Image via CrunchBase The internet, for all the access to information and social network fun (i.e. Facebook and Twitter, among others) it provides, can be a dangerous place, especially for the unsuspecting attorney. A colleague of mine who spends much of his career working in political consulting with candidates and elected officials has said, many […]
Governor Herbert “isn’t an attorney.”
July 22, 2010 by
Just in case you were wondering, Utah Attorney General wants to make it clear: Mark Shurtleff is in charge of the investigation into “the List,” now and Governor Herbert is not, let me repeat, not an attorney. (and by “The List,” I am referring to this) All cleared up? “The governor is not an attorney, […]
Lawyers as know it alls
July 21, 2010 by
Is it me, or do people become experts in everything when they become lawyers? Why is it that normal people suddenly seem to think they know more than others on almost any topic as soon as they become attorneys? Or even start law school?
Schwendiman out of running for U.S. attorney for Utah
July 9, 2010 by
Remember Schwendiman, career prosecutor who was supposed to be the next U.S. Attorney for Utah? Well, it ain’t gonna happen. And no real explanation why. The White House has decided to take a pass on the man Utah insiders were convinced would become the next U.S. attorney for the state. In a surprise announcement, David […]
Payment in kind…the wrong kind.
July 6, 2010 by
It could be worse… Here’s what I found posted by another attorney who blogs about being a contract attorney (that’s an attorney who works on contract, piece meal). She found the listing below for a case advertised on Craigslist: On June 29 there was a post for contract legal work for a company that for […]
Bluebooks: who needs them? (besides law students)
May 24, 2010 by
The newest Bluebook is out, edition number 19, if you are keeping track. The question is, do I really need it for my practice? [cricket, cricket] No. As well put by Raymond Ward: As a practicing lawyer, here’s what I need to know how to cite, in descending order of importance: statutes, cases, constitutions, treatises, […]
Stylebook searching
May 10, 2010 by
If you’re a student, an attorney, or an academic, then you use a style book, maybe more than one. And finally, there’s a place to search all of them….or at least 49 of them. Check it out at the onlinestylebooks.com. (via the (new) legal writer)
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