In February 2014, following oral argument in January, the Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred an attorney for emailing a number…
Category: commentary
-
Annual St. Patrick’s Day Don’t Kill People Post
In 1997, a drunk driver killed my closest friend from law school, her brother, her sister-in-law and her infant niece…
-
Let’s All Help “Pat Barnes” Find Decent Employment
I pity “Pat Barnes”. He or she is a representative of a company that wants to sell me, an 18-year…
-
Professionalism vs. Zero-Sum Thinking
I don’t think I have anything particularly special to say about professionalism as such. All of us can grow and…
-
Dan Friedman on the Jones v. Anne Arundel County decision
Sometimes legal issues have public “sizzle”; sometimes they are a little dryer and of interest primarily to true legal scholars.…
-
How to Call a Law Office
This guide is to help those who call a law office to get what they want: legal help. 1) Your…
-
Juneteenth
To those marking the June 19th 1865 commemorated arrival in Galveston Texas of Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation to Texas…
-
[Town] [State] [Practice Area] [Sub-field or Court Venue] [“Lawyer/Law/Attorney”] [“Blog”]
[Self-congratulatory paragraph implying that attorney is aggressive, caring, ‘the best’ (in defiance of common sense, ethical principles and rules) and…
-
Good alternatives to drunk driving on or about St. Patrick’s Day.
Every day is a good day not to drive drunk or while impaired by alcohol (or by anything else), but…
-
Towards making pro bono work “stink” less
A valued friend is about to take on a major pro bono leadership role in Baltimore City, and it’s my…
About Me
Bruce Godfrey
Attorney
I practice employment law in Silver Spring, Maryland in the courts of Maryland and Washington, DC.
Social Media
Connect with me and be part of my social media community – under development, stay tuned!