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Duke is sure getting themselves some attention. What is it with their sports and the law? First lacrosse, then football, and now golf. Now we are embarking on the legal saga of Andrew Giuliani. Giuliani sued Duke last month. He alleged that he’d been improperly dismissed from the golf team.

Now, the Duke Chronicle reports that Donald Cowan and Jim Cooney, attorneys for the University and head golf coach O.D. Vincent - have filed a motion for judgement on the pleadings. From the looks of it, they’re playing the privilege card.

“Andrew Giuliani is entitled to no more privileges than any other member of the Duke University student body,” the motion says. “Like every other member of the student body, Andrew Giuliani is responsible for both his actions and their consequences.”

The response, reports the Chronicle, says Giuliani’s conduct — including breaking a club, “gunning” the engine of his car, throwing an apple at the face of former teammate and being disrespectful to a trainer — would have merited a dismissal, which was unrelated to his golfing ability. Team members did not take opportunities to vouch for Giuliani, and the response notes that five of six players specifically recommended that Giuliani’s membership be “terminated.”

Giuliani’s mother, Donna Hanover, told The Chronicle that the family had exhausted all avenues to communicate their grievances. But Duke’s filing says that Giuliani, his parents and counsel “repeatedly sought to avoid [and] … to maneuver around” Duke’s codified three-step review process.

DALLAS – The Dallas-based technology law firm Munck Carter, P.C., and its attorneys continue to raise their visibility with five shareholders being named among the nation’s top attorneys in the 2008 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition. The Munck Carter honorees and their primary practice areas are: Complex Commercial and Business Litigation: J. Robert Arnett II Intellectual Property and Licensing: Matthew S. Anderson, William A. Munck, & Daniel E. Venglarik Intellectual Property Litigation:E. Leon Carter “This honor speaks to the success we have had on behalf of clients across the country as a law firm, and we are incredibly proud of this recognition” says Mr. Munck, chairman of Munck Carter. “We take considerable pride in our firm’s unique combination of technical knowledge and legal skills.” Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition is a guide to the country’s top lawyers for businesses. Selections are based on peer nominations and statewide voting from across the country. Blue-ribbon panels of lawyers from each state, hand-picked by the Super Lawyers editors, assist with the final selections. Fewer than 5 percent of all attorneys are chosen for this honor each year. Munck Carter, P.C. has carved out a practice devoted to trials, transactions and technology. With offices in Dallas and Marshall, Texas, the firm offers full-service counsel in the areas of complex commercial litigation, intellectual property management and protection, corporate transactions and securities, energy litigation and employment matters. Munck Carter represents clients from start-ups to Fortune 50™ companies.

Glenn A. Henkel, of Moorestown, was recently named one of the “Top 100 Super Lawyers” for 2008 by the New Jersey Monthly Magazine.In three of the last four years, he has not only received the “super lawyer” desgination, but also ranked in the “Top 100″ within the state of New Jersey. He is one of only a handful of South Jersey lawyers to receive this distinction. Henkel is a partner in the law firm of Kulzer and DiPadova, P.A. located in Haddonfield. He practices principally in estate planning law and tax law.Henkel also has several published works. He is the author of the book “New Jersey Estate Planning: Theory, Practice & Forms-2007″ He was also an editor and contributing author of “New Jersey Estate and Trust Litigation - 2006.” Henkel has been involved in various professional associations and memberships throughout his career. Currently, he serves as officer of tax section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, co-chair of the Probate and Trust Committee of the Camden County Bar Association, and is on the Board of Consulters of the NJSBA Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section. Henkel has served as president of the Trust Counselors Network, president of the Estate and Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey, Inc., and president of the Southwest Chapter of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.

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 ”The Super Lawyers selection process includes peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review and independent research of candidates,” wrote William White, Publisher of Super Lawyers and Law & Politics in the acceptance letter received by Mr. Ingerman.   

Here’s how the selection process works:

    — Super Lawyers surveys lawyers each year who have been in practice for at least five years asking them to nominate the best attorneys they have personally observed. Lawyers cannot nominate themselves and if they nominate someone from their firm, they must also submit a nomination for someone outside their firm. Nominees can be in private practice, in-house counsel, prosecutors, and legal aid attorneys.
    — Research staff at Super Pages speaks with law firms and searches periodicals, legal trade journals, and databases for other qualified names.
    — The research department at Super Pages evaluates nominees considering employment experience, verdicts and settlements, clients, position at their law firm, education background, honors, licenses, and community service.
    — Nominees are then grouped by their primary practice area. Panelists review candidates with the highest point totals and then final candidates are divided according to their firm’s size.
    — Lawyers with the highest point totals are select for inclusion in SuperLawyers.

    To find an attorney at www.superlawyers.com, select a location, choose a practice area, and then pick a city to see an attorneys directory who meet your criteria.

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