Sunday, September 25, 2011
93-Year-Old Woman Still Teaching After 72 Years
If experience counts in the classroom, there's a teacher in Missouri that's hard to beat.
Still inspiring students, she's 93-years-old and has been teaching for 72 years. Marjorie Allen [says...] "With someone else's life, you can make it happy. See their family and be a part of their world."
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Instilling Professionalism & Humor in an Adversarial System
This year, let's raise the bar on Professionalism among Paralegals and attorneys.
"Instilling Professionalism & Humor" is based on many presentations I've conducted over the years for Paralegal organizations, law firms, and companies.
PARALEGAL SEMINARS (90 min.) & KEYNOTES (45 min.)
CONTACT PERRY
Member: The Florida Bar, ASTD
MPI Platinum Program Speaker, 2009-present
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Upcoming 9/11 Trial Isn't About Money But Elusive Justice
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The Upcoming 9/11 Trial Isn't About Money But Elusive Justice
"Money is the universal lubricant. It makes it easier to go on with one's life."--Judge Alvin Hellerstein
Ten days after Sept. 11, 2001, Congress passed the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The law was designed to provide government relief to family members of victims and to those who were injured on the ground. In order to participate in the program, which paid out over $7 billion, claimants waived the right to litigate.
Of the 96 families that chose to litigate, all eventually settled except for one. The wrongful death trial against United Airlines and airport security firm Huntleigh USA begins Nov. 7, 2011, more than 10 years after victim Mark Bavis left Logan Airport in Boston on UAL Flight 175, the second plane to hit the World Trade Center.
Continue Reading:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/perry-binder/9-11-trial_b_923234.html
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
9-11 UAL Flight 175 Civil Trial Begins in November
As a native New Yorker, I am personally connected to the events surrounding 9-11, and have commented on the Victim Compensation Fund and ensuing litigation for media outlets including The New York Times, Associated Press, and CBS Radio. My position paper on 9-11 Airline Liability and letters to Judge Hellerstein and the NY Attorney General are available at http://www2.gsu.edu/~rmipzb/9-11.htm.
Of the thousands of claims made by victim families, only one family refused to settle, seeking answers rather than money on how the hijackers made it past security at Logan Airport in Boston, MA on September 11, 2001. The trial of Bavis v. United Airlines (Flight 175) is scheduled to begin on November 7, 2011.
I am working on an article about the upcoming trial, which will appear in The Huffington Post in early September 2011.
Judge May let 9/11 Lawuit Pursue Damages for Suffering on Doomed Flight
The final minutes of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 175, the second plane to strike the World Trade Center, were sheer horror, as reported in calls to the ground. The hijackers used pepper spray and knives. A flight attendant had been stabbed; both pilots had been killed.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Roger Clemens' comments can come back to haunt him
Below is what I said about Roger Clemens in 2008:
Famed criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz, a law professor at Harvard, believes Clemens has walked into a perjury trap.
"My strong suggestion to Clemens is that he take the Fifth Amendment, and that he not walk into this perjury trap," he said.
But Hardin has said all along his client plans to testify today. That could be risky, says Perry Binder, professor of legal studies at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State.
"Any time you've got stuff under oath by someone else or yourself, there's always the opportunity to be impeached with what you've already said," Binder said.
Dershowitz believes it's likely Clemens will face criminal prosecution at some point.
Well, here we are today.
Continue reading from 2008 article: It's T-minus one for Rocket
BRIAN McTAGGART, 02/13/2008 Houston Chronicle
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Teacher who dropped out inspires at-risk students
Excellent and inspiring article for students of all ages:
Tears well up in Deborah LaPlante’s eyes as she sits at the back of the Orleans Arena, watching intently as her students file one by one across the stage to receive their high school diplomas.
As with most graduations, it’s a joyful occasion. Parents are smiling, teachers are beaming and students are radiating pride and hope for the future.
