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Holland & Knight Attorneys Nominated for ICABA's™ 'South Florida's 100 Most Accomplished Blacks' and 'Rising Stars'

Holland & Knight Attorneys Nominated for ICABA's™ 'South Florida's 100 Most Accomplished Blacks' and 'Rising Stars'

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Religious Institutions: Update - March 8, 2010

In addition to offering summaries of recent court decisions involving religious institutions that have to do with sovereign immunity and claims for damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, this alert reviews some of the key reasons for a faith-based organization to ask a church-state lawyer to review its employment and admissions policies every few years. Among these reasons are maximizing available legal defenses specific to religious institutions, such as the church-autonomy and ecclesiastical abstention doctrines – and religious institutions’ expectations of officers, employees and others that may differ from those of secular organizations.

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Holland & Knight Attorneys Christopher Carmichael and Colin Smith Are Authors of the Illinois Chapter of Business Torts: A Fifty State Guide
Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Chambers Global Lists Holland & Knight Among World's Top Law Firms and Attorneys
Monday, March 01, 2010

Holland & Knight Attorney Steven Elrod Elected Chairman of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
Monday, March 01, 2010

Jeff Boothe and Shawna Watley, Partners in Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Practice Spearhead Community Streetcar Coalition's "Streetcar Summit" TODAY and Tomorrow, February 24-25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Holland & Knight Attorney Mary Ann Gilleece Elected Chairman of The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Dan Small Featured in Recent Book on Controversial Former Louisiana Governor
Monday, February 08, 2010

Veronica Perez Joins Holland & Knight's Public Policy and Regulation Practice in Los Angeles
Monday, February 01, 2010

Governor Bob Martinez Nominated as Honoree of the 2010 Florida State Fair Heritage Wall of Fame
Monday, February 01, 2010

Holland & Knight Attorney to Testify Before Joint Ethics Panel
Monday, January 25, 2010

Holland & Knight Announces Organization of Newly Established Public and Charitable Service Department
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Holland & Knight Defends State of Idaho's Trademark on Potatoes
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation Announces Fifth Annual Young Native Writers' Essay Contest
Monday, January 11, 2010

Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation Announces 16th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Essay Contest
Monday, January 11, 2010

Milford B. Hatcher, Jr. Joins Holland & Knight's Private Wealth Services Practice in Jacksonville and Atlanta
Monday, January 04, 2010