The Importance of Using 1 Fi rm and Rel iable Attorneys for Every Aspect of Your Case L itigation A ll O ver the P lace Dual proceedings are when there are multiple cases going on in different jurisdictions over the same or similar issues. This problem arises regularly in an international context when parents are litigating in different national courts. It can occur within the U.S. when there’s an action pending in two different states over custody of the same children or sometimes an action pending in state court while there is an action pending in federal court. What usually happens is an attorney takes on a particular case in a particular court and runs it their particular way. An attorney who looks at a set of facts will have a perception of those facts and the strategy that suggests itself from those facts before that court. This view can stem from how those facts are going to be presented, how they’re going to prevail, or what the immediate, local interests are in that case. Attorneys will embrace that perception and succumb to it. As is natural, most attorneys would assert that their perception is right. However, if there are two, three, or four cases going on in different places around the world, each with separate attorneys working only on their own case, the client will have two, three, or four different outcomes from strategies that are actually conflicting. When this happens and attorneys end up with different approaches and different outcomes to the same case, it impacts the client negatively every time. For example, say one attorney is pursuing an objective and wants their client to testify, so the client goes on record testifying in that particular way. But in a different jurisdiction in a similar case, a different attorney with a different mindset wants the client to testify differently about the same facts. Now, there are two contradictory statements with clashing themes and approaches, which will be used against the client in the opposite courtrooms. At The Manely Firm, we manage multiple proceedings taking place in different jurisdictions at the same time. If we didn’t, things would get quickly and wildly out of hand. It’s absolutely essential that your cases be coordinated, orchestrated, and managed from one central location with one central theme and one central strategy, which is a vital part of what we do in international litigation. You still have counsel in each place that a piece is pending, but you stop the problem of too many cooks in the kitchen.
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S pringtime C acio e P epe
Inspired by Eating Well
I ngredients
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6 oz multigrain spaghetti
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1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
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8 oz fresh asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
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1/2 tsp black pepper
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1 tbsp olive oil
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1 cup baby arugula
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1 tsp lemon zest
D irections
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Heat oven to 425 F.
2. In a large pot, cook spaghetti until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of water before draining and put spaghetti in a covered pot to keep warm. 3. Line a 15x10-inch baking pan with foil and toss in asparagus and olive oil. 4. Cook asparagus for 5–7 minutes and sprinkle with lemon zest. 5. Add 3/4 cup of the reserved water, Parmesan cheese, and pepper to the spaghetti. Stir until creamy. 6. Toss in asparagus and arugula before serving. 3
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