Can I take my cell phone to court? The answer is yes. Yes with a slight caveat. You can’t use your phone while court is in session. Nor can your phone make any noise. You don’t want to have a marshal take your phone. Or fine you. Or disrupt court proceedings. You really don’t. I … Read more
Hillary Clinton is being sued for being a woman….again. Eight years ago, I wrote about an Nevada attorney suing Hillary Clinton to prevent her from becoming president. His theory in a nutshell: Simply put, he says the document the fathers drafted contains gender-specific language when it comes to the president. He counts no fewer than … Read more
If you are running a small law firm there are all sorts of things – taxes, insurance audits, payroll, vendors and the list goes on. The work never stops in a day. You just stop working that day. Using Amazon Dash Buttons in your law firm makes life 250% more awesome. Guaranteed. You need to … Read more
What will your first day as a solo look like? Picture your first day. Four years ago. I’m sitting here. On a bucket…or maybe it was a step ladder. Or a fixture that had been abandoned by a clothing store that previously occupied the space. There is dust. There is an old record – maybe … Read more
One of the questions that I’m asked is “do I have to dress up for jury duty?” The answer is: no. When we interact with jurors we are completely interested in what a prospective juror is telling us. What someone is wearing never factors into the equation. Wear jeans. Answer questions honestly. Here’s the official … Read more
Last week at the Olympics the USA women’s national team won the silver medal. In Connecticut, events on the pitch have made it to our high court – with a friendly between Jaworski and Kiernan. On May 16, 1993, during a game, Kiernan made contact with Jaworski during a recreational soccer game while Jaworski was … Read more
One of the ways you can lose your mind in this business – any business – is to compare your success to others. This is a scarcity mindset. The feeling that no matter what we do that it is not enough. Scarcity is deeply rooted in the legal profession. Success looks something like go to … Read more
We can spend our entire lives in scarcity . . . just waiting for for the other shoe to drop and wondering when it will all fall apart. Or, we can lean into the uncertainty and be thankful for what we have in that precious moment. When I’m standing at the crossroads of fear and … Read more
The only thing that has been a constant in my life the past 4 years is change. I left a good job. That was the first change. The change that started a lot of other changes. I have committed to improving my law practice by joining a community of some of the finest lawyers in … Read more
The only worse than a low insurance policy is when the person who hits you has no insurance. You are driving along. Following the rules of the road. And then BAM. Through no fault of your own your life has changed on a dime. It’s not right. What are you going to do? Your only option is likely to make a claim against your own policy. This is known as an underinsured motorist claim. Your insurance acts as if it was the person’s who hit you. Your liability limits are the amount of coverage available to you.