by Ryan McKeen
Happy Labor Day! Labor Day marks the end of summer. And for many Connecticut students it means back to school. Here’s a little school law post for your holiday weekend.
Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 is one of the more interesting statutes on the books. Check this out:
When any such holiday, except holidays in January [...]
by Ryan McKeen
I came across this article from the New York Times posted on a bulletin board in Hartford Superior Court. It’s worth reading. Again and again:
“Most clients think they are completely right,” Michael Shepard, a lawyer at Heller Ehrman in San Francisco. A good lawyer has to be able to tell clients that a [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Connecticut Probate Courts lack security. In every court I’ve been in, there’s no security guard. No metal detectors. Nothing.
Every other court in the state requires anyone entering to pass through a metal detector, have his or her bags screened and there is usually at least one marshall present in court at all times.
I [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Erik Kuselias is one of my favorite ESPN Radio hosts.
Kuselias puts on a great show. He was born and raised in Connecticut. Prior to becoming a talk show host he actively practiced law at the bar of this state. Even after his success at ESPN, Kuselias has kept his law license in good [...]
by Ryan McKeen
One of the things I frequently do as a lawyer is dial wrong numbers from my office phone. This is due to two things. First, I’m on the phone a lot and second, voicemail.
I hate voicemail. One of the things I hate about it is when people don’t repeat the number they want me [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Earlier this week I wrote about credit card thieves stealing my card and trying to make a charitable donation with it.
The article I linked to from CNET said the reason thieves make charitable donations is to see if the card is active under the theory that charitable donations are less likely to be [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Early Sunday morning I received a call from “Bank of The Universe”. It seems in a galaxy far, far, away they detected some unusual activity on my card.
The pleasant talking machine on the other end of the line asked if I had made a charge in the amount of some money to a [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Across the country, mostly sane people are trading their beach towels for contracts books. For many this is the first week of law school. A person enters the legal profession the moment he sets foot in orientation.
Here’s the best advice I can give you: Your reputation in the legal profession starts taking shape [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Earlier this week, I got an email from Greenwich Attorney Hilary B. Miller.
Attorney Miller informed me that he created a CT Practice Book iPhone App. The app is available in the App Store by searching “CT Practice Book”. The App retails for $5.99 and is updated through December 31, 2009. Attorney Miller told [...]
by Ryan McKeen
This is the final part of my interview with State Representative Gary Holder-Winfield. I thank him many times over for agreeing to do this and I deeply respect his candor.
In the coming weeks, I’ll have some more interviews with people running for office who I find interesting. Stay tuned.
RM: You sit on the [...]
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