Your Money or Your Life?
This column is written for Missouri Lawyers Weekly. It isn’t often that I get letters from readers of this space asking for advice. Strike that, it isn’t often that I [...]
Go Small or Go Home
In society today, we tend to assume that bigger is always better. This may be true for some things, like roller coasters, quarterbacks, and buffets, but the same concept doesn’t [...]
The Obese Vocalist (She/Her) Serenaded
Those following this space have noticed the steady exit of my writing companions from under analysis and their retelling (if not re-imagining) of the group’s history. I have only been [...]
Please Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gentle Reader, At the risk of a spoiler without a spoiler alert, the under analysis that you have grown to know and tolerate is changing. Not inexplicably since the entire [...]
Get Older or Die
After one of my early jury trials, a juror came up to talk to me. I know this was a long time ago because I have less than zero desire [...]
Legal Jargon: Workers’ Compensation Cases
Have you ever read about a court case, watched a crime show, or been to a legal consultation and felt like you were listening to a different language? All industries [...]
Facebook’s Freak Data Leak
At face value (pun intended), Facebook is just harmless social media. This would be true if all of it’s users’ data hadn’t been leaked over the weekend. That’s right, over [...]
Video Killed the Radio Lawyer
I am no stranger to technology in a law practice or a courtroom. My firm was ready to work remotely with little disruption when we were told we had to [...]
COVID May Be On The Ropes, But it Keeps Hitting.
I have been a lawyer for a long time, but there are still some laws of which I have never heard. Because most of my cases involve injury victims or [...]
Self-Driving Car Accidents: Who is at Fault?
Technology has come a long way in the last few decades. People now have access to smartphones, GPS, smart homes, robots with artificial intelligence, and even cars that can drive [...]