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Judicial Transparency
We have posted on a number of occasions about the benefits of cameras in the courtroom, and recently another controversy sparking video has surfaced. In an August 8, 2015 post titled, Tearful woman gets judicial scolding, 3 days in jail for failing … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, Attitude, Domestic Violence, Judge Jerri Collins, Judges, Justice, Legal, Legal Consumer
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Want To Be Persuasive? Try Storytelling
Whether you’re writing or arguing a brief, or arguing your case to a judge or jury, how successful you will be depends, in large part, on how persuasive you are. And how persuasive you are can depend on how well you … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, Jeremiah Donovan, Lawsuit, Legal, Litigation, Philip N. Meyer, Storytelling for Lawyers, Vermont Law School
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Don’t Bet On The Wrong Horse
We all know the importance of having an advanced health care directive so that our wishes for our health care are followed in the event we are unable to make such decisions for ourselves. Certain types of directives call for the … Continue reading
Thinking of Representing Yourself? Do Your Homework
So you received a traffic ticket that requires you to appear in court, and you are thinking of representing yourself. Depending on the severity of the possible penalties (fine, points and even jail time), going it alone should be carefully considered, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Court Clerk, Homework, Judges, Legal, Online Case Search, Pro Se, Traffic Court
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Summer Holiday
LPR will be closed through the end of August for our summer holiday. The blog will resume after our return in September. We wish everyone a relaxing and rejuvenative remainder of the summer.
Should You Pay For Attorney Mistakes?
Patrick Lamb, an attorney and blogger, wrote about attorney mistakes in his August 6, 2015 post on abajournal.com titled “How lawyers can embrace mistakes.” In his piece, Mr. Lamb suggests that lawyers and law firms should conduct “After Action Assessments,” to … Continue reading
If It Can Happen To Tom Brady . . . It Can Happen To You
Tom Brady learned a hard lesson about forum shopping this week. He and the NFL Players Association (“NFLPA”) filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota over his four game suspension for his alleged … Continue reading
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Tagged Judge Richard Kyle, Jurisdiction, Lawsuit, Legal, Legal Consumer, Litigation, News, NFL, NFL Players Association, Tom Brady, Venue
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If It Can Happen To Bill Cosby . . . It Can Happen To You
Last week, The New York Times obtained a copy of Bill Cosby’s deposition from a 2005 sexual assault and defamation case that was reportedly subject to a confidentiality agreement. According to a July 22, 2015 abajournal.com article titled Cosby lawyers … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, Awareness, Bill Cosby, Confidentiality Agreement, Deposition, Lawsuit, Legal, Litigation, News, Protective Order
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How Do Law Firms Hire Attorneys . . . And Why Should You Care?
So, how do law firms hire attorneys? Well, according to University of Colorado Law School Dean Philip Weiser, law firms seek to hire attorneys based on pedigree: those who went to the best law schools and got the highest grades. In … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, Advice, Awareness, Dean Philip Weiser, Hiring Practices, Law Firm, Legal, Legal Consumer, Ron Friedman PhD
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