We Are All Connected
I met another lawyer for lunch to discuss working together on FTCA medical malpractice cases. Afterwards, I ran a couple of errands then...
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- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
We All Need to Open Our Eyes
I got an email notification from a legal publication about the death of a prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ lawyer. He had killed...
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Never Burn Bridges You Don't Have to Burn
Being 66 years old and having practiced law for over 38 years - over 30 of which has been with managerial or ownership responsibilities -...
- Mar 16, 2022
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Opposing Counsel Stunt
The other day an opposing counsel pulled what I would politely describe as a “stunt.” It was not technically illegal or unethical, but it...
- Mar 16, 2022
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Plant The Trees
There is an old saying about the wisdom of someone who plants trees knowing that he will not live long enough to enjoy their shade. We...
- Feb 1, 2022
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Give Credit Where Credit is Due
Give credit where credit is due. A corollary: Never take credit which is not deserved. A few months ago, I tried a case and got a good...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Fragility of Life - Things Can Turn Quickly
The year has wrapped up. For trial attorneys, the time around the holidays is usually kind of quiet - unless you have a trial the first...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Comparison is Corrosive
While running some errands right before the new year's weekend, I ran into a lawyer I knew. We were opposing counsel in a case that was...
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
File Flogging is Frustrating
Before switching to representing patients, I was a malpractice defense lawyer for over 30 years. This gives me a certain nose for defense...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Disasters Happen
Earlier this week we had a snowstorm. Traffic on I-95 ground to a halt. It took Senator Tim Kaine 27 hours to get from Richmond to...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Solving Behavior Problems
The other day, this bit of automotive advertising caught my eye. I don't know what sort of behavior problems the driver claims to be able...
- Jan 25, 2022
- 1 min
Don't Be A Bully
The other day, I got an email from an opposing counsel who wanted to take a deposition of a fact witness. Normal stuff, except for an...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Undertaking Risk
“You won’t go to court. You just want to settle.” Recently, I dealt with a plaintiff who was unhappy with the resolution of his FTCA...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Issue Resolution is Everything
Almost everyone with a construction project has issues with their contractor. The tales are often cringeworthy. In some form or another...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Over Promising Error
As we headed home from dinner last night, I saw a text message from a prospective client asking if his case had been reviewed yet. I had...
- Jan 25, 2022
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A Humbling Infection
For almost two weeks I have had some sort of eustacian tube/ear issue. Sound is muffled and the tinnitus is pretty bad. Compounding the...
- Jan 25, 2022
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Customs and Practices Vary Hugely
Yesterday, a friend brought us this can of French-Canadian style split pea soup. Last weekend, we had taken her some homemade split pea...
- Sep 4, 2021
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Know the Potential for an Outlier Situation
Sometimes the other side knows something you don't Obvious, right? Of course it is, but it is also something that is easily overlooked or...
- Sep 4, 2021
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Military Service Shaped Confidence as Trial Lawyer
Change is constant, but the past is instructive Over the last few weeks, I have been moving from a house where we have lived 23 years....
- Sep 4, 2021
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Object to Form Doesn't Fix Problems with Witnesses
"Object to form." Spare me. Recently, I was deposing a defense expert. The expert was highly credentialed, a very impressive guy. He was...
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