Mark Herrmann

Mark Herrmann spent 17 years as a partner at a leading international law firm and is now responsible for litigation and employment matters at a large international company. He is the author of The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law and Inside Straight: Advice About Lawyering, In-House And Out, That Only The Internet Could Provide (affiliate links). You can reach him by email at [email protected].

Posts by Mark Herrmann

Government

Might The Supreme Court Save Trump’s Economic Chestnuts?

What's a poor, beleaguered president to do?

Government

Trump Floods The Zone, Swamping This Story

Has the Trump administration hit the immoral trifecta?

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Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken

This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.

Government

Lasting Peace In Israel Is As Certain As Canada Becoming The 51st State

I'll bet the mortgage that this is not a lasting peace in the Middle East.

Government

Was Trump Right When He Took These Actions?

I've just picked a few noncontroversial issues and asked some questions.

Government

Does Tylenol Give Mass Tort Defense Lawyers A Headache?

Well-established science suggests that Tylenol does not cause autism or ADHD.

Government

So, My Trump-Supporting Friends, Did You Believe … ?

What will you believe tomorrow?

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3 Ways Lawyers Are Finding New Efficiencies With AI

Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits.

Government

Trump Pot, Meet Trump Kettle

Google is a wonderful thing.

Government

Everything Everywhere All At Once (Trump Edition)

Trump's many methods of coercion.

Federal Government

What If Inflation Is The Big Issue In 2026?

If economics holds true, food (and energy) prices should be shooting up like a cornstalk next summer.

Government

Is Donald Trump Anointed By God?

How long will it take, do you suppose, for evangelicals to apologize for having spouted this nonsense?

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How Filevine Helps In-House Legal Teams Manage Every Matter With Confidence

AI powers tools for data intake, document management, and drafting contracts.

Government

Politicians Who Decline To Fix What Ails Us

We live in a world without compromise or sanity.

Government

Litigating The President’s Ability To Impose Tariffs

If Trump really has the power to impose tariffs for anything, where does that power stop?

Government

Trump, Obama, And Treason

This is not a distraction from the fact that Trump's name appears repeatedly in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Government

Reading Trump’s Mind: The Epstein Files

In Trumpworld, anything that doesn't flatter him must be fake news.

Government

Admit It: Trump’s Done A Few Things Right

Even a stopped clock is right two times a day.