Bruce Godfrey

Bruce Godfrey

New lawyer smell

I have gotten 8 good years out of the new car my children’s mother and I bought in January 2005 and, the occasional cashectomy for tires and rotors aside, it runs very well with 151K miles on it.  Commuting to…

Law blogging and SEO gimmickry

Other attorneys have spoken far more eloquently than I about what a law blog should be (and should not be.)  Attorney Antonin Pribetic of Toronto has coined the term “flawg” to describe, more or less, the mischaracterization of fluff and hype…

Hon. H. Gary Bass, RIP

The Law Office notes with sadness the death of Judge Gary Bass of the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City.  I (Godfrey) practiced before Judge Bass a lot in Room 5 or 6 (I forget the number) in a…

Law firm forms – best practices

John Cord, Esquire, of the Maryland Daily Record’s Generation J.D. forum provides a brief but worthwhile discussion of checklists and forms in the practice of law. I do not use a large variety of standardized forms in my practice but…