This month’s ABA Journal cover story “A Death in the Office” chronicles the life and death of Mark Levy, a prominent and talented appellate lawyer who killed himself after the Washington law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton terminated his employment in a cost-cutting move. The article and readers’ online comments travel a well-worn path with an …
Strange Cases, Great Hypos
Wake me up, I am having a nightmare. I am back in law school, staring at the hypothetical on my crim law exam. I thought I understood criminal law. The statute sets forth the elements of the crime, the prosecutor has to prove up each one for the defendant to be found guilty. DUI: Element …
What's Your Practice, In Six Words?
Lawyers are communicators and wordsmiths, right? But can they be succinct, pithy? Here’s your challenge of the day. Describe your practice, in six words*. Every sentence in this post complies. None over the six word limit. We did it, but can you? Some examples, in no particular order: Please, please see it my way. – …
While Waiting for the Bus . . .
These days I am getting a lot of my news from the bus stop. Here’s the gist: “They are closing our Minneapolis office…” “We are not filling our open positions…” “Well I don’t want to work on this project, but this isn’t the time to complain…” Like all employers, the MSBA is concerned about the …
Not Even My Two Front Teeth
I am caught between Thanksgiving (when I express thankfulness) and Christmas (when I ask for gifts) and New Year’s (when I make resolutions). Best to combine them all and devote this post to a list of those things I resolve to be thankful for if they come about in 2010: 1. Computer silence. I ask …