September 2010
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.22.10
* As I said yesterday, Dead American Dream man didn’t really get his question answered. [Tax Prof Blog] * The fact that a career adviser needs to help lawyers channel their lustful feelings for their clients (or their clients’ spouses) really tells you all you need to know about how sexually repressed most attorneys are. […] -
Adoption, Family Law, Gay
Florida Appellate Court Strikes Down Ban on Gay Adoption
Thus far, 2010 has been a great year for LGBT rights. As noted previously, federal judges have struck down Prop 8’s gay marriage ban, section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, and the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell” policy. Today the gay rights movement scored another win — this time in Florida, and this […] - Sponsored
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Musical Chairs, Robert Link
Musical Chairs: Bob Link, Former Cadwalader Chairman, Retires
So ends the legal career of Robert Link, former chairman of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. The New York Law Journal reports that Link has retired from legal practice: The unannounced departure took place July 1, Link, 55, said Thursday. Link, the firm’s former chairman and managing partner, left Cadwalader after being replaced as chairman in […]
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Alt Transport
Want to Get Away With Murder? Just Run Over A Bicyclist
It’s open season on bikers because America’s traffic laws are a joke. Former North Carolina firefighter Charles Alexander Diez was sentenced to 120 days in prison after he shot cyclist Alan Simons in his head. According to Mountain Xpress, the incident began when Diez stopped his vehicle to say it was not safe for Simons […] -
Bad Ideas, Craigslist, Job Searches
Would You Work for a New York Law School Student... For Free?
Self-awareness: it’s a really important character trait. As you go about your day, your life, and your life’s work, it’s important to have an understanding of who you are and how you are perceived. But what if your self-perception is grossly misaligned with objective reality? Well, then things could get tricky. You might make a […] -
Canada, Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals
Briefs Dropped in Lawsuit Against Canadian Judge Cum Porn Star
Today brings good news for Madam Justice Lori Douglas, the Canadian judge captured in pornographic pictures that wound their way to the web. Alex Chapman — the 44-year-old computer programmer who sued Justice Douglas for $7 million, alleging that the judge and her husband harassed and inflicted emotional distress upon him, by pressuring him (Chapman) […] -
Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Was Porky Pig a Founding Father?
The drafters could have written the Constitution as a list of specific rules and said, “That’s all, folks!” Instead, they wrote a document full of broadly written guarantees…. — Time magazine columnist Adam Cohen, criticizing Justice Antonin Scalia’s approach to constitutional interpretation. (Gavel bang: Dahlia Lithwick.) (Please note that Quotes of the Day are selected […] -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Law Schools
Magical Thinking
Ed. note: This post is written by Will Meyerhofer, a Biglaw attorney turned psychotherapist, whom we profiled. A former Sullivan & Cromwell attorney, he holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work. He blogs at The People’s Therapist. So many cases like this appear at my office that I’ll […] - Sponsored
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Law Schools, LLMs, Student Loans
What Is the Value of an LLM Degree?
Earlier this week, the legal blogosphere took a look at the “value” of an LL.M degree. I put “value” in scare quotes because the main point of the pieces in the National Law Journal and the WSJ Law Blog was that we don’t really know how valuable these degree programs are. Now, in most markets, […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.22.10
* Misappropriating $800,000 does not make you rich, not in Bell, California. [CNN] * Law firm Ogletree Deakins was paid $3.8 million in the last fiscal year to defend Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and now the firm may be fired by Maricopa County Supervisors. Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems. [Arizona Republic] * A lawyer plans to file […]
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Bad Ideas, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Romance and Dating, Sexual Harassment
The Sexting District Attorney, Ken 'I Am the Prize' Kratz:Does He See Dead People -- On a Date?
Thanks to the internet, your memory is probably getting worse. But surely you remember our recent Lawyer of the Day honoree, District Attorney Kenneth Kratz of Calumet County, Wisconsin. A domestic violence victim who turned to Kratz’s office for help claims that the DA sexually harassed her via numerous text messages, trying to convince her […] -
Masturbation, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.21.10
* Apparently more senators need to listen to Lady Gaga — and we’re not talking about her music. The attempt to repeal “don’t ask don’t tell” just failed in the Senate. [Metro Weekly] * Chanel apparently does not think that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. [Fashionista] * Supermodel Stephanie Seymour and billionaire Peter […] -
Bad Ideas, Cocaine / Crack, Drugs, Lawsuit of the Day, Trials
Lawyer of the Day: Taking a Performance Enhancement During Trial Lands a Lawyer in Jail
Would you want your lawyer to do everything in his power to zealously represent you during your trial? What if doing all he can involves snorting a line during your trial? Hey, don’t be too quick to judge. Coke heads tend to be alert and aggressive — and those are good qualities for a trial […]
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Law Professors, Money, Tax Law
Earning $250,000 Does Not Make You Rich, Not in My Town
Last week, University of Chicago law professor Todd Henderson published a controversial post on Truth on the Market. Henderson revealed that he and his wife have a combined income of over $250,000, but argued that this doesn’t make them rich — certainly not rich enough to afford the new taxes Obama seeks to impose on […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, No Offers, Summer Associates
UCLA Law: The Jobs Will Come Out... Tomorrow!
Last month, on their blog, Bruin Briefs, staffers in the career services office of UCLA School of Law offered some advice to 3Ls who didn’t receive offers from their summer employers. If you’re in this ship that be sinking boat, you might find the counsel helpful; check it out here. One UCLA law student identified […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Summer Programs to Approach With Caution
If you’re looking for brutally honest opinions about the summer programs at the top law firms, head on over to the Career Center. Here are some examples of what you’ll find there: Although this firm had one of the largest summer associate classes in 2010, a high offer rate in 2009, and no start date […] -
Barack Obama, Money, Politics, Student Loans
Disgruntled Law Grad Brings Student Loan Woes to Obama's Attention
Yesterday President Obama held a town hall meeting with those affected by the terrible economy. But the New York Times reports that the televised meeting “turned into a therapy session for disillusioned Obama supporters.” A lawyer was among the disillusioned. Thanks to his question, Obama is now on notice that student debt is crushing the […] -
Biglaw, Clarence Thomas, Federal Government, Litigators, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs, Office of Legal Counsel, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Musical Chairs: From Supreme Court Clerk to Winston & Strawn Partner
A Supreme Court clerkship is, in the words of Adam Liptak of the New York Times, “the most coveted credential in American law.” When SCOTUS clerks leave their posts at the Court to join private law firms, they get signing bonuses of as much as $250,000 (on top of normal associate salaries and bonuses). But […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.21.10
* Beat Hess, legal director at Royal Dutch Shell, argues that the “party is over” for law firms. Beat, I’d like to introduce you to our commenter, Captain Obvious. I think you guys will really hit it off. [American Lawyer] * A judge told accused cop-killer Richard Poplawski that he can no longer play “lawyer […]
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Books, Federal Judges, Jeffrey Rosen, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Judicial Restraint?
As for doing what I like, I never do what I like! Ask my wife Joanna…. — Justice Stephen Breyer, rejecting the notion that unelected judges can do whatever they want, at an event at the New York Public Library to promote his new book, Making Democracy Work: A Judge’s View.