Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/2/08

What a slew of news selections we have for today’s update: from a couple attorneys in Chicago over to New York City and up to Toronto, we’ve got bloggers contributing from across the map. And the issues they’re covering are almost diverse as the geographic locations in which they reside.

• Recession and law firm revenue – Chicago attorney Patrick J. Lamb at his blog, In Search of Perfect Client Service
• Court declines to issue advisory opinion as to what actions state must take to properly preserve documents for potential suit – The blogging lawyers & attorneys at K & L Gates in the firm’s Electronic Discovery Law Blog
• Estate tax changes in the Economic Growth and Tax Reconciliation Act of 2001 – Lawrenceville lawyer Steven Friedman of Stark & Stark in the firm’s New Jersey Law Blog
• New York courts continue trend: same sex marriage recognized – New York attorney Daniel Clement in his blog, the New York Divorce Report
• SEC reveals "Top 10 Compliance Issues for 2008" at SIFMA Conference – Minnesota lawyer Mark Enslin of Lindquist & Vennum in the firm’s OverReg’d Corporate Securities Regulation & Litigation Blog
• West Nile Virus infection tied to serious long-term health complications – The blogging lawyers & attorneys at Regan Zambri & Long in the firm’s D.C. Metro Area Medical Malpractice Law Blog
• Self-employed – the tax implications of working from home – Business specialist Cathy Corns of Mercer & Hole in the English accounting firm’s SME Plus Blog
• Disaster recovery: 6 points to know – Chicago attorney Sam Conforti in his Software Licensing & Master Service Agreements Blog
• Texas Sales & Use Tax: a contractor can make tax free purchases of construction materials by proving it’s the authorized agent of a tax exempt organization – Dallas lawyer Alan E. Sherman in his Texas State & Local Tax Law Blog
• Upcoming CLE event: The Impact of Iasenza v. Iasenza Estate on FLA Spousal Elections – The blogging lawyers & attorneys at Hull & Hull in their Toronto Estate Law Blog