Comments on the Latest Developments in Mississippi Civil Litigation
In January I announced I would stop blogging after a final post. Maybe I’ll start back later, but that’s not the current plan.
I have practiced law for 26 years. When I started this blog 11 years ago, I planned to practice for 50 years. I won’t make it. This post is a self-exploration of…
I’ve got two tips and an announcement in this post. First, the announcement.
After eleven years, I’ve decided to stop blogging. In retrospect, it’s past time. I’ll explain why in my last post.
The last post could be my longest ever. I plan to discuss the evolution of my views of Mississippi litigation. I view…
Jimmie Gates with the Clarion Ledger penned an excellent article on attorney advertising over the holidays.
The article prominently features Richard Schwartz, the godfather of lawyer advertising in Mississippi. Besides the article, I recommend watching the accompanying video interview of Schwartz on the digital version linked above.
Schwartz spends “well over $1 million a year…
Zero Hedge ran this post last week about most Americans not being able to afford lawyers. It’s not an unusual take.
Stories like these suggest the problem is attorneys have priced themselves out of the market. I disagree. The problem is the civil justice system is not equipped to solve most people’s legal problems.
Consider…
As widely reported on Jackson Jambalaya and elsewhere, multiple metro area homeowners associations are accusing Ridgway Lane of embezzlement. Most of these homeowners associations have filed suit against Ridgway Lane. I wish them luck.
There is a good rule of thumb when it comes to lawsuits involving embezzlement. The rule is: you can’t recover from…
I recently wrote about the change in law firm structures here.
Several readers emailed me and pointed out I did not discuss the effect of corporate mergers or the impact of companies adopting ‘the Dupont legal model’.
Here is some background for current and future lawyers under age 40. When I graduated from law school…
In my last post I discussed a Wall Street Journal article covering the difficulties of partnership at big law firms. Now I will discuss why making partner in a big firm does not mean what it did 40-50 years ago. This is a brief overview. A book could be written on this subject.
The article…
Sara Randazzo’s Wall Street Journal article about pay and structure differences at big law firms has been getting a lot of attention. The article is a masterpiece and is a must read for people interested in how big firms operate.
This is the first of multiple posts about the issues the article raises.
It opens:…
Regular readers of this blog will notice that the layout has changed. The reason for the new layout is so the blog is mobile friendly and can be easily read on smart phones.
Truthfully, updating to a mobile friendly blog layout was not a priority for me. Lexblog, which hosts my blog, updated the site…
Every day. That’s how often I am targeted in some sort of scam attempt.
The majority of the scam attempts are emails that go into my junk folder that I never see. But plenty make it into my inbox. Like this email received this morning:
We are electronics components manufacturer and distributor located at Saitama-shi,
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