Law is a profession. I’ve heard lawyers boast that law is one of three only three true professions on this planet. The others being divinity and medicine. It seems some in our profession more closely resemble members of the “oldest profession on earth” than someone with a higher calling. Breaking into the profession right … Read more
This week has been busy. I hope to be back with a few new posts next week. For today it’s my latest installment of quickhits: -Really excited about the upcoming CLE on the “Basics of Blogs, Twitter, and Social Media for Lawyers” on May 26th. The CT Bar Association has informed me that enrollment is high; … Read more
I originally posted this last year but it seems no one listened to me. So it’s time for a repost. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 3-110e simply reads as follows: Nathan Hale shall be the state hero. I’ve always thought that if Hale had been a better spy, he never would have had to give his “one life” for this country (that’s another … Read more
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Justice David Souter will step down at the end of the Supreme Court’s term this June. This gives President Obama a chance to right a wrong. According to the ABA, in 2007, women accounted for: 30.1% of the Nation’s 1,143,358 lawyers; 46.9% of the Nation’s 141,031 law students; 162 of the Nation’s 675 U.S. District Court … Read more
Good luck to all those who took the February 2009 Connecticut Bar Exam and are awaiting results. Unreleased and unscientific studies have shown that if you’re reading this there’s a 99.9% chance your name will appear on the judicial branch website tomorrow morning.
On word: unfollow. Oliver Wendell Holmes would love twitter. It is perhaps the greatest marketplace of ideas in the history of human kind. You’ve got 140 characters to say something or nothing. To read what someone writes on twitter you have to choose to follow someone. If you say a lot of relevant or interesting … Read more
I like to follow rules because doing so usually makes life easier. I especially like to follow rules that impact my livelyhood. Every quarter, I have to register this blog with the grievance committee. I’m not happy about it but I don’t have the time or the desire to make an issue of it. Registering … Read more
Throwing hula hoops on our state hero!?!?!?!
I like writing about law. Really, I do. The last thing I need is for this blog to jeopardy. Law is what I do for a living because it puts food in my dog’s bowl. I love practicing law. Aside from pitching for the Red Sox, I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing … Read more