Connecticut Personal Injury Attorney Ryan McKeen writes about injury law and law practice management.
by Ryan McKeen Learning from the little things. I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on litigation and with good reason. Other than a real estate closing, forming a company, or doing an estate plan – it’s most of what I do. A few weeks back, I was involved in a small dispute between a … Read more
By Ryan McKeen What’s in a name? – William Shakespeare Connecticut General Statute Section 1-4 designates the first Monday occurring on or after January 15th as “Martin Luther King Day.” I think the legislature intended to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and not his father Martin Luther King, Sr. but I could be wrong. The Federal … Read more
Last May, I had a nightmare. In my dream it was mid-January. It was one of those dreams that you have on a Thursday night and you think it’s Monday. January is the coldest, darkest, and hands down the worst time of year in New England. I hate January. It’s always darkest before dawn and … Read more
I have a stupid cell phone. All it does is make calls, text (no fancy keyboard) and provides me with some sort of limited internet which isn’t worth the cost. Truth be told, I don’t use my cell phone that much. Sure it’s useful when I need it but if I think about it, I don’t … Read more
I love the ABA Application for my iPod Touch. It brings breaking legal news to the palm of my hand. If you have an iPhone or iPod touch I highly recommend adding the ABA application. Over breakfast, I nearly spit out my coffee reading this link: Hillary Duff to Play Teen Lawyer. My initial reaction was and … Read more
My brother-in-law, Dan, is not only a fine person but a brewmaster in waiting. Dan is majoring in chemical engineering and as he likes to say “there’s a lot of chemistry in making beer.” Dan makes some of the best beers that I’ve ever had. He is a true beer engineer. Everytime I see him, he … Read more
This afternoon, while waiting in a hallway for a courtoom to open, I was asked if I was from the People’s Court. Because I’m at work, I don’t watch the show but I love the youtube clips. This is my favorite:
1. Reputation is everything and it starts in law school. 2. Friends matter. 3. Interests other than law keep you sane. 4. Dealing with jerky classmates is great practice for dealing with jerky lawyers. 5. Dealing with demanding professors is great training for dealing with demanding partners and judges. 6. Brown bagging your lunch is … Read more
Connecticut has a prejudgment remedy problem. The statutes do not make it clear as to whether or not a plaintiff can commence an action at the same time that it commences a prejudgment remedy. I know from experience that some Connecticut court clerks allow this to happen while at least one won’t. I found this … Read more