This year Ethical Governance Day will be held on October 18th, 2022, in Miami, Florida, and after two years of only virtual presentations because of the pandemic, I was invited as a distinguished speaker to participate in the event with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. You can go to their website if you are interested in participating in upcoming events.

I will be making my way into high-school classrooms to address students on the importance of civic participation and engagement to ensure ethical governance and support our democracy.

Civic participation is vital to the health of a democracy. It is essential for citizens to be informed and engaged in the decisions that affect their lives. When people are involved in their communities and in the political process, they are more likely to be satisfied with the direction of their country and trust their government.

Civic participation also helps to ensure that government policies and programs are effective and responsive to the needs of the people. When citizens are involved in the policymaking process, they can provide valuable input on the issues that matter most to them.

Finally, civic participation can help to build social cohesion and community spirit. When people come together to work for the common good, they can develop a sense of pride and ownership in their community. This can lead to increased cooperation and collaboration, and a stronger sense of community.

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The Doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are an elite group of individuals who are extremely skilled knowledgeable and passionate, and the donation amounts go into research that is conducted daily in the laboratory to find a cure for this disease.

What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or the Lou Gehrig’s Disease?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), additionally called motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that manage voluntary muscular tissues.

ALS is the most common type of MND. Early signs and symptoms of ALS include stiff muscular tissues, muscle twitches, muscle wasting, and gradually increasing weakness. Limb-onset ALS starts with weakness in the arms or legs, while bulbar-onset ALS starts with difficulty talking or swallowing.

50% of the people diagnosed with ALS develop difficulties with thinking and behavior, and approximately 15% develop frontotemporal dementia. The affected muscular tissues are responsible for chewing food, talking, and walking. Motor neuron loss goes on until the ability to eat, speak, move, and finally the ability to breathe is lost. ALS in the end causes paralysis and early death, typically from breathing failure.

My father who was diagnosed with this disease passed away in 2009 after battling ALS for 20 years. He believed that he was diagnosed with this disease for a purpose and that purpose was to find a cure.

We started the event in 2002 with my father and this event has been the catalyst to raise awareness and money.   This event is known as the 5k Run/Walk for Lou Gehrig’s Disease fundraiser and in the years since its inception has raised over $250, 000 for research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

If you are interested in helping, click on this link to find a Walk/Run event near you.

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The term “artificial intelligence” was coined in 1955 by John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky, and they defined it as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.”

The goal of AI is to create intelligent machines that can do things that would require intelligence if done by humans.

Document Review

AI is already being used in the legal field. AI helps lawyers with document review by scanning millions of documents and flagging the ones that need a lawyer’s attention.

Legal Research

Lawyers are using AI to help them with legal research and to make the process faster and more efficient. They use AI for predictive coding, which means that it helps them find relevant documents faster.

Process Cases

The use of AI writing and machine learning content is becoming more prevalent in the legal field. Lawyers are using these technologies to help them process cases faster and more accurately. They can also use these technologies to take care of the mundane tasks that they don’t have time for

Draft Documents

AI writing is being used to generate legal documents. This eliminates the need for lawyers to do research manually and instead focus on what they are best at – creativity and emotions.

Robots will change the future of law and how they are already being used today. They will not replace lawyers but instead help them to do their jobs better.

Robots are already being used in many different ways in the legal field. They can help with research, discovery, and other tasks that make a lawyer’s work easier.

The legal profession is one of the most impacted by AI and automation. The idea of a future where machines replace lawyers has been discussed for decades, but now it’s becoming a reality.

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Brent A. Levison P.A. stresses the importance and the need for attorneys to be able to provide counsel to entrepreneurs in order to navigate the myriad of legal issues and develop business strategy challenges that startups face. In addition, proper counsel should provide the entrepreneur with hands-on experience with intellectual property, corporate, contract, tax, and labor and employment issues.

Startups often have to make legal decisions early on that will shape their businesses for years to come. An early-stage company must, for example, set up an initial corporate structure, develop a strategy for protecting its intellectual property, and shape the contours of its relationship with its employees.

The real value added by lawyers at the pre-financing stage is in helping clients surface and deal with legal issues that will impact the shape of their businesses much later. Brent A. Levison recommends an attorney who will focus on understanding clients’ needs, identifying issues, and recommending courses of action.

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Alajuela, CR – Costa Rica’s newest tech hub, BV Media, is gearing up to celebrate the grand opening of their newly expanded office space in the city of Alajuela. The new location is expected to open on June 8, 2017 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by the city’s Mayor, Roberto Thompson.

Ownership group headed by Burton Katz invested over $100,000 dollars for expansion and renovations with hopes of expanding the 100-employee company. New job openings will include customer service agents, supervisors, graphic designers, software developers and writers to help monitor and strengthen a highly trafficked network of websites.

“We have offices in Costa Rica and Uruguay with over 100 employees who elevate our front- and back-end development, graphics design and call center support,” said Katz. “Investing in in-sourced talent helps me reduce our fixed costs while adding a layer of quality control to my offshore work.”

As part of the BV Media business model, employees receive constant training, feedback and the tools required to respond to the needs of an ever-changing technology/ecommerce market.

Costa Rica has become a major provider of a broad suite of corporate services for companies and corporations across the globe. A big reason for this in-source collaboration spike is due to the country’s close proximity to several foreign businesses, especially those headquartered in the U.S.

The Central American country has also introduced programs to guarantee widespread knowledge in computer sciences and English as a second language (ESL), which will keep the Costa Rican youth and workforce on par with international standards.

“Our office in Costa Rica has contributed to so much growth in its surrounding neighborhood that the mayor has encouraged us to scale our workforce to over 200 employees,” stated Brent Levison a partner and Operations Manager of BV Media. “That’s what we call a global win-win situation.”

The new BV Media office will include a new state-of-the-art technology, kitchen, a high-tech call center and brand new furniture situated all throughout the workspace.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will include catering provided by local company La Complacencia. The event will also feature music, gifts and special guest appearances by other dignitaries and officials in the industry.

About Belle Visat Media

BV Media is a content and applications studio composed by a burgeoning network of high-traffic Internet properties, focused on expanding and monetizing a highly trafficked network of websites. We provide a high-energy work atmosphere with exceptional teamwork, where innovation and ambition is encouraged, and success is recognized and rewarded.

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Joining Levison is Cardozo School of Law, Dean Melanie Leslie ’91 and Marlins President David Samson ’93.

Mr. Levison currently is the Attorney, and Director of E-commerce and Administration Officer for a Miami tech start-up. At the round table, he will be discussing Basic Consumer Protection Principles, TCPA Compliance & Developments.

Brent Levison graduated from Cardozo School of Law in 1997. A Ohio native, Levison has been a practicing attorney for 20 years.

Tickets to the game are very limited as it is one ticket per alumnus. These tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests are welcomed, but requests will only be fulfilled if there is availability.

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About Brent Levison

Brent A. Levison is an owner, operator, investor and executive in the e-commerce, mobile, content media and direct marketing industries with over 20 years of legal experience. Brent has served as Equity One, Inc.’s deputy general counsel and Office Depot, Inc.’s assistant general counsel and corporate secretary. Previously Brent has also served as a Chief Counsel of American Eagle Outfitters.  Mr. Levison received a B.A. from Yeshiva University and a Juris Doctorate from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Levison  is admitted to practice law in the States of Florida, New York, New Jersey and Ohio.

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