A Connecticut Law Blog

Connecticut Personal Injury Attorney Ryan McKeen writes about injury law and law practice management.

The Battle of the “Injured? Get” Lawyers

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Yesterday, I was pulling into the office and I saw a bus. You know, one of those large blue torts on wheels/ On one side of the bus was an ad for one “Injured? Get” Lawyer and on the back of the bus was an ad for a different “Injured? Get” lawyer. What’s a consumer to do? Which lawyer’s … Read more

A Boost for the Real Estate Market?

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Recently, I’ve found myself repeating the phrase “it’s always darkest before dawn.” Yesterday I was speaking with a town clerk. Town clerk’s offices across the state tell the tale of the boom and bust of the housing market in the state.  The clerk informed me that last year they had over 12,000 filings and this … Read more

The First Annual CT Blawgy goes to…..

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A Public Defender! Earlier this week the ABA published a list of the top 100 law blogs in the country. There are some excellent blogs on the ABA’s list and I think A Public Defender holds its own with every one of them. Gideon’s posts at A Public Defender are insightful, well written, and witty. … Read more

Changes to Connecticut’s Civil Summons Form

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Somebody or somebodies are hard at work at the Judicial Branch. I’m pleased to report that logic and common sense are ruling the day. A number of court forms have recently been updated and improved. For starters, the civil summons form underwent a complete and much need makeover. My favorite change is that this language was … Read more

Avoiding a conservatorship

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Rick Green wrote this article about how ugly a conservatorship proceeding can turn in Connecticut. I’ve represented people who have been involved in very difficult conservatorship proceedings that end up being a drain on not only their finances but their dignity. Contested conservatorship proceedings can be ugly for all involved. The unfortunate thing is that often times contested … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving

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Football, turkey, stuffing and pie makes Thanksgiving easily the best holiday of the year. Whatever you are doing, whether it’s cooking, running the Manchester Road Race or eating turkey and watching football, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I’ve been really busy, I think there should be a law against contested hearings on Thanksgiving Eve, … Read more

Bob Dylan, A CT Law Blog Search Terms, and Tazawa

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For Clarence Earl: Advertising signs that con you Into thinking you’re the one That can do what’s never been done That can win what’s never been won Meantime life outside goes on All around you. – Bob Dylan Here are some of the over 1000 search terms (in bold) that have deposited you my blog this month … Read more

Friday Morning Coffee

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It’s been a busy week but then again what week isn’t busy. Here’s a roundup of some things I’ve bumped into this week: For first amendment purposes, context is everything and this Christmas “gift” makes that point. Click here to see what I mean (the amazing thing is that it’s not a spoof and could be yours for a … Read more

Nebraska’s Safe Haven Law vs. Connecticut’s Safe Haven Law

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You’ve probably read or heard about Nebraska’s safe haven law and its horrible and presumably unintended effects. Nebraska is now set to change this law. Here’s the text of the Nebraska law: “No person shall be prosecuted for any crime based solely upon the act of leaving a child in the custody of an employee on … Read more