With All Due Respect

My phone buzzed on Friday afternoon. It was Stuart Thomas. It always makes me laugh when Stu calls because the picture that pops up on my phone is the grumpy [...]

My birthday started poorly. I was on the tenth floor of a grand courthouse when the fire alarm went off. Old courthouse floors are actually two stories tall which meant [...]

Wil Scotsen looked perturbed. Given his jovial nature, it was noticeable. “Have to park a couple blocks from the courthouse Wil? Your face is red.” “I am steamed,” he said. [...]

I’ve had a few bad experiences with judges. That is to be expected for a trial lawyer. We are to be zealous advocates for our clients and zeal can lead [...]

Traditions? We DO Need Some Stinking Traditions. My dog is resolute about her routine. She expects a morning walk, food in her bowl before 7 am and promptly at 6pm, [...]

I was having lunch in a local sandwich shop when my phone rang. The menu advertises “The best pastrami you can buy,” but the truth is that it is the [...]

Happy new year? Blah. I happily take my place in the Hall of Humbugs as I routinely poo poo the holidays. The new year rounds off the holiday season. It [...]

Stuart Thomas dropped by my office last week. Since it was too early for him to be in town for Christmas parties, it could only mean one thing- he was [...]

Gentle Reader, Writing a monthly column is a peculiar thing. It’s like sending a letter to future me, but with only the knowledge of past me. No sense discussing the [...]

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes. It isn’t a problem for me as I don’t know where Gotham City is and its hero doesn’t leave it. I did break [...]