If you love and care about your children, you’ll do a will. If you don’t love them, feel free to play roulette with their lives and the lives of your well intentioned family members. It doesn’t matter that you don’t have much if any money. If you have children, you have a reason to do … Read more
This evening, the picture below was posted by WFSB3 on Facebook. It is a photograph from a bank robbery in Farmington this afternoon. The first thing that struck me about the photo was the suspect’s hat. When I saw he was wearing a hat, I immediately knew what team’s logo he choose to be on … Read more
Recently, I was at New London Superior Court for a pretrial conference. The conference was scheduled for 10:00 in the morning. By the time I arrived, all of the “good parking spaces” were taken. I ended up parking on Franklin Street just down the road from the court’s parking lot. As I pulled onto Franklin … Read more
I love running. Running long distances strengthens the mind. When I run outside, I’m usually without my iPod. First, it’s much safer and second, I like the quiet. One of the most effective ways to run a long distance is to be focused on the moment. Thinking about nothing more than moving. Listening to your … Read more
I completely missed “The Wire” when it originally aired. I started watching the series on DVD last September and finished the series on Sunday. Without question, it is one of the greatest television shows of all time. This is my favorite court scene from a television show. The clip below contains some vulgarity. The scene … Read more
Prospective client: I fell on snow in a parking lot. Lawyer: When had it last snowed prior to your fall? Prospective client: Oh, it was still snowing / just finished snowing / I walked on snow that I could see at the time of the fall. The winter of 2011 is a special defense.
Last week, I spoke with Senator Len Fasano. Senator Fasano has introduced legislation to create a public cord blood bank. I believe such legislation is important to the health of Connecticut residents and vital to our economy as we look for new ways to fight and treat cancer. Senator Fasano has been working on this … Read more
“Disgruntled homeowner forecloses on bank” is a headline worthy of the Onion.
When a Philadelphia man became fed up with his bank for failing to respond to his mortgage questions, he took them to court and won. In a twist that will warm the hearts of millions with underwater loans, he moved to foreclose on Wells Fargo’s local office. ABC News.
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I’m almost hesitant to write this out of fear they just forgot to do so. In yesterday’s budget address, Governor Malloy made it clear that state taxes will increase. The remaining questions for the legislature are really the amount of the increases and where the increases will occur. Fortunately, at least under Malloy’s proposal (which … Read more
I kinda get it but I don’t. On one hand, I love transparency. In this instance, however, I think the debate misses the point entirely. The division’s assembly adopted a multipoint policy resolution dubbed “Truth in Law School Education” urging law schools to improve post-graduate employment information provided to prospective students and ensure that information … Read more