I had a telephone call Monday from a client whose business now requires him to travel outside the United States and who was concerned about what would happen to his estate if he were killed. His questions got me thinking ...
Read More »No need for incivility in civil practice
People generally understand the difference between criminal and civil law. Criminal law is the exciting law in most television shows or movies and includes the climactic scenes in which someone confesses or is exonerated. Civil law, by contrast, is the ...
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Read More »No need for incivility in civil practice
People generally understand the difference between criminal and civil law. Criminal law is the exciting law in most television shows or movies and includes the climactic scenes in which someone confesses or is exonerated. Civil law, by contrast, is the ...
Read More »Courthouse is about function, not form
As a Tulsa attorney appealing a case from the Northern District of Oklahoma, I was summoned to Denver to give oral argument, an abbreviated presentation of the case, but which can have stressful overtones. Imagine showing up for a final ...
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Read More »Training is a good shield against litigation
Most employers simply want an employee who can do the job and get along with fellow employees. This would seem to be reasonable criteria for hiring an employee. You’ve gone through a seemingly exhaustive process to get the right candidate ...
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Read More »Going to trial can be a waste of time
Americans hold a romantic view of what suing for our rights or defending ourselves against scurrilous attacks in a court of law is like. We wait for the Perry Mason moment that shocks the other side into submission. We offer ...
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