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This is exciting for me and not just because it might make my mother proud. I have read Registered Rep for almost as long as I've been in this business. Sometimes I agree with what is written, sometimes not.

I was called a few weeks ago and asked questions about Gary Gross, a broker with a reputation in Boca Raton, Florida. He has a significant number of customer complaints on his record. I was asked how this could happen. I explained that there were likely a number of small miscues along the way that resulted in what the article described as a massive blow-up. I called it the "failure chain" after something that I heard on a PBS special about plane crashes.

Lo and behold, the article is published. The cover of the magazine says "The Failure Chain." If you read the article, you will see how the term came up. I actually got emails from two lawyers in other parts of the country asking if I got extra credit for writing the cover headline. I didn't.

How does this count towards my 15 minutes of fame?

That's the view from The Law Planet - Jupiter, Florida.

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I admit that there are times when I am easily entertained. And I am an avowed Microsoft-disliker. But I have to hand it to the folks in Redmond, they've got me interested in something. Click on this link. Then hover over the pushpin and select Zoom to Street level.

Here's the fun part. Then click on "Bird's Eye" view. That's Dobin & Jenks world HQ. The picture was taken since last October. I think this is very cool. I've used this feature to find sports fields and locate restaurants. It's much better than the plain old aerial view or map. I've used it to see my house (and the landscaping the builder added before I bought it).

The main URL is http;//maps.live.com. Enjoy it and use it well.

That's the bird's-eye view from The Law Planet, Jupiter, Florida.

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When I'm not practicing law, you might find me at a Suncoast High School girls' lacrosse game, where I am an assistant coach. Truth be told, I have no special lacrosse talents, but I go there to help, provide some organization and maybe a few tips I've learned over the years as an amateur sports coach.

But, today, I'm writing about one of the players, Kelsey Sheridan. Kelsey is a senior who has been accepted to Northwestern University. Kelsey is the unofficial cheerleader of the team. She also was involved in getting the team started, I understand.

Tomorrow, Kelsey will be getting her head shaved for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. My head is going that way slowly and naturally, so I will stay with what I have. And I have some clients who look like they've already participated.

Ah, to have youth on your side for regrowth.

You can make donations for Kelsey's head shaving here. Kelsey's a great kid and very spunky. If any of my three readers can donate a little bit, that would be great.

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You may ask, what does a securities and employment firm like Dobin & Jenks, located in Jupiter, Florida, have to do with a girls' softball team in Royal Palm Beach, some 25 or 30 miles away? It's a long story, for which I will only brag about the highlights.

One of the softball boosters is the neighbor of one of our lawyers. I met this booster at a social function and he mentioned that the boys' baseball field has lights but the girls' team doesn't. He went on to explain how they have fofeited games on account of darkness. Now, I may not be sharpest knife in the drawer, but that didn't seem right, fair or legal.

We did some research, and Brian Buckstein of our office sent a letter to the school's principal. After a couple more letters, the School Board advised us that the boys were not permitted to use their lights until the girls' field was similarly equipped. We didn't like disadvantaging the boys in the process, but the two teams needed to be treated equally.

Over the summer and into the fall, the school board put up lights. The parents renovated other sections of the field and turned it into their "Field of Dreams." Brian, his family and I went to the first night game held at the field. It was gratifying to see tangible results of our successful work which, so often, is only represented in a check and a settlement agreement. The team was clearly enjoying its newly-refurbished home and we were glad to be a part of it.

By the way, the team won their first nighttime game.

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