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I am a unique creature in today’s legal landscape. I am a senior partner in a pretty good-sized law firm in a pretty good-sized city where I practice business law. I do not, however, limit my practice to either transactional ...

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I’ve borrowed the name for this column. It’s been 30 years since I first used the title and 10 since I revisited the issue, so I figure it’s okay. You see, back in May 1988, when I was an ambitious, ...

There has been a certain competition underway between student athletes who practice their endeavors in the name of a college at which they claim to matriculate, under the approval, sanction and endorsement of an association of undergraduate institutions, on a ...

The year ahead glows from just beyond the hill. On the philosophical front, some see the hue as the glow of an inviting beacon. Others, however, see it as the burning embers of a flame set to engulf and destroy ...

A man walked into the courtroom A major case to try Despite an ironclad contract His customer refused to buy   His lawyer warned him however That nothing is ever sure But the seller was still confident Cuz he’d given ...

To those of us who have been practicing law for a while, “younger” lawyers are now comprised of all barristers, solicitors and counselors under the age of 40. For those of you whippersnappers out there, the use of iPads, smart ...

The days of extensive fraternity and sorority hazing are mostly long gone. Except for the occasional story of some collegiate throwback experience, which leads invariably to discipline and sanction, the world has moved on. Well, perhaps not the entire world. ...

“Hey honey, my hands are wet, can you pass me my emolument?” Although that sentence may seem like it could properly be heard in shared bathrooms across America, it cannot. An emolument is not a moisturizer. Until recently, I’m not ...

So, there I was, minding my own business, reviewing the law in Shelly’s case and the rule against perpetuities, when a prospective client walked into my office within the newly reconstructed Levison Towers, without an appointment. To protect my sanity, ...

It is a strange day for the American lawyer. Congress has refused to do its job, simply saying “no” to its constitutional obligation to confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Nobody seems to care. The Supreme Court goes ...

For as long as David Jenkins, Esq. could remember, he’d toyed with the idea of being a writer. He also dabbled in painting, and in photography, for a time.  When he graduated college, he headed to law school, not because ...