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 …
New Divorce Petitions
To round out practicelaw’s collection of new family law forms, we’ve added new sample petitions for dissolution of marriage. Six sample petitions and a new clause library are now available on practicelaw as Microsoft Word documents. We created the new sample petitions to fit common fact patterns, ranging from a divorce without kids and no spousal maintenance …
The Case Against Twitter
For most attorneys, Twitter is not that useful. I’m hardly a Luddite, nor am I an attorney frightened of technology and change. And I also don’t think Twitter is a morass of mindless blather. It is useful, fun, and has vast distributive power. But I’ve concluded that Twitter is not productive for most attorneys – and …
Unbundling Your Services
More and more attorneys are considering ‘unbundling’ their legal services, allowing clients to pick, ala carte, what specific services the client wants (or can afford). Now, thanks to the MSBA’s Pro Se Implementation Committee, there are new resources available for Minnesota attorneys, including a sample Limited Scope Legal Services Agreement and a risk management guide …
Owning Up to Depression
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 …