by Ryan McKeen
I’m pretty proud of this. On Christmas Eve, two years ago, this blog went live. Most law blogs die quick deaths and with good reason: maintaining a blog is hardwork.
The mission of this blog has always been to bring the law to the people. My audience isn’t just law professors or lawyers it’s [...]
by Ryan McKeen
A public service announcement for those last minute shoppers looking to buy a special present for the lawyer in their life.
If you don’t know what to get the lawyer in your life then consider your problem solved.
Brooks Brothers Miracle Non-Iron Shirts are the best thing to happen to the profession since Abe Lincoln.
They’re [...]
by Ryan McKeen
I’m a longtime Sirius Satellite radio subscriber. This alone qualifies me as an expert on Legal Zoom ads. For those who don’t subscribe to satellite radio – let me fill you in: Legal Zoom advertises non-stop on satellite radio.
Every time, I hear one of the legal zoom ads about wills I think that [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Thinking and reading a lot about security features for smart phones. There are countless articles about how the iPhone is unsafe for lawyers because it has to be connected to a network to be remotely swiped and it internally records the actions of the user of the phone.
I often think, what would happen [...]
by Ryan McKeen
First Amendment meet Rockville. Rockville meet First Amendment.
What do you get when you cross Hanukkah, the solstice, and Christmas? Hanasolistmas, of course.
Happy Hanasolistmas to you!
Pictures from the Rockville town green:
by Ryan McKeen
I give the State credit for not prosecuting the owner of the chimpanzee, Sandra Herold. It speaks well for our system of criminal justice in Connecticut.
At its core, the State had a weak criminal case against Ms. Herold. She legally owned a pet and the State’s investigation concluded there was no record of [...]
Proceeds Benefit Young Lawyers Section Soup Kitchen Project
by Tom Ciuba
This holiday season, the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) offers attorneys throughout the state a chance to help the less fortunate. The CBA has published From Court to Cuisine, a charity cookbook to benefit the Young Lawyers Section (YLS) Soup Kitchen Project.
Edited by Livia DeFilippis Barndollar, CBA [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Scrolling through Facebook, I came across several posts the gist of which were: “If Tiger cheated, I wouldn’t call it domestic violence…I would call it deserving!!”
There were a number of people who liked these posts and many who posted things like “OH YES” and “AMEN”.
Let’s assume for the purpose of this post that [...]
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