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Simkin & Associates
Website: simkin.com
Simkin & Associates is a legal publisher associated with real estate and business law topics. The organization provides analysis and commentary on issues such as real estate licensing and fees, corporate and LLC registration requirements, immigration law procedures including FOIA requests, and contract law developments. Their content includes practical legal guidance, case law interpretation, and regulatory updates relevant to attorneys, brokers, and business owners. The publisher also offers insights into legal writing techniques for attorneys, emphasizing persuasive communication. The focus is on providing detailed, practice-oriented information primarily related to real property law, corporate compliance, and administrative law matters.
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Link to View your US Travel History on I-94
Your entry and exit history based on your I-94 is available online at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/search/history-search. This will make your life much easier when renewing or applying for a change of status,…
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US Customs and Border Protection Electronic Searches for 2025
Per Luis Mejia, the CBP Director of the Enforcement Programs Division, Office of Field Operations, who spoke at AILA on June 19, 2025, in 2025 there were 11 million people…
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Finder’s Fees Paid to Non-Licensees is Legal (Mostly!)
The issue is Business and Professions Code section 10131 and Section 10137. Essentially, a licensed broker cannot pay a fee to a non-licensee to do something for which a real…
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Persuasive Legal Writing Techniques for Attorneys
Here are some articles written by Michael Simkin, and his brilliant erudite daughter, about persuasive writing techniques attorney's should use. https://calawyers.org/real-property-law/persuasive-writing-sentence-structure https://calawyers.org/real-property-law/persuasive-writing-outlining-your-argument https://calawyers.org/real-property-law/persuasive-writing-paragraphing-for-lawyers https://calawyers.org/real-property-law/problematic-words-a-cheat-sheet
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New Corporate and LLC FinCen Registration Requirements: Huge Penalties if not done by January 2025!
If you own or operate a for profit corporation, LLC, limited partnership or “any business entity that requires registration or creation by filing a form with any governmental entity, you…
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Use FOIA to Support Immigration Waivers to enter the United States
The first challenge to obtaining a waiver, or ascertaining the best way to overcome denial of entry into the United States is figuring out what information the U.S government has…
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Emoji Assent to a Contract (In Saskatchewan🤷♂️ or 💩)
June 8, 2023, the Saskatchewan Court of the King’s Bench, held an emoji can express a contractual agreement between parties. See South West Terminal Ltd. V Achter Land Once you…
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Court Clarifies the New Document Production Requirements §2031.210 — POLLOCK V. SCHUSTER
In a writ of mandate from a Los Angeles Superior Court case, the court clarified that a Code of Civil Procedure §2031.210, a statement of compliance (the written response) for…
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Music Played at Work Can Create a Hostile Environment or Sexual Harassment Sharp v. S&S Activewear.
Sharp v. S&S ACTIVEWEAR Music June 7, 2023, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-00654-MMD-CLB See: Sharp v S&S Constantly playing music in the workplace with sexually derogatory or violent content, can create a…
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USCIS Prostitution Waivers INA §212(h) — No hardship need be shown (nor 15 year wait) required!
Persons inadmissible because they were convicted of (or admit to) engaging in prostitution (See INA §212(a)(2)(D)(i) can use the less burdensome standard for a INA § 212(h) waiver. Technically, the…