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Becky Segal announced as president-elect for Rotary Club of Sterling
Becky Segal was announced as next year’s President for the Rotary Club of Sterling Virginia, which she is been a member of for several years. The club meets every Monday at the Bungalow Lakehouse in Sterling.
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Judge Rules FBI Physical Fitness Test Constitutes Illegal Gender Discrimination
Federal District Court Judge Rules that FBI Physical Fitness Test with differing standards for Men and Women Constitutes Illegal Gender Discrimination Under Title VII
Virginia Federal District Court Judge T.S. Ellis granted a disappointed FBI candidate summary judgment in his …
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Unfair Business Practices – Lying to Induce Franchise Agreement Can Result in Broad Protection for the Deceived
A recent case (Bans Pasta LLC v. Mirko Franchising LLC) began when franchisees claimed they were misled and induced into buying a franchise after being shown inaccurate financial documents which the franchisors claimed was a depiction of what they …
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Devon Hewitt & Jim Kinsel are finalists for 2014 SmartCEO Power Players Awards
Both Devon Hewitt and Jim Kinsel were selected as award finalists in the SmartCEO Power Players program. The Power Players Awards program honors the leadership, innovation and impact of the region’s most enterprising accountants, attorneys and bankers. Power Players of …
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Insurer Required to Defend Defamation Claim Based on Blog Post
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has recently held that an insurer must defend a lawsuit alleging defamation and other business torts stemming from a blog post on the insured’s website. State Farm Fire and …
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Devon Hewitt Now On the Board of the DC Chapter of the National SDVOSB Council
Congratulations to Devon Hewitt, who is now on the Board of the DC Chapter of the National SDVOSB Council. Devon will join the Program Committee, lending her vast GovCon experience and personal network to continue to expand the monthly …
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Brian Chandler Announced as Vice Chair for Fairfax Bar Association
Protorae Law’s Brian Chandler was announced as the new Vice Chair for the Fairfax Bar Association’s Employment Law Group for 2014.…
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Devon Hewitt Quoted by Bloomberg BNA about Proposed Budget Cut for SBA
Devon Hewitt was quoted in a great article by Bloomberg BNA about the House Panel’s recommendation to cut SBA’s FY 2015 budget by $50 million.
Devon commented that SBA is far behind in putting changes in place to amend their …
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Importance of Narrowly Tailoring Geographic Limitations in Agreements
Wings LLC, a company that specializes in vehicle interior repair, had its motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction denied on March 6th, 2014. Wings was attempting to enforce noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements signed by two of …
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Devon Hewitt’s Legal Interview with Federal News Radio About BP’s Suspension from New Federal Contracts
On Thursday morning, Devon E. Hewitt was interviewed over the phone by Federal News Radio about BP’s government contract debarment. Devon spoke with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on The Federal Drive about BP’s predicament and ways that contractors can …
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