The practice and culture of practicing law
by RICH CASSIDY on DECEMBER 2, 2012 The Uniform Law Commission’s Drafting Committee on Fiduciary Access to Digital Information conducted its first meeting November 30 through December 1, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We live in a world in which digitally Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on NOVEMBER 28, 2011 The point of this series of posts is simply this. We have a huge access to justice problem. We also have a serious problem with legal education: it simply doesn’t actually prepare students Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on JANUARY 10, 2011 Drafting legislation seems simple. But it’s not. It is a process that has much in common with drafting contracts. Both types of documents typically try to set out principles that regulate future conduct. Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 In Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S.335 (1963), the United States Supreme Court held the 6th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution require that defendants in serious criminal cases be afforded representation Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on AUGUST 15, 2010 Most lawyers who regularly attend the ABA Annual Meeting skip the so-called “Opening Ceremony.” In fact, I must admit that before I became a member of the ABA Board of Governors, I skipped Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on AUGUST 11, 2010 On Sunday, I had the privilege of attending the 20th Annual Margaret Brent Awards Luncheon at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting. Named after the first woman lawyer in America, The ABA Commission Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on JUNE 29, 2010 If my own views about my profession have been influenced by what I’ve read, seen, and heard in the world of entertainment about lawyers — and they have been — perhaps the most Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on JUNE 5, 2010 Once again, a Jack McCullough comment is too interesting to leave buried back in the archives. Commenting on acceptance of what seems to be a blown call that deprived pitcher Armando Galarraga of Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on APRIL 21, 2010 Today, April 21, 2010, and tomorrow are “ABA Day in Washington,” and nearly 300 lawyers from around the county descended on their Congressman and Senators to press the ABA Agenda on justice related Read More …