Demand evaporates. Then what?
Department of Dues, Blues and Hatin’ Life. You saw it coming–but now what do you do, dear? For more than clues, see […]
$46.8 billion: Basel-based Roche acquires rest of SF’s Genentech.
The Roche press release on the “friendly” agreement is here. See AP‘s “Roche to take over Genentech“: GENEVA (March 12)–Swiss pharmaceutical giant […]
Redux: The Big Six lawyer sites–plus Real Lawyers have what?
The only six (6) legal websites you really need. During The Recession. After the Recession. And to take the edge off any […]
Is Gen-X Moxie starting to bloom?
Reinvent this, you Boomer running dog lackeys, you Gen-Y teacups. Eve Tahminciogluan, an MSNBC contributor, notes that Gen-X (defined liberally as those […]
Revisiting “leverage”.
Stop working for a moment. Yes, we said that. More accurately: stop for a few moments. The one non-billable thing you should […]
The Return of Legal Sanity
We are not worthy. Not an overstatement. New York’s wise and inspirational Arnie Herz at Legal Sanity is back–and we noticed this […]
Gen-Y Rerun: WAC? and Charon QC talk frankly in July of 2008.
What? You’re kidding. Lawyers are not special? Hear the “pre-Recession” July 8, 2008 Charon QC interview, “Podcast 66: Dan Hull, US Attorney, […]
RESPA: “It’s my closing–and I’ll close how I want to.”
Hopkins v. Horizon Management (U.S. 4th Cir. December 3, 2008). In the five states subsumed by the U.S. Fourth Circuit–Maryland, Virginia, West […]
Blog post title of the month–so far.
And legislation of the year–hands down. It’s “Drop the Barbie and Step Away” at Scott Greenfield’s Simple Justice. It concerns: A BILL […]
Clients and Customers: After they’ve seen Paris.
In the words of the old song, “How ya’ gonna keep ’em down on the farm, after they’ve see Paree?” How do […]
Save the country. Save yourself.
Save the country. Save the children. Up in heaven, Laura Nyro is watching. I saw Nyro on my 18th birthday. She thought […]
Upcoming Blawg Reviews: Global, urbane, a smidgen profane.
No-Wank Zone. It’s all good. As a phrase, it’s only exceeded in lameness by using “party” as a verb or “interface” in […]
Notes From the Breadline (continued)
Among the things that I do care about is insurance, or, specifically, making sure that I have some. –RST, March 4, 2009 […]
Growing in a recession.
Michelle Golden at Golden Practices: “Operating and Growing in a Down Economy“. Missouri-based Golden consults for, and writes about, all professional service […]
Optional: Panic, Pessimism & Self-Pity
The other “E”, in his studio, goofing on us. Redux: So, tell me again, what do we do now? Bad stock performances […]
The China instability hype.
Dan Harris at China Law Blog explains Why China Will Remain Stable. “I am getting so tired of the media litany that […]
Massey Coal due process-recusal case argued.
Fourteenth Amendment–Due Process Clause–Popularly Elected Judges–$3 Million Campaign Contributions–Overturned $50 Million Verdicts–That Recusal Thing. Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc. (08-22) […]
Pretrial stage management: The Art of Creep Control.
See Anne Reed‘s “Looks Can Kill” and our past post “To jurors, do your trial associates and paralegals seem like creeps?*” Let’s […]
Red City, Morroco
At Maryam‘s playful My Marrakesh, a frequent muse. Sanctuary for suits, acquirers and men never home by 6:15. Hafeza, sorry, it’s so […]
Marrakech
At Maryam‘s playful My Marrakesh, a frequent muse. Sanctuary for suits, acquirers and men never home by 6:15. Oh Hafeza, it’s so […]
GeekLawyer is coming to America. Again. (Update)
Weekends are the only times I can write on this thing about important national and world events. We then communicate with our […]
“The kids don’t seem to mind it …”
Michigan’s Iggy Pop (James Newell Österberg) was the Mayor of Cincinnati circa 1969-1971. No, not really–but he could have been. The 1950s […]
The Recession as Teacher.
Is this the end of the right to be helpless? Our astral twin, the uncommonly cruel but clear-eyed workaholic boomer apologist, New […]
“Nobody messes with Joe.”
Here in Washington, we’ve all seen how quickly good intentions can turn into broken promises and wasteful spending. And with a plan […]
Three good things about The Recession.
1. Realizing that making money never meant you were smart. 2. Realizing that not making money wasn’t much of an indictment. 3. […]
Above The Law has been covering the Recession.
And lately they’ve been doing it on purpose. To us, Above The Law always has been more than white shoe gossip, or […]