Tag Archives: Awareness

Don’t Bet On The Wrong Horse

Posted on September 21, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

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 →

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Thinking of Representing Yourself? Do Your Homework

Posted on September 14, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

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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Should You Pay For Attorney Mistakes?

Posted on August 9, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

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 →

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If It Can Happen To Bill Cosby . . . It Can Happen To You

Posted on July 26, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

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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How Do Law Firms Hire Attorneys . . . And Why Should You Care?

Posted on July 19, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

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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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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Observing Jury Verdict Grief

Posted on July 5, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Our favorite blogging judge, Judge Richard G. Kopf of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, has written yet another blog post that caught our attention titled, A grief observed, posted on July 1, 2015 on Herculesandtheumpire.com.  Referencing C.S. Lewis’ book A Grief Observed, … Continue reading →

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If It Can Happen To Ellen Pao . . . It Can Happen To You

Posted on June 28, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Ellen Pao, the former BigLaw associate who sued her venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, for sex-discrimination, now owes the firm its litigation costs and possibly its attorney fees according to the abajournal.com June 19, 2015 article titled … Continue reading →

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If It Can Happen To BB King . . . It Can Happen To You

Posted on May 10, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer BB King is currently in hospice care in his home, while his long-time manager and certain of his children are fighting over control of his affairs.  As reported by the BBC in a May … 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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