I’m Sorry Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t do That.
We have been inundated with talk of artificial intelligence lately. My firm uses software to automate some of the everyday tasks we face, most often just to nag me to [...]
We have been inundated with talk of artificial intelligence lately. My firm uses software to automate some of the everyday tasks we face, most often just to nag me to [...]
I just had the mondayist of Mondays. I was loafing through my morning routine, walking the dog in the cold, pretending to work out, and having breakfast. I glanced at [...]
I thought today would be a good day. Then I saw a request for help in a hunting group to search for an elderly hunter who was lost. The elderly [...]
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 [...]