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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 the holidays (broadly defined) that for some are an occasion to drink, possibly to excess or in inappropriate connection to driving, are an especially good day to refrain from not driving under the influence. There
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Sweet-smelling pro bono ideas
In my last post, I dragged out the negative side of pro bono work. Â I think it needed to be said. Â But the “stink” side of pro bono work is only part of the story. In the last year, I have done a decent amount of pro bono work and the responses of the referring
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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 hope that she will continue to speak to me after I note that a) pro bono often stinks, b) we lawyers should do it anyway and c) we can do things to make it stink
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Driving While Drunk: A Brief How-Not-To Guide
This post is dedicated to my deceased friend and law school classmate Nancy Sara Yellin of blessed memory (1969-1997), whom a drunk driver killed with depraved indifference in South Florida, along with three of her family members in the same car. There are a number of ways to prevent drunk driving; one can aim at
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A Personal Statement About Professional Fortitude
Today’s tone will be a little earthier and more personal than I am normally willing to indulge here. Â If coarse analogies offend, please go read this vulgarity-free light reading instead. Lawyers far more skilled and dedicated than I have taken risks in their profession over the two centuries of the practice of law in this
