SHAIN KHOSHBIN & ROBIN BECHTOLD PUBLISHED IN HOSPITALITY LAWYER - - Unilateral Contracts & Future Payment Promises To At-Will Employees: Vanegas v. American Energy Services Adds Clarity to "Illusory Contracts"

The article by Shain Khoshbin and Robin Bechtold, Unilateral Contracts & Future Payment Promises To At-Will Employees: Vanegas v. American Energy Services Adds Clarity to "Illusory Contracts", was published in the March 2010 In-House Counsel Newsletter of the Hospitality Lawyer.

SHAIN KHOSHBIN TEACHES COURSE ON PREMISES LIABILITY & SECURITY ISSUES

Shain Khoshbin will teach a live CE course concerning premises liability and security issues for the Dallas Claims Association Hospitality. The Course will take place on June 2, 2010, at the Doubletree Dallas North, 4099 Valley View Lane, Dallas, Texas  75244.

SHAIN KHOSHBIN PUBLISHED IN HOSPITALITY LAWYER - - COMPANY “TRASH-TALK” WEBSITES & THE STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT: THE INTERNET AS THE “OFFICE WATER COOLER” OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Shain Khoshbin’s article, Company “Trash-Talk” Websites & The Stored Communications Act: The Internet As The “Office Water Cooler” Of The 21st Century, was published in the September 2009 In-House Counsel Newsletter of the Hospitality Lawyer, and also will appear in its October 2010 Legal Newsletter.

SHAIN KHOSHBIN SELECTED AS MANAGING ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE IN 2009 ABA HISTORICAL TRIAL

Shain Khoshbin was selected as the Managing Attorney for the defense team in the CLE Historical Trial at the 2009 American Bar Association's Annual Meeting held this year in Chicago, Illinois. The CLE event concerned the infamous “Insanity Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln.”

In 1875, President Abraham Lincoln’s widow - - Mary Todd Lincoln - - went on trial for insanity in Chicago. Ruled insane, she attempted suicide on the night of the verdict. For decades, writers and historians have debated Mrs. Lincoln’s case. Would she have fared differently if her case had been tried years later, or had a different defense attorney? In his book The Insanity File, historian Mark E. Neely, Jr. contended: “The history of the treatment of insanity in American law provides no real evidence that Mary Todd Lincoln's fate would have been different in modern times.”

For the first time, the audience competed in the Historical Trial this year. Mr. Khoshbin and trial attorney Carlin Phillips mentored the audience participants with trial themes and strategy, opening/closing statements, and direct/cross examinations. The Hon. George Leighton presided over the proceedings. In addition, live expert testimony was provided by psychologist Dr. Darlene Shelton, and attorney Nancy Schleifer - - author of A Warrant for Mrs. Lincoln. Trial consultant David Weinberg also offered trial themes and graphic evidence to both sides.

The continuing education course took place on Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

SHAIN KHOSHBIN SPEAKS AT THE 2009 HOSPITALITY LAW CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON

Mr. Khoshbin presented “Defending the Restaurant Murder Case” at The 2009 Hospitality Law Conference held February 9 – 11, 2009, in Houston, Texas. The 2009 Hospitality Law conference was designed for general counsel and executives of lodging, real estate, restaurant, and club operations; risk managers; directors of loss prevention; franchise service directors; attorneys practicing in the hospitality industry; and hospitality law faculty and students. The conference was presented by HospitalityLawyer.com, in coordination with the General Counsel Committee of the AH&LA, the Loss Prevention Management Institute, BDO Siedman, Loss Prevention Magazine, the International Bar Association, Lodging Hospitality Magazine, Hotel Business, Arthur J. Gallagher, and the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management.

SHAIN KHOSHBIN SELECTED TO BE ON MACALESTER COLLEGE “CAREERS IN LAW” PANEL