by Ryan McKeen Whoever you are, I think you’re doing a great job. By default, I’m the firm’s technology guy. Sometimes, little changes create big problems for a law practice. It’s easier to do what’s always been done. I welcome the changes that are being made to the court’s e-filing system. It makes a lot … Read more
by Ryan McKeen I think so. And it has nothing to do with electrical wiring. No one has ever accused me of driving too slow. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no Tony Stewart. I presently drive a Honda Civic Hybrid. I love the car. It looks like a normal civic but it has the little … Read more
by Ryan McKeen This is a picture of Gulfoss in Iceland. Gulfoss is a large waterfall. Here is how close you can get to Gulfoss: That little rope is all that separates one from the falls. This picture was taken on wet rocks about 5 feet from the cliff. It was awesome to get this … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Thugs. That’s the only word that I’m willing to write in this blawg to describe them. The them is/are large national debt collectors. These thugs buy debt for pennies on the dollar and then try and collect anything they can from anyone. Two years ago, an elderly woman came to me telling … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Each year the ABA publishes a list of the top 100 legal blawgs. Considering the thousands of law blogs on the net it’s no small honor to be selected an ABA 100 Blawg. In my opinion, the list will lose all credibility if Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog isn’t selected. His … Read more
by Ryan McKeen A lawyer picks up the fear of failure when he signs up for the LSAT. It comes in the LSAT testing materials. Somewhere, there’s a packet that’s addressed to a young lawyer’s ego. The author of the packet pulls no punches. The memo is one line and reads as follows: Fail and … Read more
by Ryan McKeen My neighborhood has lots of bears. If I were a bear, I’d live in my neighborhood. It’s sandwiched between a river, several hundred acres of protected land, and mountains. Sometimes when I’m running or walking the dog, neighbors will stop me and warn me that a bear is roaming around. I’ve read … Read more
by Ryan McKeen This blog has grown in readership beyond my wildest expectations. With growth comes pain. I’ve had a very liberal comment policy on this page. More or less, people could post whatever they wanted within reason. I think discussion of law and the legal system is a good thing. This blog is a … Read more
by Ryan McKeen The July 2009 Connecticut Bar Exam starts on Wednesday. You may be asking who is the Gipper and why should I win it for him? Don’t worry about either of those things. Just continue reading. It’s A Connecticut Law Blog tradition to publish this post on the day before the bar exam. … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Before leaving work on Friday, I read an article in the Law Tribune about the horrible Tyler divorce. The article asks the question what can be done to prevent this from happening again? This question haunted me this weekend. All divorce is stressful. The amount of loss one suffers in a divorce … Read more