Self-help comes in many forms. But rarely do the intimate details of someone’s personal life challenge others to help themselves the way San Francisco plaintiffs’ attorney J. Gary Gwilliam does in his book, “Getting a Winning Verdict In My Personal ...
Read More »Book offers valuable self-help for trial attorneys
Self-help comes in many forms. But rarely do the intimate details of someone’s personal life challenge others to help themselves the way San Francisco plaintiffs’ attorney J. Gary Gwilliam does in his book, “Getting a Winning Verdict In My Personal ...
Read More »Skrzycki: Stealth rules pit trial lawyers versus companies
Official Washington loves the word “stealth.” It connotes intrigue and secrecy, making the term well understood in a capital where spies and invisible fighter jets aren’t all that’s sneaking around. At least that’s how the nation’s trial lawyers view the ...
Read More »Hats off to a choice well made
It seems like I haven’t written a column for a year, yet it has been only five weeks. I spent that time filling in for the editor of the St. Charles County Business Record, Kathleen Brady, after she severely broke ...
Read More »Stealth rules pit trial lawyers against companies
Official Washington loves the word “stealth.” It connotes intrigue and secrecy, making the term well understood in a capital where spies and invisible fighter jets aren’t all that’s sneaking around. At least that’s how the nation’s trial lawyers view the ...
Read More »Platt: Death penalty offers singular challenges for judges
“The responsibility for determining whether the death penalty should be imposed rests with you and you alone, and you must act with due regard for the consequences of your decision.” These words, if spoken in another context or with reference ...
Read More »Changing gears is more than schtick for solos
I started out the day talking a client off of the ledge over another jerk baby’s daddy. Then a business client called about getting another draft together of an asset purchase agreement. My dad called needing an eviction letter, and ...
Read More »If companies help companies cheat, let’s sue
On one side are arrayed major institutional investors, retiree advocates, 32 state attorneys general, two former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen and an ex-commissioner. On the other side are two U.S. stock markets, major business, banking and accounting groups, a ...
Read More »Napier: Changing gears is more than shtick for solos
I started out the day talking a client off of the ledge over another jerk baby’s daddy. Then a business client called about getting another draft together of an asset purchase agreement. My dad called needing an eviction letter, and ...
Read More »Woolner: If companies help companies cheat, let’s sue
On one side are arrayed major institutional investors, retiree advocates, 32 state attorneys general, two former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen and an ex-commissioner. On the other side are two U.S. stock markets, major business, banking and accounting groups, a ...
Read More »Death penalty offers singular challenges for judges
“The responsibility for determining whether the death penalty should be imposed rests with you and you alone, and you must act with due regard for the consequences of your decision.” These words, if spoken in another context or with reference ...
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