Lawyer professionalism is still a crock.
And it must die. First, see the more PC version of our view which passed muster with the overly-polite San Diego media […]
Month: July 2008
Lawyer professionalism is still a crock.
And it must die. First, see the more PC version of our view which passed muster with the overly-polite San Diego media […]
Radio Free Paris, Part 2 of 2: The ICC’s International Court of Arbitration
On July 18, in-house GE lawyer Mike McIlwrath completed his interview with Senior Case Worker Francesca Mazza at the Paris-based International Chamber […]
Spence: Law education is a fraud.
We were both intrigued and happy to see this Legal Blog Watch piece by Robert Ambrogi and links to Gerry Spence’s blog. […]
now, may be asking, “what do all these posts have to do with the 14th Amendment?” Everything, I respond, because everything we […]
Rainwater Harvesting
Yes, that’s right. As the water supply becomes an issue, American states are considering requiring or policing it–and not just in Western […]
Exciting global news: French inching toward actually working again.
The French, uh, work ethic, so to speak. We’ve written about this subject before–and this news has us in a tizzy. Sixty-three […]
Obama in Berlin, Paris.
Photo: Matthew Rose WAC? thinks America is still uncomfortable about the idea of a young charismatic black man with an insider’s golden […]
Happy 65th, Sir.
Thanks to Ed. and his tickler system. It’s a boomer thing; if you’re one of them, and you’ve been listening for the […]
The Senate works on Saturday; NBC gets all excited.
The U.S. Senate is still the most elite and effective legislative body the world has ever seen. And most members of Congress–even […]
Correction.
Following Dan Hull’s post below on the upcoming host of Blawg Review, Scott Greenfield’s wife immediately submitted this alternative photograph of Scott […]
Simply Excellent.
Listen, you creeps, you screwheads. Here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the […]
So John Edwards is a big dog, too?
Fox News, and the National Enquirer, say the ex-Senator’s been breaking bad, maybe with a staffer’s mistress, and maybe not. It’s confusing […]
Simple Excellence
It’s not often that a talented and well-known practicing trial lawyer has a wildly popular blog he operates on the side. The […]
Brother, can you spare a quid?
In a few weeks I go to London for a quick stay on the way to points west. There, prices are as […]
Harvard on Mexico: Weather, relocation, “nutty” ideas.
The Harvard International Review has this one: “Nutty? Mexico’s noisy passion for population relocation“. The idea is to “move populations away from […]
And don’t give me any lip about it, because it’s someone else’s fault.
Hi, I’m Justin. And I am very happy going through life as a turd. For more insights on both sides of The […]
“Segmenting” customers and clients.
Whether they sell products, services or a products-services mix, smart companies treat their best customers better. See “Customer Segmentation” at Service Untitled.
Hi, I’m Justin….
…..and I’m happy going through life as a turd.
If a juror claps during closing argument, what result?
Excuse the exuberant juror, declare a mistrial, do better voir dire, or hire the applause getter? At Deliberations, see “What Is The […]
Clean Energy Markets for China Exporters
Our friend Dan Harris is all over China. He wants your clients and you to make money. See at his China Law […]
David Giacalone: Debt Reduction in America.
Over at the consistently elegant f/k/a, lawyer-writer and former U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawyer David Giacalone gives us “Doubts Over Debt Negotiation […]
Brands, Buzz and Whispers: Blawg Review #169
This week, Blawg Review, No. 169 is hosted by brand strategy consultants Whisper. It focuses on “lawyers demonstrating their brands and thereby […]
Ruthie’s Law does itself in.
Because “she is increasingly in demand for writing that she actually gets paid for”, the much-stalked and popular Brit law bird Ruthie […]
The Business of Blogging
San Diego North Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 7:30–9:00 a.m. “The Business of Blogging” is the first of a number […]
The People’s Republic of Helpful.
“It starts out proclaiming China to be ruled by law, but beyond that, it actually is quite helpful on the legal dos […]
In case you missed it: 75 new non-U.S. blogs.
“Americans do tend to think that the rest of the world is rather far away and not terribly important.” Delia Venables, UK […]
Grits courting Brits.
The cheap dollar lured foreign investors to the U.S. last year for the biggest spree since 2000. Some American investors want that […]
Equal time: Gen Ys fight back.
Below in full is one of the several comments we received to the May 20 post “Who cares what makes Generation Y […]