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Too boring for TV--at least the discovery I'm usually working on ...
Commented May 17, 2013 on An Unplanned Break for Television at The Trial Practice Tips Weblog
An Unplanned Break for Television
At Abnormal Use, Jim Dedman asks, "Why is discovery rarely, if ever, depicted on lawyer television shows?"-- When is the last time you saw a witness being deposed on a lawyer television show? When is the last time you saw a young associate in a frightful warehouse in the middle of nowhere perf...
Scott: Thanks, hope you like it!
Commented Jan 15, 2013 on News about My Book How to Feed a Lawyer at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
News about My Book How to Feed a Lawyer
How to Feed a Lawyer (and Other Irreverent Observations from the Legal Underground) is now available at Amazon, in both print and e-book formats. The book is a compilation of some of the writing I've done on this blog over the years. Although I'm fully aware that the world doesn't need more b...
Ron: Great, glad to hear it!
Commented Nov 5, 2012 on News about My Book How to Feed a Lawyer at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
News about My Book How to Feed a Lawyer
How to Feed a Lawyer (and Other Irreverent Observations from the Legal Underground) is now available at Amazon, in both print and e-book formats. The book is a compilation of some of the writing I've done on this blog over the years. Although I'm fully aware that the world doesn't need more b...
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Oct 16, 2012
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Commented Aug 30, 2012 on BACKPACKING AND SKETCHING . . . Two nights ago, I... at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
BACKPACKING AND SKETCHING . . . Two nights ago, I...
BACKPACKING AND SKETCHING . . . Two nights ago, I camped in an area near my office then went into work from there (after working out at the gym)--all to test my new backpacking set-up before I head out on the Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail with my daughter, Lydia. (Speaking of Lydia, here...
Many posts on this site are to be taken with a grain of salt . . . As for why you come here, I thought it was so you could add a link to an online degree site you seem particularly fond of . . . Not much business law happens here . . .
Commented Aug 16, 2012 on MORE ABOUT ALLEGED YES-MEN . . . From the... at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
MORE ABOUT ALLEGED YES-MEN . . . From the...
MORE ABOUT ALLEGED YES-MEN . . . From the archives, "The Circle of Advisors, One of an Ongoing Series of Essays on "Things Important to Every Lawyer" . . . Part I Part II
Most of the lawyers I know drink beer, but I've long been rumored to be hanging out with the wrong crowd . . .
Commented Aug 16, 2012 on FINALLY!! . . . Some useful information from a... at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
FINALLY!! . . . Some useful information from a...
FINALLY!! . . . Some useful information from a legal blog: "How to Make a Great Martini," at Bitter Lawyer.
Thanks! We had a good time . . .
Commented Aug 16, 2012 on REMEMBERING A TRIP TO COSTA RICA . . . I took the... at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
REMEMBERING A TRIP TO COSTA RICA . . . I took the...
REMEMBERING A TRIP TO COSTA RICA . . . I took the trip about two and a half years ago with my son Austin, who is currently a sophomore at the Kansas City Art Institute. A favorite photo of some kids on the beach at Jaco-- I posted about the trip here at Beyond the Underground, with lots of pho...
I bought an iPad recently, but I'm using it specifically for a single writing project. Specifically, I render a long manuscript (400+ pages) as a pdf and then edit it using the iPad and a stylus, rather than printing to paper. Since I'm not using the iPad in my law practice, I'm not in O'Keefe's 30%. On the other hand, I have an iPhone and use it for just about everything, including writing. I'm near-sighted and the smaller screen on the lighter iPhone is easier for me to use than an iPad.
Commented Aug 13, 2012 on For What It's Worth: (Some) Lawyers Like iPads at The Trial Practice Tips Weblog
For What It's Worth: (Some) Lawyers Like iPads
From Kevin O'Keefe at Real Lawyers Have Blogs:"30% of attorneys using an iPad"-- 30% of attorneys in the U.S. are using an iPad per the 2012 ABA Tech Survey performed by the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center. Lawyers are seeing real value in the iPad, it’s not only lighter than a laptop, but ...
