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Month: February 2009

February 28, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

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 […]

February 28, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

“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 […]

February 26, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized
February 26, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Recession survival tip (advanced).

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. –HST (1937-2005)

February 26, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

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 […]

February 25, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

“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 […]

February 25, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

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. […]

February 25, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

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 […]

February 25, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Special Celtic-Irish guy moment: “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 […]

February 24, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

More cross-culture. More writing well.

“The teacher’s son’s classroom” may lack elegance, but is surely better than the roundabout “La salle de classe du fils du professeur.” […]

February 24, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Getting to “cross-culture consensus” in international disputes.

The panel will kindly note she’s had several seconds to answer. Nothing further. And I will sit down. In international arbitration and […]

February 24, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

If you believe in Ed., maybe he won’t die.

See Blawg Review #200, in which Ed. meditates on, well, his demise, and the death of Blawg Review. He and his Sherpas […]

February 24, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Is that an elected state judge in your pocket?

Or you just hugely happy? In The National Law Journal by Marcia Coyle: “Study finds strong relationship between campaign contributions and decisions […]

February 23, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

IP Monitoring and Lobbying: Our Kind of Better Mousetrap.

In or out of DC, a lawyer in a “regulated-industry” practice is often a lobbyist in the broadest sense–you may not like […]

February 21, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

McDonald’s saves Germany.

In “No Crisis Here“, Hermann the German, our friend and Berlin-based stringer, notes that the company is opening 40 new restaurants in […]

February 20, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Binge Drinking in Albion.

But is it good for America, too? Before answering read Charon QC’s 2009 piece, “Binge Drinking is Part of Our National Zeitgeist“. […]

February 19, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Arizona’s Budget Cutbacks: Speed cameras backfire, kill work ethic.

Subduing the driven, rewarding the Slackoiesie. According to our friend Dr. Michael O’Neil, political consultant and pollster with Tempe, Arizona-based O’Neil Associates […]

February 19, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized
February 18, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Superfund: Woburn winding down.

Never as infamous as Love Canal, but equally as disturbing in its harm to human beings and property, the Woburn Superfund site […]

February 18, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

GM and Chrysler want a few billion more.

At Dow Jones‘s MarketWatch, see “GM, Chrysler request up to $39 billion in loans“. The lead: General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, […]

February 18, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

You think?

It would be personally and judicially disrespectful to the United States Supreme Court and its justices for me to proceed in this […]

February 17, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

The Republic of Bennett

WAC? loves Texans, Texas, Houston, Texas, Archie Bell and the Drells, ZZ Top, Shelley Duvall, the late Bob Eckhardt (8th District Congressman, […]

February 17, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

China Corruption Happens.

And it’s okay to talk about it. At China Law Blog, see “China Law And Corruption. You’d Better Know Which Way The […]

February 16, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Several EU nations compete for worst recession.

Sort of. In “The European Countdown to Poverty“, Joerg Wolf at the Atlantic Review is collecting “downer” economy stories by economist Edward […]

February 16, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Jim Hassett: More on alternative fees.

Got some best practices for you right here. We still like the billable hour due to its flexibility in the hands of […]

February 15, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Lamb: The “Disturbing Sameness of Law Firm Marketing”

The “disturbing sameness of law firm marketing and its disturbing ineffectiveness” is just one great money quote. Patrick Lamb, Chicago trial lawyer, […]

February 14, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Congress passes the “just-might-work” $787 billion stimulus bill.

A bold and historical action. President Obama keeps reminding us it might not work fast or well. We get it. What’s in […]

February 14, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

The unused perk.

Law is the ultimate backstage pass. There are more students in law schools than there are lawyers walking the Earth. –John Milton/Satan/Al […]

February 14, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

Charon QC’s Podcast 100: Lawyers, Yanks and Banks.

But who’s interviewing whom? London’s Charon QC does his 100th Podcast, interviewing WAC?, an annoying Type-A morning person who interrupts for sport, […]

February 12, 2009February 27, 2025Uncategorized

British firm spurns Moscow-based Yank lawyer and “sex” writer.

My good man, what were you thinking? We’re betting she’ll sue Allen & Overy, a large but functional British firm WAC? likes. […]

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