Tag Archives: Attorneys

The Chief Justice Chides Lawyers and Judges

Posted on January 4, 2016 by The Legal Reformer

We start the new year with a review of Chief Justice Roberts’ 2015 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, which is the subject of a December 31, 2015 article in The Washington Post, titled Roberts urges lawyers, judges to help improve … Continue reading →

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Attorney Fear And The Effect On You

Posted on November 1, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

We have written before about the attorney/client relationship and the benefits of understanding your attorney’s perspective.  Shedding more light on the subject, University of Missouri emeritus professor of law John Lande has researched and compiled a list of common attorney … Continue reading →

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Judge Sends Kids Away . . . For Refusing To Lunch With Dad

Posted on July 12, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Last month, Michigan Judge Lisa Gorcyca found three children (15, 10 and 9) in contempt of court for refusing to have lunch with their father and sent them to live at Children’s Village until they reconsidered.  The full transcript of the … Continue reading →

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BigLaw Firm’s Simple $1.5 Billion Mistake

Posted on May 3, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

How does a simple mistake by a law firm end up costing $1.5 billion?  According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, it happens when the law firm inadvertently includes an unrelated security interest for a $1.5 billion loan … Continue reading →

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Attorney Tip #9 – Brief Writing

Posted on September 27, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

In an ABA Journal article titled “Dirty Dozen: 12 Ways to Write a Really Bad Brief,” Jim McElhaney writes about the “ordinary sins [of bad brief writing] that even good lawyers commit everyday.”  According to Mr. McElhaney, they include: Make it … Continue reading →

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Justice Is Not Always Just – Traffic Court Edition

Posted on August 7, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

Imagine you are riding a motorcycle through twisty mountain roads, traveling well within the speed limit, and when you brake to prepare for a sharp turn, you hit a patch of gravel, your bike slides like it’s on marbles and … Continue reading →

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Should Clients Start Acting Like Consumers?

Posted on March 29, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

On this blog, we often refer to clients as legal consumers.  Clients who are paying for services provided by attorneys are consumers of legal services.  Hence the term “legal consumers.”  Inherent in that terminology is the concept that the legal industry is … Continue reading →

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Finally . . . A Legal Reality Show!

Posted on March 13, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

For some time we have been lamenting around the water cooler that there is no reality show to educate legal consumers by showcasing different legal situations and ways to resolve them, much like the show The Doctors.  What a great resource … Continue reading →

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The Client’s Paradox

Posted on February 21, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

In today’s times when people need a lawyer to do almost anything, the choice of which lawyer is very important.  But as the number of lawyers to choose from has increased exponentially, the choice has become infinitely more complex.  A … Continue reading →

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Attorney Tip #5 – Talk Like A Lawyer

Posted on January 30, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

No, we don’t mean speak to your clients using “legalese.”  We mean the exact opposite. On January 1, 2012, the ABA Journal re-published “More Than Just Words: This Is What It Really Means to Talk Like a Lawyer” by Jim … Continue reading →

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