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Archives for September 28, 2010

Book in the mail: “Miles Away…Worlds Apart.”

I just received a copy of “Miles Away, Worlds Apart” in the mail. It was sent to me by the author who is hoping for a review after I read it. Written by Alan Sakowitz, the book about his experience as a whistleblower of a “Madoff-like Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Florida attorney Scott Rothstein[.]” (from the […]

Peacemakers and lawyers: synonymous?

Perusing a copy of the ABA‘s GPSOLO magazine, I came across an article focused on attorneys as peacemakers in a family law setting.  With my sister recently divorced, and knowing plenty of attorneys who make their living in divorces, I know that peacemaking is not an easily obtained goal, if it even is a goal […]

firing a mayor: only in Russia

Just heard this on NPR: President Medvev fired Moscow’s mayor. Can he even do that? Guess democracy isn’t the same world over. More later…