Sarah: Me too. For example, my (long) short story at the literary journal Artful Dodge: "Artwork," and the other works on this page.
Commented Jul 27, 2012 on WRITE . . . "How to Write a Bestselling Business... at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
WRITE . . . "How to Write a Bestselling Business...
WRITE . . . "How to Write a Bestselling Business Book," by Eric Spitznagel at Bloomberg Businessweek.
Dan: You're welcome!
Commented Jun 28, 2012 on More Writing Tips at The Trial Practice Tips Weblog
More Writing Tips
You'll find a number of writing tips at the Writing Well Archives from the blog What About Paris? A recent post, "Lawyers Writing Sanely and Well: When?," offers this suggestion, "You do need to work at it. Good writing, like good lawyering, is not easy."
Sarah: Yes, I agree.
Commented Jun 28, 2012 on MONEY AND FICTION . . . "Pity the novelist who... at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
MONEY AND FICTION . . . "Pity the novelist who...
MONEY AND FICTION . . . "Pity the novelist who sets out to write about the rich: Demonizing bankers may be an effective political tactic, but it’s not an option for a novelist trying to draw well-rounded characters," writes Christian Lorentzen in Bookforum (link from Arts & Letters Daily).
I'd leave it unopened . . . but that's just me.
Commented May 31, 2012 on Wendell Peters Has Lawyer's Breath at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
Wendell Peters Has Lawyer's Breath
by Abnu Abnu blogs regularly at Wordlab, the free naming and branding website. His name, a pseudonym, is an acronym for "a brand new u." -- Ed. Wendell Peters' company, Pickled Pete's Pickle Packery, Inc., makes and sells hot sauces and other products that poke fun at America's judicial system. P...
David: Good luck on the case, thanks for checking in!
Commented May 2, 2012 on Preparing for Oral Argument at The Trial Practice Tips Weblog
Preparing for Oral Argument
From Lawyerist.com: "How to Prepare for Oral Argument," by Sam Glover-- Oral argument is one of the most exciting parts of litigation, and only a few lawyers are really good at it. But even if you aren’t a naturally-talented presenter, you can still improve. The important thing is to get away fr...
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Mar 15, 2010
Aaron: Thanks for the comment . . . My description of the roads wasn't very good so I tweaked the post a bit.
Commented Jan 1, 2010 on COSTA RICA Day 3 (12/29) . . . After picking up... at Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
COSTA RICA Day 3 (12/29) . . . After picking up...
COSTA RICA Day 3 (12/29) . . . After picking up our rental car at the San Jose airport, we drove through the mountains to Arenal Volcano near the town of La Fortuna, Costa Rica. We stayed within the national park (El Parque Nacional Arenal) at Arenal Observatory Lodge. This was the view from our...
Try a law library.
Commented Sep 24, 2009 on Cross-Examination Doesn't Begin and End with Irving Younger at The Trial Practice Tips Weblog
Cross-Examination Doesn't Begin and End with Irving Younger
From the Ten Minute Mentor site, offered for free from the Texas Bar CLE and the Texas Young Lawyers Association: "Irving Younger's Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination," by Robert Witte. It's an audio-video web presentation that's simple to watch on your computer. First, Witte talks about whet...
The University of Chicago Faculty Blog often features student bloggers. No exactly what you're suggesting, but close.
Commented Feb 5, 2009 on The Next New Thing in Law Student Blogs? at Legal Blog Watch
The Next New Thing in Law Student Blogs?
At The Volokh Conspiracy last week, Orin Kerr wondered where all the law student bloggers had gone. "Back in the early days of law blogs, around 2002-04, law student blogs were a really important part of the blawgosphere," he wrote. "Law prof blogs regularly linked to law student blogs, and for ...
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