It is an Honor to be Nominated, or The Time Losing Didn’t Crush my Soul
Gentle Reader, I hope you will indulge the humble brag that I offer this month. Almost every trial lawyer knows the sting of losing. It is avoidable for lawyers who [...]
Gentle Reader, I hope you will indulge the humble brag that I offer this month. Almost every trial lawyer knows the sting of losing. It is avoidable for lawyers who [...]
I got fired by a client last week. It has happened before but luckily it is not a common occurrence in my practice. While we don’t like to talk about [...]
I recently read an article about becoming lucky. It was a fake headline- you can’t become more lucky. Luck can be a self fulfilling concept because folks who think they [...]
It is hot. My gift for stating the obvious is often mentioned, but it is impossible to overstate how hot it is. Wildfires in London hot. Melting pavement during the [...]
I am generally risk averse. I don’t ride carnival rides (mobile workers without known addresses operating old equipment that folds up on purpose?) and I don’t participate in adrenaline sports. [...]
Gentle Reader, I made a mistake in my last offering here. I received a kind email pointing it out, and I was grateful to the Reader. Court opens with the [...]
Trial lawyers learn early on that as communicators, the way we say something can be more important than what we say. I lay awake at night hoping opposing counsel will [...]
Move over Truth, Civility needs that Hospital Bed. Early in my career, I had a heated discussion at a motion hearing with a much older lawyer. He was about the [...]
I generally avoid politics in this space. Not because I don’t have opinions, but because there are political analysts who have better formed ones. And the Editors told me to [...]
I finally got/had to work from home during the recent snow storm. I’ve gone to my office throughout the pandemic but a foot of snow is more difficult to get [...]