Amy Goodusky
Amy F. Goodusky, a former paralegal, rock 'n' roll singer and horseback riding instructor, is of counsel at O'Brien, Tanski & Young in Hartford.
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A Lawyer's Thanksgiving In Hartford
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
It may be a function of having passed my 55th birthday, but lately, I have been employing the retrospectoscope at full magnification, thinking about all the things I wish I'd chosen for my second third career. Midday meditations found me contemplating the wonderful accomplishments I would have achieved as a freelance roving garden critic. The lawyering life, I thought, had been undistinguished by my contributions.
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A Very Truly Awesome Column
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Friday, November 9, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
It was raining. I was driving back from a deposition. The deposition was in Waterbury. Needlessly, it had consumed an entire afternoon. By the time I reached the highway, traffic had clotted up I-84, leaving hapless drivers to vacillate between first and second gear.
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Breaking Up Life Into Six-Minute Chunks
Friday, October 5, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Practicing law involves unintended consequences. I never realized, for instance, that I would have to actively engage in subterfuge. The subterfuge is necessary if I want to get paid.
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On Birthdays And Proofreading
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Friday, September 7, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Long ago, when I had to walk five miles uphill both ways to school and rapid communications were made by Pony Express, in the era when "spell-check" was not part of even the most sophisticated computer geek's vocabulary, and locating a latte was something done only in Italy, I learned the value of proofreading.
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Coffee Lover Pores Over Fine Print
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Friday, August 10, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Previously in these pages you have read about my unbridled devotion to chocolate. I must also confess that I am madly in love with another product derived from beans (no, not ricin): coffee. Ah, coffee, the elixir of life ? without it, I would be a whining, sighing, dragging, dilapidated person, squelching along in the trenches without hope of ever penetrating the permafrost of midlife fatigue.
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Things You Really Wish Won't Happen To You
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Over the life of my career (as a lawyer, not in food service, music or equine-related ventures), I have seen accounts of many unfortunate events. This experience has left me with a kind of perverse relief that I have thus far avoided fates similar to those bringing lawsuits against my clients, or whose stories I have read in the medico-legal literature.
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Meatballs, Sausage And Other Edible Evidence
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Friday, July 13, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
I was in this semi-frantic state, casting about for an Almond Joy (because, as you must doubtless surmise, I always feel like a nut), or some other equally comforting, nutritionally impeccable, high-fiber refreshment, when I came across the case of Garrity v. First and Last Tavern Inc. 53 Conn l. Rptr. 771 (July 2, 2012).
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What Were Jurors Thinkng? Call Them And Find Out
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Friday, July 6, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune
The ring of the phone catapulted me out of a sound sleep. In a fog, I said, "Hello." A telemarketing professional read, "We'd like to ask you about your recent experience at the Wycliffe Hinchloft Investing Group's Hotel where you attended an ABA Retreat for Wayward and Demented Lawyers. Would you kindly take a moment to complete our survey?"
