Monthly Archives: July 2010

Free Legal Advice In Court? CT Family Courts Should Promote Lawyer Referral Service

by Ryan McKeen A few weeks ago, the Courant ran a story about a pilot program launched in Hartford Family Court where pro se litigants can get free legal advice from lawyers on certain days in court. The goal of … Continue reading

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Read This And Pass the 2010 CT Bar Exam

by Ryan McKeen The July 2010 Connecticut Bar Exam starts  Wednesday today. You may be asking who is the Gipper and why should I win it for him? Don’t worry about either of those things. Just continue reading. It’s  A Connecticut … Continue reading

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On Saving The MDC Trails In West Hartford…

by Ryan McKeen As a runner who loves West Hartford’s MDC trails the Blonski case is very near and dear to my heart. Check out an excellent article by MariAnn Gail Brown on the legal issues surrounding the MDC trails. … Continue reading

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Two Lawyers Having A Baby

by Ryan McKeen Soon…as in within the next month, my wife will give birth to our first child. I’m going to be the proud father of a baby girl named                     … Continue reading

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An Exercise In Futility

by Ryan McKeen Let’s play Jeopardy! Lawyer:  Alex, I’ll take the “practice of law” for $1,000. Alex: For $1000 “an exercise in futility”. Lawyer: What is asking a pro se litigant to consent to a continuance?

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Crushing My Fear Of Failure

by Ryan McKeen I wrote and published this post on August 5, 2009 and titled it “Overcoming My Fear of Failure“.  In the year since the post, I’ve added “marathoner” to my life resume.  This year, I’m going to run … Continue reading

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Some Advice For Those Taking The July 2010 Bar Exam

by Ryan McKeen Studying for the bar exam is like training for a marathon.  In both cases, hundreds if not thousands of hours are spent preparing for a single event. Both a marathon and the bar exam demand extensive preparation. … Continue reading

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Advice On Taking The LSAT

by Ryan McKeen One of the most frequent questions I get about being a lawyer is:  whether or not attorneys have to show up for jury duty? I’m not sure why I’m asked this but it happens frequently. The other … Continue reading

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Martha Dean Should Know Better

by Ryan McKeen I’ve come to expect this kind of thing from the comments section on the Courant. Every article that mentions Ross Garber inevitably results in ignorant comments about how he represented Governor Rowland (not true) and that he’s … Continue reading

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A Lawyer’s Review of Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G

by Ryan McKeen I’m in love. Before I tell you what I’m in love with, I’m first going to tell you what this review is and what it isn’t.  It isn’t a CNET review. I’ve read every credible review of … Continue reading

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