The story—part memoir, part hard-hitting expose—of a first-year law associate negotiating the arduous path through a system designed to break those who enter it before it
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]]>What is typography? Basically typography is how a document looks. Lawyers and judges think about typography all the time. Ever said: “this brief looks like crap”? If so,
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In January I announced I would stop blogging after a final post. Maybe I’ll start back later, but that’s not the current plan.
I have practiced law for 26 years. When I started this blog 11 years ago, I planned to practice for 50 years. I won’t make it. This post is a self-exploration of
I’ve got two tips and an announcement in this post. First, the announcement.
After eleven years, I’ve decided to stop blogging. In retrospect, it’s past time. I’ll explain why in my last post.
The last post could be my longest ever. I plan to discuss the evolution of my views of Mississippi litigation. I view
Last week I talked about television advertising for attorneys. But what about internet marketing? Most attorneys aren’t fans.
Here is a portion of an email from a marketing list serve:
I too found [specific company’s] marketing worthless. I suspect the same is true of virtually all the pitches we receive from marketing companies. I tried
Jimmie Gates with the Clarion Ledger penned an excellent article on attorney advertising over the holidays.
The article prominently features Richard Schwartz, the godfather of lawyer advertising in Mississippi. Besides the article, I recommend watching the accompanying video interview of Schwartz on the digital version linked above.
Schwartz spends “well over $1 million a year
It’s a rhetorical question. I know the answer.
The reason all state courts in Mississippi don’t use electronic filing is, in a word, politics.
Some clerks don’t want to adopt electronic filing even though it would make their lives easier. Forcing them to is not worth it politically to the Supreme Court or the Bar.
Here is a preview of the December 2019 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: