You Need Clients To “Actively Practice” Law

by Ryan McKeen So we’re back to the active thing again. Earlier today, Attorney General Blumenthal weighed in: …we conclude in response to your second question that the phrase “active practice” means more than simply being a member of the bar of the state in active status. Attorney General Blumenthal’s opinion is extremely well reasoned … Read more

Connecticut To Get A MLB Team?

by Ryan McKeen I haven’t written about baseball on this site in a long time but this topic is too good to pass up. There are smart people in the Major League Baseball offices wondering if there’s hope of even discussing a potential move of the Rays to New Jersey or Southern Connecticut over certain … Read more

More Important But 100% Less Sexy Than The Whole Bysiewicz Issue

by Ryan McKeen I guarantee the media won’t pick up on this one.  Or at least they didn’t the two previous times that I’ve posted this.  But those were made before this site went  Hollywood. I feel very passionately about this topic. Making superior court decisions available on the google makes our courts more transparent … Read more

The Connecticut Client Security Fund Fee

by Ryan McKeen For the past few days the discussion of Connecticut law and politics has been dominated by the exemption to the Connecticut Client Security Fund Fee. Exciting stuff. What is the Connecticut Client Security Fund fee? It’s a fee paid by lawyers to: A) reimburse claims for losses caused by the dishonest conduct … Read more

We’re Talking About Practice

by Ryan McKeen Bring the levity. I’ll be back with regularly scheduled posting on Monday. More to come on the attorney general statute. I promised Secretary of State Bysiewicz that if she elected to respond, I wouldn’t displace her post for a week. That week is now up. I’ve wanted to post this all week. … Read more

Susan Bysiewicz Responds

Dear Attorney McKeen, Thank you for the invitation to respond to your comments and questions.  While I’ll be the first to admit that this was not how I planned to spend my first few days as a candidate for Attorney General,  I believe the question was reasonable given the very vague wording of the statute.  … Read more

A Few Thoughts and An Invitation To Susan Bysiewicz

by Ryan McKeen Prior to hitting “post”, I thought my post on Susan Bysiewicz would generate some buzz. It did. I’ve been taken aback by how much buzz it generated and how fast it generated it. It’s not easy being engaged in the “active practice of law” and responding to the media.  This blog is my … Read more