I pity “Pat Barnes”. He or she is a representative of a company that wants to sell me, an 18-year member of the Maryland Bar, a plaque commemorating my 15th year of membership in the Maryland Bar. And be darned…
Question III – 75 minutes (50 points total) A lawyer in mid-career receives the following email. 1. Identify the…
[Self-congratulatory paragraph implying that attorney is aggressive, caring, ‘the best’ (in defiance of common sense, ethical principles and rules) and is super-competent after 3 years of practice.] [Non-news event involving petty drug bust in [Town], posted not for news value…
If you practice anywhere in the U.S., but especially in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural region such as most of Maryland, it’s important to stay ahead on cultural issues – both to be aware of common cultural patterns AND not to indulge…
The second stupidest event of my day was encountering a RiteAid employee in Reisterstown who, seeing my customer loyalty card application, wanted to take it from me, asked me to identify aloud to her precisely what highly personal or less…
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…