Nothing frustrates and derails a lawsuit like surprises, the sudden appearance of information that can swing the case unexpectedly. So, since the 1940s, the US federal court system has required all parties in a lawsuit to provide all possible relevant information...
The phrases “contingency plan” or “business continuity” are lingo for saying that it’s important for you to prepare for unforeseen consequences. Other times people call it “scenario planning.” Either way, lawyers are horrible at applying it to themselves. For...
Another year, another data dump. December 15th is the annual reporting day for ABA 509 Disclosures for all ABA approved law schools. These are required public disclosures that law schools must make as part of their ABA accreditation. As soon as the ABA started...
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is often seen as the land of philosopher kings. A handful of lawyers, educated in the same institutions, following a set path to donning the robes, cloistered above the legal system of the United States, doling out...
Another year, another data dump. December 15th is the annual reporting day for ABA 509 Disclosures for all ABA approved law schools. These are required public disclosures that law schools must make as part of their ABA accreditation. As soon as the ABA started...
Back in 2014, a Twitter exchange with Judge Dillard prompted an article on AboveTheLaw discussing the reliability of Wikipedia as a resource.1I would be remiss not to mention that in a bit of I-see-what-you-did-there, shortly after our Twitter exchange and my post,...
