Ron Sykstus's blog

Over the past two years or so, I have noticed a marked increase in the government’s review and concern regarding individuals and their respective security clearances.  I have seen tangible proof that security clearances are being denied and/or revoked at an increasing rate from years past.  Of course, there are reasons behind

I have written previously about binding mandatory arbitration.

Illegal Debt Collection is always the number one complained about problem by consumers, both to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and to the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB).   In what should end up being good news for consumers in our country, on July 28, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or "Bureau") issued its outline of proposals under consideration for the regulation of debt collection.  in  our Tennessee office wrote extensively about

Every military service member should know about this law. Older military personnel will know this law by its previous name, Soldier’s and Sailor’s Civil Relief Act (SSCRA).

I have written extensively regarding binding mandatory arbitration.  It is a contractual mechanism used to limit judge and jury trial rights which are fundamental in our country.

I recently received a kind and thoughtful email from the father of a service member that I represented years ago.  The email read as follows:

I have written previously about the security clearance process and the perceived need for it to be reformed.  This always comes up after a major negative incident in our country re

One of the topics that gets a great deal of views at our blog is the affect of the filing of a bankruptcy on a security clearance.