Uphill but satisfying struggles of an animal rights attorney; federal legislation to aid animals is sadly lacking

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A lawyer who happened into work as an animal lobbyist and then went to law school tells of her career. After law school she found a job with the Farm Animal Reform Movement reviewing federal legislation benefitting animals and subsequent jobs were at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Animal Defense Fund. The Michigan firm of Smith, Haughey, Rice and Roegge, her most recent employer, allows her to spend much of her time on animal rights cases.

Animal welfare

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Firms vie for energy work in Boston, nation; who will grab the business now that the electric power industry is deregulating?

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Massachusetts will deregulate its electric power market on Mar 1, 1998, one of the first states to do so, and both domestic and even well-known out-of-state firms are strengthening or redefining their energy practices. Firms hoping to become players in this specialty must help clients interpret interpret little-known state tax and environmental laws, deal with federal regulators and do complex mergers-and-acquisitions deals.

Electric services, Electric Power Distribution, Electric Power, Industrial, Electric utilities, Deregulation, Electric power-plants, Electric power plants, Industrial electric power

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Who's who

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Thirty of the nation's top communications lawyers are briefly profiled. Most of the attorneys listed are in private practice, but two government and four public interest practitioners are included.

Personalities, Telecommunication policy, Telecommunications policy

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