Also from Cleveland (via the WSJ Law Blog) comes another story of lawyers doing battle, this time over the meaning of "photocopy." The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on a deposition taken in a dispute apparently before the Ohio Supreme Court over…
Probably the best cease-and-desist letter ever written.
I guess in this case FBI stands for "Ferris Bueller Imitators." According to the Detroit News, a Michigan insurance company has sued the FBI and the Department of Justice alleging that one of its agents totaled a $750,000 Ferrari during what…
I was appalled to see that the people at the normally very good site Big Legal Brain have posted a less-than-perfect review of the Swingline 747 stapler – — which, as you can see here, is the model I use. Granted, they gave…
In all honesty, I would have to say this is the best from "Lawyer Mike" so far: Be sure to check out Lawyer Mike's website, yo. Peace out.
As I wrote in more detail last year, since 1849 Kentucky has required every new legislator, public officer and member of the bar to take an oath stating that, among other things, [I] have not fought a duel with deadly…
According to a study reported in the ABA Journal, lawyers under stress are tense, overly critical, cautious and emotionally distant. In a related story, lawyers not under stress are tense, overly critical, cautious and emotionally distant. The data for the study…
"I've been involved in the criminal justice system for 30 years," said Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley, "and I can't say that I've heard of a similar circumstance." The circumstance was an assistant prosecutor "making strange faces" at jurors, which ultimately resulted…
From today's ABA Journal: A South Carolina lawyer known for his TV commercials and billboards has turned over $994,000 in cash kept in a closet of his Myrtle Beach law office after a court-appointed bankruptcy investigator stressed the importance of…
I just finished a book that I recommend very highly: On Lawmanship by Bullstrode Whitelocke, K.C. Bullstrode, who I consider a close personal friend even though he is fictional, is the greatest practitioner of the law Australia has yet produced,…