Tag: lawyers
George Orwell’s 1984 in America
George Orwell’s 1984 depicted a spy society as a parody of communism gone global. Edward Snowden revealed the reality of George Orwell’s spy society in the most unlikely and unpredictable place– 21st Century America. The extent of the federal government’s spy network data surveillance activities on U.S. soil by the National Security Agency (NSA) has […]
May 18, 2015
Jury Service is A Good Experience for Everyone
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is America’s top jurist, legal big dog, Number 1 custodian of the United States Constitution. Yet, earlier in April, he was simply known as American Citizen “Number 49.” Along with 50 other citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland, the Chief Justice was called for jury duty in a case involving […]
May 4, 2015
Six Things Lawyers should Do on LinkedIn™
LinkedIn™ is the world’s largest business social network and it continues to grow. Research shows that forty percent of LinkedIn™ users check their accounts daily, which makes it an important part of every lawyer’s marketing strategy. Here are a few tips: Keep your profile current. It is important that all of the information on your profile is […]
March 16, 2015
Martindale-Hubbell on Life Support
Those big books that list just about every major law firm in every state could be found in every law firm’s library. Martindale-Hubbell charged big money to buy them and even bigger money for law firms listed in them. Like everything else today, the only format that sells is on line. The future of Martindale-Hubbell […]
March 2, 2015
Teach Business in Law School
Good writing is not enough to make a good lawyer. Law practice is a challenging business with thin profit and law students remain unprepared for it when they graduate. Some law schools are beginning to incorporate more business-oriented classes and seminars into their curriculum. As The New York Times recently reported, Brooklyn Law School offers […]
February 23, 2015
Law School Students May Need Some Schooling In Practical Skills?
While the educational requirements of law school are certainly rigorous, practical skills training is lacking, according to many critics of the current model. In the United States, attorneys can practice after just three years of law school. By comparison, a surgeon must complete four years of medical school and gain another five years of professional […]
January 12, 2015
Making the Supreme Court Fun
What do the U.S. Supreme Court and the National Football League have in common? Surprisingly enough, both have generated “fantasy leagues” in which participants try to successfully pick the winners and losers. The work of the country’s highest court is serious business. After all, the justices are asked to address serious constitutional issues such as […]
November 24, 2014
Lisa Gornick Penetrates “Tinderbox”
Lisa Gornick’s skills as an author and a psychoanalyst come together in her latest novel, Tinderbox. The gripping and often disturbing novel explores the inner-workings of a New York family dealing with more than one skeleton in the closet. Myra Mendelson, a psychotherapist living in the upper west side of Manhattan, has her life in […]
September 15, 2014
Law For Love, Not Money
While the costs of legal education continue to increase as employment prospects decrease, you could argue that a law degree does not have the same value it had in the past. Maybe it doesn’t, but a recent study out of New Jersey has found that a JD is valued at more than $1 million over […]
August 11, 2014
Well Written Judicial Opinions Can Sometimes Cross the Line
People who read a lot of written judicial opinions often rejoice when they come across one that is actually well written. So many of them are dry and confusing with overdone precision. However, some judges can go too far to keep their writing fresh and original. If there is a line, a Texas federal court […]
July 14, 2014