Season 3: One Night/One Person.
Some of you are familiar with One Night, One Person, the program to help homeless outdoor sleepers on the 30 or so […]
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Five Corporate Lawyer Stereotypes: “No. 2: The Risk-Averse Weenie…”
And from comments made in September at ATLS. 1. The Business Sense-Challenged Litigator. Tries business cases. Has zero business sense, biz talent, […]
‘Oh New York City you talk a lot…’
You look like a city. You feel like a religion. –L. Nyro, 1969 Paramount newsreel cameraman works the Easter Parade, 1948. (Bettmann/CORBIS)
2016: Mainstream press acted badly. Average Americans saw through it.
Now for post or maybe an op-ed somewhere…will proofread tonight.] I love lawyering. But Writing/Journalism = 1st love. My first heroes were […]
Maximilien Luce: “Port of London, Night.”
“Port of London, Night” (1894), oil on canvas, by Maximilien Luce (French, 1858 ““ 1941).
Rebecca Bricker’s new novel: The Secret of Marie.
“The Secret of Marie” is a new novel of art history set in Claude Monet’s Giverny, France. It is two love stories […]
Tidal Basin photo taken December 10, 1941: “Oriental cherry trees.”
Below in an Associated Press photo taken on December 10, 1941, a woman named Joy Cummings poses on saddle horse with one […]
Elmore Leonard: Just Say It.
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. –Elmore Leonard (1925-2013)
Tell Clients What They Can Do, Too.
I find myself doing it more than I would like–especially with clients with newer businesses or in emerging industries. I’ve just laid […]
Earls Court, London 1975: I can’t count the tears of a life with no love.
MC: For the next three hours your mothers wouldn’t like it. Please welcome back to England Led Zeppelin.
Has the NRDC Gone Hollywood?
NRDC’s Hinerfeld: “They win lawsuits.” Several years ago, I wrote “Has the NRDC Gone Hollywood?” at the request of Environmental Protection Magazine, […]
Trump.
I didn’t vote for Trump. However, even if unwittingly–which I frankly doubt was the case–Trump has done tons of good things for […]
Give Stephen Bannon a shot.
He’s a talented guy. Enough is enough. Let’s see what he can do. Like most White House operatives, Trump’s senior strategist may […]
The Blood Red Beauties of Flanders Fields: John Alexander McCrae and Poppies.
McCrae in 1912 Today, November 11, America’s Veterans Day, honors all U.S. military veterans. However, it was originally only a day set […]
Is There “Bullying” at Law Firms?
Yes, bullied young lawyers. I know. Get the Net. See this post today at ATL Surrogate led by Partner Emeritus: Should Law […]
American Mainstream Media: Time for a Check-Up, Guys.
After the 2016 Election cycle comes to a close, major news outlets–the establishment press and cable news networks–need to engage in some […]
Connor & Connor, Las Vegas, Nevada
Each month, for TRT-CLE, I teach three live CLE (Continuing Legal Education) courses to lawyers all over the country. On Depositions, Lobbying […]
Answering Interrogatories.
Several years ago, my friend and Renaissance man Ray Ward at his superb the (new) legal writer flagged a nicely done nuts-and-bolts […]
What to expect in 2017 America.
No matter who is elected POTUS on November 8, expect in 2017: 1. Increased American culture wars. 2. Increased Congressional deadlock. 3. […]
The Atlantic: On the GOP’s SCOTUS Focus.
See in today’s The Atlantic Why the Supreme Court Matters More to Republicans than Trump. Two exceprts: Conservatives have prized the Supreme […]
POTUS 2016: Running out the Clock.
With 27 days to go, all Hillary Rodham Clinton needs to do is run out the clock. Stick to real issues. Talk […]
Debate No. 2: HRC 1, Trump 1.
Credit where it’s due. As expected, both candidates were much better last night overall than they were in the first debate. But […]
U.S. Supreme Court on writers, poets and starving artists.
We are asked to recognize that authors are congenitally irresponsible, that frequently they are so sorely pressed for funds that they are […]
Pence 1, Kaine 0.
I am still voting for Hillary Clinton. But Pence stepped up in the Vice-Presidential debates last night. He was gathered, genuine and […]
Partner Emeritus: Associate lawyering, work ethic, time ethic and real life.
Remarks late last year made by one Partner Emeritus in comments to “Old Lady Lawyer: Ageism Knows No Age“, a post by […]