The practice and culture of practicing law
by RICH CASSIDY on DECEMBER 17, 2011 Here is a change of pace: A Guest Post from Holly Kearny– “Everyone knows law school isn’t easy, and becoming a practicing attorney can be just as hard. But did you also know Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on JANUARY 12, 2011 When events shock us, there is an opportunity to reconsider our settled views in a new light. Certainly, Saturday’s attempt to assassinate U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and the accompanying blood bath, was a Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on DECEMBER 27, 2010 Legislation doesn’t always work the way lawmakers think it will. (Some believers in the law of unintended consequences think legislation never works out the way legislators think it will.) Sometimes, as members of Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on JULY 17, 2010 The Uniform Laws Commission (formerly known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) is a consensus-oriented organization, and one that is not accustomed to operating in the rough and tumble Read More …
by RICH CASSIDY on JUNE 8, 2010 Tomorrow I will to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on the subject of the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: Barriers to Reentry 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 …