=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After nearly two decades at One John James Audubon Parkway in Amherst, we have relocated our main office to 2410 North Forest Road (just across the intersection from our current location). We are excited to serve as the anchor tenant in this 80,000 square foot Class A, LEED registered office building.
 
With over 100 employees, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Deal Reached on a Federal Estate Tax Extension</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/01/no-deal-reached-on-a-federal-estate-tax-extension/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2010/01/no-deal-reached-on-a-federal-estate-tax-extension/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Koenig</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Federal estate tax extension]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hoganwilligblog.com/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a follow up to our notice of last week, it would appear that no deal has been reached for the extension of the current Federal Estate Tax.  Instead, the Federal Estate Tax expired 12/31/09 and we will move into 2010 with the Federal Estate Tax repeal in place.   
Our sources anticipate that the legislature will seek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Deal Likely on Federal Estate Tax Extension</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2009/12/no-deal-likely-on-federal-estate-tax-extension/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2009/12/no-deal-likely-on-federal-estate-tax-extension/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Koenig</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[assets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[businesses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Tax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[estate tax rate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[house of representatives]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[senate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stocks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hoganwilligblog.com/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
While the House recently passed a bill to reinstate the estate tax in 2010, last week the Senate rejected a measure to temporarily extend it.
As we previously announced, the House of Representatives voted to permanently extend the present 45% estate tax rate, and the $3.5 million (per person) exclusion from estate taxes.
However, arguments over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HoganWillig welcomes Thomas R. Cassano</title>
		<link>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2009/12/hoganwillig-welcomes-thomas-r-cassano/</link>
		<comments>http://hoganwilligblog.com/2009/12/hoganwillig-welcomes-thomas-r-cassano/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe LoPresti</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[About the Firm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Matrimonial Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Executive Counsel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Matrimonial and Family Law Department]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thomas R. Cassano]]></category>

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HoganWillig is pleased to welcome Thomas R. Cassano as Executive Counsel to our firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law Department. Mr. Cassano has limited his practice almost exclusively in the area of matrimonial and family law for more than thirty years. He was recently appointed to the New York State Matrimonial Law Advisory Committee and serves [...]]]></description>
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