Articles by Kevin

Public Defender Suspended For Nastygram About Pay Raise

Rarely has someone been less happy to get a raise than Linda Payne, a public defender in Kootenai County, Idaho. PDs there were told by county commissioners on June 5 that their pay would be going up from $45,500 to…


Lawyer’s Ketchup Email Circles the Globe

Yet another lesson taught by the internet on what not to write in an email. In 2005, a senior associate at Baker & McKenzie's London office became a bit irritated with a secretary who had allegedly spilled ketchup on his…




CNN: Michael Jackson: Does Anyone Care?

I don’t, which is why I have not been commenting on the trial in any way. But with it drawing to a close now, I thought it was interesting that it took CNN until yesterday to ask whether or not…





“Revenge of the Sith” Causes Stupid Sith to Happen

I was happy to see that the new Star Wars movie, “Revenge of the Sith,” has caused stupidity to break out all over. Citing British media, E! Online reports that two British fans sustained severe burns on May 22 during a fight…