Month: August 2022
John Barry (1745 ““1803): Irish boy does good in America (Part I)
Every work day thousands of Washingtonians pass an imposing six-foot statue mounted on an a huge pedestal a few feet away from […]
May 1 IHHS
IHHS 1971 reunion. May 1. Kenwood Country Club. Cincinnati, OH. The finest people you’ll ever know.
Partner Emeritus: Summering Correctly in Gotham.
Several years ago our hero Partner Emeritus commented in response to an Above the Law piece on summer associate offers: It’s a […]
Romain Rolland gets creative.
There is no joy except in creation. There are no living beings but those who create. All the rest are shadows, hovering […]
The Real Paris
In this illustration from the 1400s of an important Greek myth , Paris, the Trojan prince, judges a beauty contest. The goddesses […]
Best of Partner Emeritus: Is Above the Law’s Partner Emeritus “real”?
[Y]ou can continue to discredit or dismiss me as a character. I guarantee you one thing. If you work for a peer […]
Rule 3: Make Sure Everyone Knows the Client is the Main Event.
Rule 3 of our astonishing 12 Rules of Client Service was written in December of 2005. It’s simple to understand–but hard to […]