LaPlante, a 51-year-old teacher at Chaparral High School, never experienced the triumph of a high school graduation. In 1976, she dropped out of Orange Glen High School in Escondido, Calif., just a few weeks into her junior year. She was 16.
Continue reading: Teacher who dropped out recalls experience to inspire at-risk studentshttp://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/21/chaparral-teacher-uses-personal-experience-inspire/
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Learning Empathy by Looking Beyond Disabilities
Excellent article in the NY Times for high school teachers:
The unusual lessons are part of a new effort, called the Pearls Project, to promote tolerance and empathy in a school culture where being different can mean social exile. Ridgewood teachers developed it this year in partnership with Positive Exposure, a nonprofit group in New York City founded by Rick Guidotti, a fashion photographer.
Mr. Guidotti, who has photographed supermodels like Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer, began snapping pictures of children with genetic disorders in 1997. A year later, Life magazine published his photo essay on albinism, titled “Redefining Beauty.” His work with these subjects has also been displayed in galleries, medical schools and children’s hospitals, as well as at Harvard University and at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
For the Pearls Project, Mr. Guidotti photographed 11 young people, each with a different disability. He also arranged for them to blog about their experiences and answer questions from the Ridgewood students. The subjects are identified only by their first names — Byron, Ashley, Rebecca, et al. — and come from various states.
Continue reading Learning Empathy by Looking Beyond Disabilities
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/nyregion/at-nj-school-learning-not-to-look-away-from-the-disabled.html?_r=1&ref=educationSunday, June 19, 2011
The Importance of Education, from Walt Frazier
Former NY Knicks basketball legend Walt Frazier discusses the importance of education:
"I grew up in very humble beginnings in Atlanta, Georgia. I'm the oldest of nine kids -- seven sisters and one brother, so I often tell people when you grow up in a scenario like that, you either like kids or you hate them. I've had an affinity for kids for a long time. When I came to the Knicks, they were my most ardent supporters. They bought my books, they bought my Clyde sneakers, they attended my camp. So today I feel compelled to give back.
"One of the things I do under my Walt Frazier Youth Foundation is I go into the schools and talk about the importance of education and the abstinence of drugs and alcohol. I go to inner-city schools and I also go to the elite schools. I usually ask the kids, 'How can you improve your relationship with your parents?' Whether it be the inner-city school or the elite school, they say 'communication.' They say, 'My parents don't communicate.' I think you can't motivate people unless you communicate, so you gotta talk to those kids, look in those eyes when they come in, know what they're doing, know their friends, and that's going to be essential for their success.
Continue reading Walt Frazier recognized as a "Fab Father"
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/5404/walt-frazier-recognized-as-a-fab-father
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Speaking for GAP during Paralegal Week: June 13th CLE Luncheon on Professionalism
I hope everyone in Metro Atlanta joins me for a FUN (I promise) CLE Luncheon for The Georgia Association of Paralegals (GAP):
Instilling Professionalism and Humor in an Adversarial System
Perry Binder, J.D.
DATE: Monday, June 13, 2011
TIME: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm (Lunch, then speaker will begin at 1:00 pm)
LOCATION: Nelson Mullins
Atlantic Station Atlantic Station
201 17th Street NW, Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
COST: Free
SPONSOR: ParaNet
DEADLINE: June 10, 2011
REGISTRATION: Registration online. Open to the first 40 registrants.
http://www.gaparalegal.org/June13_rsvp.shtml
Former civil litigator turned professor, Perry Binder, offers paralegals a mirror to reflect on unacceptable behavior witnessed in the practice of law. Participants get to “learn by example,” with Perry’s original and hilarious lessons. The ultimate goal of the session is for paralegals to envision living a rewarding professional life, through civility, humor, humility, and stress reduction. Perry uses examples dealing with law or other professions to draw behavioral parallels evidenced by legal professionals.
http://perrybinder.com/ParalegalTopics.htm