Misteaks? I’ve Made a Feyew.
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 [...]
Was It Something I Said?
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 [...]
The Death of Civility
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 [...]
So, Now What?
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 [...]
Snowmageddon it.
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 [...]
Don’t Call it a Comeback. Please.
2020 Too came in with a loud gurgling rumble. While I was proud to stay up until 10:30, my poor wife was awakened by my snoring in the wee hours [...]
Tis the Season. Again.
It is the holiday season. I know this because of the lovely cards I am getting. I haven’t sent a holiday card since the early 1990s. It isn’t for lack [...]
Artificial Intelligence? Give me Artificial Ignorance.
Two holidays fell in the last couple of weeks, Love your Lawyer day and Veteran’s day. My office didn’t get mail on either of them. The second was by mandate [...]
Dear Deer, Again this Year?
It is the best part of year. Yes, autumn. Yes, football season. And yes, deer season- the Redneck High Holy days. This means my almost annual column about deer hunting. [...]
My Heart may not go on, but will my Profession?
After showing proof of my COVID vaccination and donning a mask, I was finally able to go to another meeting of Old Guys Litigation Gang- the OGLG. The name isn’t [...]