Law And More

"Deconstructing what happens in law." A particular focus on consumer law and class-action litigation, and lead-paint litigation in particular. Some posts amount to professional-skills pep talks, and others recap recent episodes of Boston Legal.

Author: Jane Genova is a writer and "executive and marketing communications pro" based in New Haven, Conn. She also authors Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter.

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Recent Posts from Law and More

Wally Lamb's "The Hour I First Believed" - Beach Reading for Bill Marler
"You drank it [raw milk from family dairy farm] unpasteurized?" That's what Maureen Quirk rhetorically asks her husband Caelum Quirk on page 117 of Wally Lamb's latest novel "The Hour I First Believed." "Yeah, and…
You Betcha, Sarah Palin Could Win in 2012
With Greta's husband advising her, Sarah Palin seems to be making all the shrewd moves to move into the White House. On Politico.com, Jonathan Martin reports that this Alaska Governor will not seek re-election. That…
Ruth Madoff Learns It's Cold Out There - Leaves Penthouse w/o coat
Coats have been symbolic in literature. In the Bible there is Joseph and his coat of many colors. Now a coat has become a key symbol of justice in life. Yesterday, when the feds took…
Ruden McCLosky lays off 8 lawyers, along with pay cuts - Our parents/grandparents, ourselves
In law, as in many professional services, the downward trajectory continues, at least in terms of manpower reductions and cuts in pay. Ruden McClosky laid off 8 attorneys, along with an 18% pay cut for…
Turn of the Screw - Vatican Investigating American Nuns's Beliefs, Lifestyle
There are two kinds of groups in the US. There are those who shrugged off their days with the nuns in Catholic grade school, high school and college. They might be practicing Roman Catholics today.…
Lead Paint - It Giveth and Taketh Away
Lead paint is far from over. It's still a force that giveth and taketh away. Among the benefactors may well be PROVIDENCE JOURNAL reporter Peter Lord. This week he covered the lead paint remediation press…
Blank Rome et al. - It's not about the $15,000
Blank Rome has joined the conga line of law firms cutting associates's compensation. The number at Blank Rome is $15,000. But this ongoing story is not about a reduction in pay. It's about what will…
Odd Ruling - Appellate Judges Deny Robert Bowman Admission to NY Bar for $400K Student Debt
Robert Bowman has accumulated $400,000 in student loan debt and penalties. For myriad reasons, seemingly legitimate and also seemingly petulant, he has not started repayment. For this reason, although the committee for New York lawyers…
FINALLY! MIchigan SC bans jurors's use of all electronic communications
Philip Howard would call this common sense. And he might agree with me that it's overdue. Last Tuesday, the Michigan Supreme Court banned jurors from communicating through electronic gadgets. Those include tweets, text messages, digital…
"No secret the market is shifting," Alston & Bird says as it cuts pay
The pay-cut momentum continues, even as this holiday weekend approaches. Managing partner at Alston & Bird Richard R. Hays framed associates's compensation reductions with, "It is no secret the market is shifting." Effective July 15th…