…professors seeking tenure and law students seeking employment at elite law firms eagerly fill these volumes. But who reads them now? Surely not the judges who decide the law. And…
Legislators and judges, among others (e.g. Humpty Dumpty in “Through the Looking Glass” ), have the right to define words, assuming there is a need for them to…
…judges and the public need to know who is the ghostwriter. Opponents are entitled to know if the ghost is a lawyer with a conflict of interest. A recent opinion…
Was it Kierkegaard who said: “Life is lived forward but understood backward”? In any case, the sentiment comes to mind when reading this article reprinted in Sunday’s print Oregonian…
…lawyers, judges, and witnesses mumble, garble, and otherwise mangle our fair tongue. Evan Schaeffer’s Trial Practice blog (as opposed to his Legal Underground one), has a post, Treating Court Reporters…
…court judges, history and appointment process: U.S. Courts dot gov One view of the political process surrounding appointments and here. And here’s the WWire list: Karen Immergut (U.S. Attorney…
…who have to wear 23 hats, work 45+ hours a week, and are accountable to elected officials, judges, bar associations, and the public. (The lawyers are the nicest and least…
…an expert in computer technology, statistics and linguistics. Facciola adds that, given the complexity of the science of search, “[F]or lawyers and judges to dare opine that a certain search…
…have an open records law related to government employee discipline records? And, does your state have a statewide ombudsman? (Some cities and counties do, e.g. Portland, Oregon has an…
The Oregon family of “family law attorneys” comprised of lawyers, judges, the state bar, family law facilitators, and others is amazing. This family works so well together. They…
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