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Swine Fluke
Tuesday, 28 Apr, 2009 – 17:19 | Comments
Swine Fluke

Swine flu panic has hit the nation. It’s all over the airwaves. You can’t surf the internet without seeing something mentioning it. Such worry has to be justified, right? Well, it is if you are …

On The Fringe: Look At The Bright Side
Thursday, 23 Apr, 2009 – 12:50 | Comments
On The Fringe: Look At The Bright Side

It has been some time since I last had a job.  There, I said it. I’m not proud of it. I really want to work. And to some extent, I also NEED to work. But …

Update: The Pirate Bay Spectrial Verdict
Friday, 17 Apr, 2009 – 17:36 | Comments
Update: The Pirate Bay Spectrial Verdict

Today the verdict in The Pirate Bay trial was handed down, and it was not entirely unexpected. The defendants have been found guilty, and each has been sentenced to one year in jail and to …

Lawyers We Want to Be Like: Matlock
Friday, 17 Apr, 2009 – 10:00 | Comments
Lawyers We Want to Be Like: Matlock

Matlock – He never lost a case, and to this day is perhaps the greatest fake attorney ever. You got a losing case, you go to Matlock. Racist and biased jury? Go to Matlock. He …

Obama Speech: 5 Pillars to Economic Recovery
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 17:31 | Comments
Obama Speech: 5 Pillars to Economic Recovery

President Obama gave a speech today on the state of the economy, and the path he plans on taking the country down. Though hardly a revelation to anyone seriously following the economy, his speech may …

Lawyers Getting Paid Not To Work
Monday, 13 Apr, 2009 – 23:44 | Comments
Lawyers Getting Paid Not To Work

Are you also an unemployed lawyer with a massive student loan debt who is struggling to make ends meet and pay the rent?  Well, there is some good and bad news for us.  The good …

Student Lenders Gearing Up For Rumble On The Hill
Monday, 13 Apr, 2009 – 17:53 | Comments
Student Lenders Gearing Up For Rumble On The Hill

The student loan industry has been the “saving grace” of many grad students due mainly to the generally staggering costs of tuition. Law school tuition typically runs somewhere between $25,000 and $32,000. Keep in mind …

Follow Up Review: A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar
Monday, 13 Apr, 2009 – 2:34 | Comments
Follow Up Review: A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar

For any lawyer who enjoys reliving the past, pick up “A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar”, a documentary directed by Eric Chaikin, available for purchase now here. For the recent bar examinee, or those who …

G20 Summit
Thursday, 2 Apr, 2009 – 17:10 | Comments
G20 Summit

What happens when you sit down 20 of the most powerful men in the world in a conference room? Musical Chairs maybe? Do these leaders discuss how important it is to begin getting rectal exams …

How the Bankers Are (Again) Screwing America
Wednesday, 1 Apr, 2009 – 11:46 | Comments
How the Bankers Are (Again) Screwing America

The latest in a seemingly never-ending series of examples of bankers screwing Americans, now Citibank and Bank of America are aggressively buying toxic mortgage assets in order to “game” Tim Geithner’s plan to help those …