August 11, 2026

It’s a dangerous world out there (on the internet)

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 […]

Practice leads to persuasion, says Scalia

The most important question on any attorney’s mind, especially when going before a judge or panel of judges is: how do I persuade the judge to my view? Answer? Preparation and practice.  Or at least that the opinion of  Justice Antonin Scalia, associate justice on the US Supreme Court,  and Bryan Garner, president of LawProse, […]

Some lessons from Lincoln

With all the hubbub from the far right about returning to our roots and the Founders of the Constitution (whether you think they are crazy or not), it has occurred to me that perhaps they–the Tea Partyers, 9/12 groups, and so on–might be missing a lot of important history in the middle.  That is, all […]