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You are blessed to be a member of a profession that can do a tremendous amount of good for the people who hire you. Don't forget the reason why the profession exists.

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It’s been a few weeks since my last post. For some, summertime is a slow season. For me, it’s been very busy. I’ve hardly had time to catch my breath, and it doesn’t look like that will be changing any ...

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The Court of Appeals issued an opinion last month in the consolidated cases of Woznicki v. Geico and Morse v. Erie Insurance Exchange. These cases involved the multi-step dance that a plaintiff’s lawyer has to do with insurers in Maryland when settling a ...

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As I write this, I’m waiting for AAA to arrive. I left the office and discovered I had a nail in my tire. That was only the beginning of the problem — I then found out I couldn’t get any ...

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Fellow Generation J.D. blogger Stuart Hindman wrote a piece a couple weeks ago about the New York Bar’s recent decision to adopt the Uniform Bar Exam. Stuart wondered whether it might be time to remove barriers that prevent us lawyers ...

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How do we fix that as a society and what role do lawyers play in the fixing? How do we reduce violence and poverty in neighborhoods? How do we reduce police violence against citizens, and vice versa? How do we create jobs in the riot-scarred areas of town? How do we bridge the incredible gulf between some of our communities?

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I know it is time to leave. That time will most likely come for you, too. And the most compelling reason to make a move is that you've taken a cold, hard look at your current situation and concluded that you are no longer growing as much as you could elsewhere.

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You will not become a superstar overnight. You have to put in a lot of work. You have to constantly absorb new information. You will probably fail at some things, and if you don't, you're probably not challenging yourself.

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Don't worry, be happy when your young son asks you what 'litigate' means.

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It can be dangerous to try to be funny at trial, but there is no reason you can't be creative. (Plus, a few of my favorite law-inspired clips.)

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