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Most of you reading this article probably have never seen The Ed Sullivan Show. It was a variety show on TV Sunday evenings, and it was famous for introducing many talented performers to the United States and probably most famous ...

The simple act of walking into your local courthouse to file a lawsuit is going the way of typewriters and VCRs. It was not that long ago that all filing was done at the courthouses. You or someone from your ...

Well, this week I will marry a pair of my friends and get a client divorced. All within 72 hours of one another. That’s right; I will marry a friend of mine. Adding to my somewhat humble list of credentials ...

Giving plays a central role in many lives during this time of year. Most of us are thinking about what gifts we are going to give to loved ones and friends. Some of us may be thinking about charitable giving. ...

I recently attended a bar meeting in our state capital, and had an opportunity to listen to a political science professor as the speaker at the noon luncheon. He used one of the best proverbs, I believe I have ever ...

OK, so a big municipal court trial win under my belt. Enough trial preparation experience to know I can at least prepare for a trial. Some depositions and an uncanny ability to make a mist when it needs to rain. ...

Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 is eloquent in its simplicity: “A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.” In 1980 an ALI-ABA committee ...

Fifteen-month-old Ryan Martin, above, peeks through the legs of his new mother, Cindy Martin, of Florida, during St. Louis County Family Court’s Adoption Saturday on Nov. 18. Ryan was one of 36 children who had their adoptions finalized during the ...

The holidays are upon us, and the annual rite of purchasing gifts for clients, secretaries and law partners is in full swing. A wide variety of gifts are available, so I am taking it upon myself — as a public ...

Each year the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center releases a survey to assess how lawyers in private practice are using technology in their law offices. The new survey asserts that only 11.7 percent of lawyers use trial technology. ...

This Thanksgiving holiday was not your typical turkey day for my clan. In addition to the usual Thursday Food Feast, we celebrated my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. The shindig took place in their town of residence, Niagara Falls, N.Y. The ...