COMMENTARY ON LEGAL PRACTICE AND WRITING
These posts are not updated and are not a statement of current law.
Lawyers: you should use more humor.
We lawyers can be a dour bunch. But we don’t have to be. I try to use humor in my oral and written arguments as much as possible. Keep reading to find out why you should too.
Be a stickler for the (state and federal) rules.
We lawyers work within the rule of law; so we necessarily work with a ton of rules. Love it or hate it, your success as a litigator depends on knowing which procedural rules apply to your case (and making sure you follow them precisely). In this post, I share my two part method for navigating the sea of rules in state, federal, and immigration courts that ensures neither my papers nor my arguments are rejected because I missed an applicable rule.
Be a more effective lawyer by organizing these 3 areas.
To be an effective lawyer, we must present our arguments logically–but that is impossible to do without meticulous organization. Read on for 3 areas where being organized is crucial to success.
Changing the US Postal Service presumption
Why should the court insist your mail was delivered when the post office keeps losing it?