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4 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me But I’m Thankful to Know Now

April 10, 2017 by Namby Pamby 2 Comments

As I start my fifth year as a licensed liar, here are the things I wish I had been told when I first started

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: advice, associates, law jobs

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Searching for Tim Tebow, Attorney at Law

December 20, 2011 by Namby Pamby 2 Comments

Who is the Tim Tebow of the legal world?

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: football, lawyering

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Going for Firm Glory

December 6, 2011 by Namby Pamby 3 Comments

Right now the competition that I am aiming to win is a simple one: end the year with the largest settlement in the firm.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: lawyering, settlement

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Law and the Mental Marathoner

November 8, 2011 by Namby Pamby 1 Comment

In order to finish a marathon, it’s you versus your mind. This allegory, to me, sums up the practice of law.

Filed Under: law school, Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: law firm jobs, law firms, practicing law

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An Open Letter to Commercial Litigators

October 25, 2011 by Namby Pamby 3 Comments

Why am I writing you this open letter? Simply put, you are a disgrace to the litigating community.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: advice, courtroom, litigation

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I Am Bitter and Abused

October 11, 2011 by Namby Pamby 2 Comments

Life has a way of reminding you that, even with a monstrous ego, you aren’t that important.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: partners, practicing law

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Client Profiling Is Right

September 13, 2011 by Namby Pamby 4 Comments

In all honesty, I can usually predict within the first sentence if a potential client has a legitimate case or not.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: client service, clients

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I Am Just Here to Help

August 30, 2011 by Namby Pamby 3 Comments

We need more lawyers counseling lawyers on how to react when they have the opportunity to do something stupid.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: client service, email, job interviews

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Trudging Towards the End of Summer

August 16, 2011 by Namby Pamby 1 Comment

The law firm calendar has reached that page in the summer where there is absolutely nothing of importance going on in the office.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: litigation, summer, summer associates

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Grabbing Hope from the Jaws of Defeat

August 2, 2011 by Namby Pamby 6 Comments

I am a lawyer that loses in some facet almost every day of the work-week. But that’s the thing, it’s part of what I bargained for so that I could be in this business.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: litigation, personal injury

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