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Mosquitos and the Science of Legal Nuisances

December 17, 2020 by A Favorable Light Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered why you seem to be cursed with bad luck in your law practice? Why situations that seemed so simple turned into catastrophes? Do you often feel like a shortstop, expecting to field one grounder, and suddenly you’re pelted by balls from every direction? Why are there so many balls? When did…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: advice, career advice, practicing law

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Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Get My Mother-In-Law To Stop Cleaning?

July 5, 2019 by Haddayr Copley-Woods 1 Comment

Dear Bitter Butch, My incredibly loving mother-in-law is the cleanest person I know. Her house, car, clothes, and body are all spotless. When we had children she said: “Please don’t let them be dirty.” When I send the kids to visit, she asks me to “send good clothes.” Although my house is relatively organized by…

Filed Under: Endings Tagged With: advice, bitter butch, mother-in-law

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Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Thank Someone For an Offensive Gift?

August 28, 2018 by Haddayr Copley-Woods 1 Comment

Dear Bitter Butch, This all happened decades ago, and so has long been resolved. But I’m asking on behalf of my teenaged self, and those disabled teenagers and their parents living in the present. I have cerebral palsy, which is a “from infancy” condition. I was also mainstreamed in school, and the only disabled kid in…

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Why BigLaw Associates Should Listen to Me

August 24, 2017 by C. Hank Peters 9 Comments

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…

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: advice, Big Legal Brain, biglaw, gl11, SmallLaw

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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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Dear Bitter Butch: Why Can’t He Take Teasing?

January 5, 2017 by Haddayr Copley-Woods Leave a Comment

Dear Bitter Butch, I’m a lucky woman in many ways. I’ve been married for 12 years to a great guy who earns well, is a great dad to our two boys and is mostly fun to be around. Trouble is he can’t seem to tolerate any teasing from me. I always back it up, apologize…

Filed Under: Endings, Featured Tagged With: advice, bitter butch

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Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Cope After the Election?

November 17, 2016 by Haddayr Copley-Woods Leave a Comment

Dear Bitter Butch, The fallout from this election is causing personal emotions similar to those I felt when the family rallied to support a sexual predator and to turn me out. Any advice? – Triggered Dear Bitter Butch, I have neighbors in my very rural, agricultural little neck of the woods, who work on farms…

Filed Under: Endings, Featured Tagged With: advice, bitter butch, Donald Trump, election 2016

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Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Handle Difficult Conversations No One Else Finds Difficult?

November 3, 2016 by Haddayr Copley-Woods 1 Comment

Dear Bitter Butch, Things were rough for me as a teenager. I was going through some abuse and don’t think I went through developmental stages in the typical way. I stopped getting my hair cut because I couldn’t stand sitting in front of my reflection for so long. I had panic attacks when I tried…

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Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Let Him Down Gently Without Breaking His Heart?

August 25, 2016 by Haddayr Copley-Woods 1 Comment

Dear Bitter Butch, I am newly single, and have just started playing the online dating game. So far, I’ve been having a blast. I love dating in my 40s, as I am older and wiser, and can weed out the drama so much better than when I was in my 20s. I’ve been talking to…

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Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Deal With My Beyond Difficult Ex?

August 11, 2016 by Haddayr Copley-Woods Leave a Comment

Dear Bitter Butch, I spent eight terrible years in a relationship with a crazy person. I mean she is certifiably batshit crazy. (I was in a bad place, what can I say?) We’ve been apart for four years now. I have a wonderful new partner who is perfectly sane. I often get threatening texts from…

Filed Under: Endings, Featured Tagged With: advice, bitter butch

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