By Marcus Rayner | The Record

FOR MANY OF US it may be hard to conceptualize, but there was a time in New Jersey's recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a disincentive to it.

By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal

The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, while a positive step toward deterring bad behavior, does not protect school districts from liability under the N.J. Law Against Discrimination.

By Marcus Rayner | The Home News Tribune / Courier - News

What happens when school districts can't enforce the new Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act?

By James Osborne | The Philadelphia Inquirer

New Jersey legislators are considering bills that would force lawyers and other professionals to wait 30 days before contacting defendants and accident victims whose information was drawn from public-records searches.

By Marcus Rayner | The Times of Trenton

For many of us, it may be difficult to imagine, but there was a time in New Jersey's recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a barrier to it.

By Marcus Rayner | Home News Tribune, to the Editor

New Jersey's medical professionals often wear multiple hats. In addition to practicing medicine in a state with comparatively high medical malpractice premiums and weak evidentiary standards, our shrinking pool of doctors are often small business owners who must navigate New Jersey's challenging business climate. Think of your dentists, general practitioners and gynecologists.

John O'Brien • Legal Newsline

Seventy percent of small business owners surveyed by Monmouth University said state laws make New Jersey a less attractive area to do business than other states, the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance announced Thursday.

By Leslie Kwoh | The Star Ledger

Three in 10 business owners have either been sued or threatened with a lawsuit in the last five years, and another one in three predict they will be taken to court in the next five years, according to a study by the Monmouth University Polling Institute.

"A lawsuit can literally destroy a small business overnight," said Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, which commissioned the report.

By Joao-Pierre Ruth | NJ BIZ

The New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance on Thursday called on the state to support tort reform, a move the alliance said would help small businesses in the state.