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August 30, 2010 Legally Conservative
Classrooms Are Filled With Armchair LawyersFREE
I was once being trained to teach law, not practice it. But I could not help but be drawn to the courtroom, an ineluctable consequence of my personality (or, some would say, being born an Aries).
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Investigators Being ‘Fed A Line’ By Lawyer’s Competitors 
The law of supply and demand influences almost everything, including legal services. There is only so much chaos to go around. In a bad economy, few clients can afford the legal services they need. Lawyers straining to makes end meet may resort to sharp practices to gain competitive advantage. Sadly, that means some lawyers will disparage other members of the bar.
Legal Ease
What Horses Have Taught Me About Practicing LawFREE
I ride. My readers may have deduced this from the many references to an odoriferous, organic by-product of equestrian affinity which have appeared in this column. Nevertheless, riding expertise is about the least of what I have gained from a lifetime of working with large animals. (I do not refer to other lawyers).
August 23, 2010 One Hand Clapping
Judge Not Comfortable With Child Porn SentenceFREE
Milford Superior Court Judge Eddie Rodriguez Jr. was in the hot seat the other day. The editorial board of the New Haven Register took aim at him for comments he made while sentencing a man who pled guilty to the possession of child pornography to five years in prison.
Legally Conservative
It Takes A VillageFREE
With the consequences of big government involving itself in things that are none of its business crashing down on our heads, some thoughts came to mind recently as I sat inside Seaside Hall in the village of Stony Creek.
August 16, 2010 Human Rights Report
The Constitution and ‘Moral Disapproval’
The named defendant in California’s same-sex marriage case, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, advised the court that resuming such marriages “is consistent with California’s long history of treating all people and their relationships with equal dignity and respect.”
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No Simple Explanation For Delayed Cases In State, Federal CourtsFREE
I’ve toyed with the idea of a form letter along the following lines to be sent every six months to clients: “Herewith a periodic report on the status of your case. We are ready for trial and have been for some time. We are awaiting assignment of the case.
Point Of View
Conservatives, Liberals Not Consistent On Some IssuesFREE
Identifying the differences between liberals and conservatives is relatively easy in general, more difficult in specific. Generally, liberals believe there is a solution to every social ill and if one government program doesn’t work, they will try another.
Editorial: The Benefits Of UnbundlingFREE
What does “unbundling” mean and what effect can it have on the practice of law? It is the process of breaking apart something into smaller units. As currently used in the legal profession, the term applies to the multiple roles and discrete, segmented tasks that a lawyer performs for a client.
August 9, 2010 Legal Ease
Attorney Rocked By Revelations Of Her PastFREE
Not long ago, in a faraway galaxy known as Manhattan, I attended the deposition of an expert witness. In fact, I was the examining attorney. It began later than the scheduled hour, because my opposing counsel was stuck in traffic.
Legally Conservative
New Bench In New JerseyFREE
New Jersey voters are getting something they smartly bargained for – the means to a new judiciary and a remaking of the state’s Supreme Court into what it should be – an actual court.
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Bracing For Backlash To Gay Marriage Ruling FREE
Expect an early Halloween. This year’s favored outfit is that of the Old Testament prophet. Expect the street corners, the airwaves and the world of print to be swamped with cries of doom and gloom.
Editorial: Take Another Look At ‘09FREE
What happened to the law school class of 2009? What will happen to the class of 2010?
As the national job market continued to shrink in 2009, it brought with it a jump in layoffs of young lawyers and a corresponding plunge in hiring of young associates.
August 2, 2010 One Hand Clapping
Illegal Immigrants Have A Familiar FaceFREE
I am the son of an illegal immigrant. My father was born in Crete. He and his father snuck across the border from Canada to the United States in the 1930s. My father eventually forged papers to create a paper trail that permitted him to live in the United States for the vast majority of his 84 years.
Guest Commentary
Med-Mal Mediation Will Be Two-Tier System
The concept of mediation in civil cases has had growing acceptance in American jurisprudence over the last 30 years. Although by definition mediation is a voluntary process, in various contexts and in jurisdictions, the concept of “mandatory mediation” has slowly gained acceptance.
Editorial: Roadblocking The Roadblock FREE
Sometimes you hear the facts of a case, shake your head, and just know what the outcome has to be. Then, you might look for support in the law for the result you find obvious. Wellswood Columbia LLC v. Town of Hebron, a Connecticut Supreme Court decision from this past spring, has to be one of those cases.
Legally Conservative
The Politics of ‘Disparity’FREE
I seem to have touched a nerve. In a recent letter, Judge Lubbie Harper likened me to the “ignorant” people who reject something they “don’t know anything about.”
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