Category Archives: Lawyers & The Law
Client-overlords? That’s why I’m a plaintiff’s lawyer
Funny thing about representing injured folks – they’re generally grateful for my help and don’t expect me to shine shoes, fetch coffee, or kiss ass. Ivey advises law students to hang out with B-school students, who will be “your client-overlords and referral sources” after graduation. “If you want to make rain later, learn about their [...]
A Great Example of Defense Lawyers Ripping Off Their Clients
How does this timeline strike you: Morning: Judge holds hearing on motion, rules against Defendant, and signs order denying Defendant’s motion. Afternoon: Defendant files copy of order granting motion that judge just denied that morning. Since there was no motion for reconsideration or similar document filed along with the order, there was absolutely no reason [...]
An Android Tablet Could Be The Ultimate Trial Lawyer Courtroom Aid
This sort of thing would never be possible with an iPad, because the Orwellian company would never give up enough control to developers to let this happen. But this is what I imagine myself doing in court in 3 years or less: Before trial, I load up all of my documentary and video evidence on [...]
Are there any scholarly Plaintiffs’ blogs?
I was just reading another article at a defense lawyer blog that got my blood boiling. The primary reason my blood is boiling is because I don’t know of any scholarly plaintiffs’ blogs. Are there any plaintiffs’ lawyers out there who write about substantive legal issues in a serious way? You know, articles written for [...]
A call to arms for trial lawyers who can do more than sit on their asses and bitch.
A little more than six years ago, I began blogging about the civil justice system. When I started blogging, I was a community college student working as a paralegal for a small personal injury law firm. I had no degree, little experience with the civil justice system, and practically no credibility whatsoever among trial lawyers. [...]
