August is always a busy month for me. Because my daughters spend some time at sleep away camp, I’m free to work around the clock or to travel out of town without juggling childcare, homework and all of the other ad-kid-istrivia attendant to parenthood. So here’s how I’ve been spending my time:
First, you can…
Jose Baez’s win for Casey Anthony wasn’t pretty. From an opening statement that promised much but didn’t fully deliver to cross-examination questions that went nowhere or elicited evidence that seemed to hurt more than help to the clumsy cardboard exhibits, no one will ever confuse Jose Baez and his band of solo lawyers with the…
At a time when large firms are throwing young associates overboard and cutting down on training all in the name of profit, Iowa lawyer Steve Lombardi seems downright anachronistic. With thirty years of experience under his belt, Lombardi could be focusing his efforts on expanding his practice or prepping for retirement, but instead, he’s doing…
I am not supposed to be posting here. My blog is moving platforms and this post will be lost in the transition. Oh well. There’s a good conversation taking place on line and I wanted to join in.
Today, Scott Greenfield shared his own blast from the past (or if you prefer, his salad days,…
In a couple of hours, I’m heading out to Seattle for the Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference as well as some other meetings with colleagues and online friends. I’ll be away for the week and fairly busy, so I won’t be posting. Plus, while I’m away, there’ll be some back-end work taking place at my…
The night before ABATech Show, I participated in Ignite Law 2010: The Future of Law in Six Minute Increments. I’ll admit — the Ignite event excited me – and I submitted a proposal because I think and write about the future of law and also because the Ignite format – 20 slides in 20…
Princeton, New Jersey based solo, Ekaterina Schoenefeld did what every good lawyer is supposed to do: she abided her state bar’s ethics rules even though doing so cost her financially. Though duly licensed in New York, Schoenefeld couldn’t practice there. That’s because New York Judiciary Code section 470 requires non-resident, New York barred lawyers like…
In an age where we envy quick success – the dotcom that grows from garage to gargantuan in eighteen months, the blogger who gets a book deal after three months – artist in turn lead to break-out success. Five years later at 94, Herrera is savoring the financial remuneration and notoriety from a lifetime of…
One of my favorite “ideas” people (for want of better classification) is Seth Godin. Godin has an eye for trends. No other blogger spots them as far in advance or articulates them quite as well. This week, Godin is offering a freebie: an ebook entitled What Matters Now. The book is comprised of…
So how does a real estate associate who barely found a job at a small local firm become one of the nation’s pre-eminent First Amendment lawyers with his own practice, representing clients like Above the Law or the guy who went head to head with talk radio superstar Glenn Beck in a battle over a…
