Is a law license no better than a driver's license?
Judge Lippman, Chief Judge of the New York Appeals Court, announced a pro bono requirement to gain admission to the New York Bar. Every new lawyer will have to prove their performance of 50 hours of...
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Accountability
Have we lost accountability? Have we lost taking personal responsibility for our own actions. Some in the political arena are saying that government has little or no legitimate role in our lives. We...
View ArticleRules of Professional Conduct protect clients, not lawyers
In the Opinion section of the Wall Street Journal, two fellows from the Brookings Institute espouse the philosophy for deregulating the legal profession. Let anyone practice law; whether they've gone...
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Language is Everything ...
Duh. You think? Don't know about you, but I would be half way up the hill before I could even read this sign. :-)
View ArticleVerizon customer service - REALLY?
Two weeks ago, I purchased a Motorola Razr Maxx from Verizon and an iPad. I'm happy with both, but both need some adjusting. Perhaps I would be more correct in saying that the owner of the devices...
View ArticleTour de France begins
The "Super Bowl" of cycling, the Tour de France, has begun. It's a joy to see how the cycling teams work together. While there is serious competition amongst the teams, there is still civility and...
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20 years on the Board of Directors of the Mammoth Estates.
I was very touched by the inscription on the wooden box I was given in appreciation of my 20 years on the Board of Directors of the Mammoth Estates Board of Directors. This is the inscription: Ed Poll...
View ArticleRemembering a major event - and training for a repeat!
Today, I realized that it is the 10 year anniversary of my riding up one of the most famous mountains in the world, Alpe d'Huez! I rode a major mountain here in California earlier in the year, Mt....
View ArticleBreakfast in Chicago
For those in and around the Chicago area, come join me for breakfast (my treat) on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Allerton Hotel at 701 Michigan Avenue. Aug 23, 2012. Please send me a note that you will...
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Liars cannot be rehabilitated but drunks can
Can one ever be rehabilitated from moral turpitude? Remember Stephen Glass? He was the young journalist (in his 20’s) who lied and fabricated news stories. He was found out, disgraced and fired, never...
View ArticleAnnual Blawg 100 Amici Legal Blog Nominations
The ABA Journal has opened the nomination process for its annual Blawg 100, a list of the 100 best law-focused blogs on the Web. The publication is requesting short submissions from people who have...
View ArticleFact checkers are needed
Fact checking should be the backbone of every lawyer. I'm wondering why so many politicians, many of whom are lawyers, fail to fact check, or if they do fact check, fail to tell the full truth in their...
View Article9-11-01 A Remembrance
On this date, 11 years ago, many of our readers suffered losses, both personal and physical. From these losses, a number of my clients gathered with me over the following two years to create Disaster...
View ArticleWhat kind of lawyer are you?
Oftentimes, especially in the family law environment (but also in other matters), our emotions control us to the point of ignoring reality. We seek to hurt the other party to the litigation through our...
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Language is Everything
A laundry list of charges … be careful what you do in this taxicab!
View ArticlePizza Shop Owner Talk About Entitlement
In a recent display of enthusiasm, pizza shop owner, Scott Van Duzer, gave President Obama a bear hug when the President visited his shop on a Florida campaign tour. The visit and the ensuing bear hug...
View ArticleLanguage is Everything
For growth and expansion, there are two philosophies: Trail your growth (conservative), or Hire for the future (confident and assertive) For troubled times, there are two...
View ArticleDoes the ABA have a copyright on its opinions?
The ABA likes to believe that its ethics opinions carry the weight of law. If that be the case, and if ignorance of the law is no excuse for violating the law, how can one know the law if it's not...
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