Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : October 12, 2009

In case you didn’t know—which is very possible with most of us working—today is Columbus Day. So, I hope those of you aren’t working celebrated by going out and finding something great by accident. For those did work today, check the post by Dan Schwartz on the holiday on why some people are working and others are not.

• Wisconsin Makes Covenants More Employer Friendly – New Berlin lawyer Tom Schober of Schober Schober & Mitchell on the firm’s Wisconsin Business Law Blog
• Ohio Creates New Markets Tax Credit and Revises Historic Tax Credit – Cleveland attorney John Weber of Ullmer Berne on the firm’s Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
• Do You Own "Shop Right" to Your Employee’s Invention? – Philadelphia lawyer Joseph Falcon of Barley Snyder on the firm’s Pennsylvania Litigation Blog
• Could Virginia Construction Worker Qualify for Jones Act Benefits – The blogging lawyers and attorneys at Arnold & Itkin on their blog, Jones Act & Maritime Lawyer
• The Risks (and Benefits) of Being Adversarial In Designating The Appellate Record – Philadelphia attorney Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm at his blog, Litigation & Trial
• Because I Said So–Obama’s Federal Leadership In Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance Executive Order – Philadelphia LEED AP Shari Shapiro on her Green Building Law Blog
• From the Archives: Why Some People are Working (Or Have the Day Off) on Columbus Day – Hartford lawyer Daniel A. Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• If You Are Proposing An In Camera Review, Try To Make It As Easy As Possible For The Judge – Greensboro attorney Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce at his blog, the North Carolina Business Litigation Report
• LEED 3.0: Changes Reflect the Need to Increase Energy Focus – Arlington lawyer Timothy Hughes of Bean, Kinney & Korman on the firm’s blog, Virginia Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
• The Knight Commission: Much Ado About Nothing – Patrick Maines, president of The Media Institute, at the Institute’s Media & Communications Policy Blog