Connecticut Personal Injury Attorney Ryan McKeen writes about injury law and law practice management.
by Ryan McKeen I guarantee the media won’t pick up on this one. Or at least they didn’t the two previous times that I’ve posted this. But those were made before this site went Hollywood. I feel very passionately about this topic. Making superior court decisions available on the google makes our courts more transparent … Read more
by Ryan McKeen For the past few days the discussion of Connecticut law and politics has been dominated by the exemption to the Connecticut Client Security Fund Fee. Exciting stuff. What is the Connecticut Client Security Fund fee? It’s a fee paid by lawyers to: A) reimburse claims for losses caused by the dishonest conduct … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Bring the levity. I’ll be back with regularly scheduled posting on Monday. More to come on the attorney general statute. I promised Secretary of State Bysiewicz that if she elected to respond, I wouldn’t displace her post for a week. That week is now up. I’ve wanted to post this all week. … Read more
Dear Attorney McKeen, Thank you for the invitation to respond to your comments and questions. While I’ll be the first to admit that this was not how I planned to spend my first few days as a candidate for Attorney General, I believe the question was reasonable given the very vague wording of the statute. … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Prior to hitting “post”, I thought my post on Susan Bysiewicz would generate some buzz. It did. I’ve been taken aback by how much buzz it generated and how fast it generated it. It’s not easy being engaged in the “active practice of law” and responding to the media. This blog is my … Read more
by Ryan McKeen I don’t know. The truth is that in my opinion Susan Bysiewicz would make a fantastic anything she wants to do. She’s intelligent and hardworking. In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a Democrat and would have voted for Susan Bysiewicz for Governor. I am not involved with nor have I ever … Read more
by Ryan McKeen I was asked this question last week and my response was “I think so, otherwise he or she would be a felon for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law!” Yeah, I roll with an exciting crowd. The question is actually kind of interesting because one does not have to be an … Read more
by Ryan McKeen It seems that the music is about to stop for real estate attorneys yet again. 2009 was the year of the refi. With interest rates at historic lows it made sense for many homeowners to lock in fixed rate loans at rates at or near 5%. While attorneys weren’t doing record numbers … Read more
“Those things that hurt, instruct.” -Ben Franklin
By Ryan McKeen In July of 2008, I wrote about Attorney General Blumenthal taking on the makers of a beer pong video game for the Nintendo Wii. In the name of protecting the children of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenthal forced the makers of the game to rename the game Pong Toss. Point Mr. Blumenthal. Right now, … Read more