At conferences throughout the year, I’m often pigeonholed by attendees, who look at my name and ask me this question: “Who the fuck are you?” After I explain who I am and I buy a few rounds of drinks, people start talking to me. After a few more drinks, I tell them why my advice…
Tips to Manufacture Outrage in Legal Writing
To be a successful big firm lawyer, you need to understand the art of manufactured outrage. Most successful solo attorneys have developed the skill of manufacturing outrage over years of being the little guy and overlooked for major litigation. As a big firm attorney, though, you’ll need to manufacture outrage easily and on the spot.…
Five Signs You’ve Become an Old Codger Lawyer
The “Old Codger Lawyer,” a species of lawyer that is at least two generations behind but still proudly unaware of it.
Amoeba Racing and 4 Other Idiotic Law Firm Team-Building Exercises
Most team-building exercises work well, like tailgating in a parking lot before a partner’s big ERISA trial. But others are not such a good idea.
Four Things That Suck But Are Ethical
Lawyers like to complain a lot about sucky things, particularly sucky things that are unethical.
Facebook for Lawyers: The Like
How lawyers approach the “Like” button on Facebook.
I'm a Recovering Alcoholic Mormon
I’m a fairly new but older associate in a large firm. I’m also a recovering alcoholic Mormon.
Motions Unlikely to Be Granted
Are these motions even real?!
Confirming Letters from My Father, a Lawyer
This letter confirms our conversation in the breakfast room on March 10, 2012, in which I said “Good morning,” and you said “whatevs.” This also confirms that, for reasons I believe were apparent, we did not discuss matters further. This letter confirms last night’s discussion over dinner in which you indicated that you “never really…
Biography of a Child Law Prodigy
The unfinished biography of Alton Jay Ferris, child law prodigy.
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