When an attorney in Louisiana filed appellate pleadings that alleged misconduct by the trial judge in a case, it was the attorney—not the judge—who found herself in ethics hot water…
When editing most lawyers’ work, I have little regard for the writer’s voice because most lawyers haven’t cultivated a discernible voice. What all legal writers should strive for is to be the voice of reason.
In 1680, an anonymous “well-wisher to the attainments of children” wrote A Treatise of Stops, Points, or Pauses. At only 19 pages, this punctuation guide is a slight affair.
Admission barriers are challenged as infringing on competitive and First Amendment rights, driving up litigation costs and disrupting the right to counsel.
Not long ago in these pages, a column asserted that humor is misplaced in the courtroom and proscribed for attorneys: “Don’t Be Funny: Litigation is no laughing matter to your…
For most of its 37-page opinion in State v. Thomas, issued June 20, the New Mexico Supreme Court explained its finding that the convictions of Truett Thomas for murder and…
Have you ever noticed that you tend to make mistakes when you depart from a routine? You have a normal way of doing things, but then something unforeseen happens and…
One of the many stories about Huey P. Long—the legendary "Kingfish" who reigned over Louisiana politics during the 1920s and '30s—goes like this: When the future governor and U.S. senator…
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