Could The Bysiewicz Opinion Impact Legal Zoom?

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by Ryan McKeen A quick reflection upon reading the Bysiewicz opinion: If what Ms. Bysiewicz has done is the practice of law then aren’t Legal Zoom and other similar companies practicing law in Connecticut? To this blogger, it would sure seem that way.

Bysiewicz Legally Qualified

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by Ryan McKeen I knew something was up when my cell phone started buzzing with emails, texts and calls around 11:00 this morning. Well, I finally have the answer to the question I posed in January. In January it was cold and I couldn’t spell Bysiewicz without paying a visit to wikipedia. Things have changed. … Read more

Litigators Are Papelbonian

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by Ryan McKeen A really busy week here.  Lest anyone think my heart’s not into blogging. Here’s a quick thought.  :-p Being a litigator is like being a closer for a baseball team. Get the save you’re a hero. Blow the save you’re a goat.  There’s really no gray area. It doesn’t matter that you … Read more

Times Square Bomb Scare: Connecticut License Plate Law

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by Ryan McKeen Last weekend someone tried to blow up a Nissan Pathfinder in Times Square. The vehicle had Connecticut license plates that were allegedly obtained from a junkyard in Bridgeport. Here’s the relevant law: All number plates shall be the property of the state and no title therein shall pass to any person registering … Read more

Justice With A Touch of Irony

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by Ryan McKeen “Wait, we’re behind the other students and we’re supposed to catch up by going slower then they are?” – Bart Simpson Yesterday, I spent the day in Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate’s court principally concerns matters of unpaid child support. While waiting for my case to be called, I watched a man go to jail … Read more

Legal Tweeps

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by Ryan McKeen If you are anything like me the first time (or first few times) you logged in to Twitter you thought “what’s the big deal?” Over the past year or so, Twitter has become the primary way that I consume news. I rely on friends and news organizations to give me the links … Read more

Norm Pattis Takes To Twitter

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by Ryan McKeen Longtime Law Tribune Columnist and legal blogger, Norm Pattis has taken to the twittosphere.  You can follow him @Norm_Pattis. He’s also given his blog a fresh look. In doing so he proves that black text on a white background is much easier to read than white text on a black background.