Sign In
Free Newsletter
Turning down a helping hand
Apparently, there are no kids in Baltimore City who need foster care. Apparently, everyone is very well taken care of, and the city doesn’t need good-hearted people willing to come […]
Dear Daughter, WHERE ARE YOU?
Those were the words of a frantic mother in despair. The problem: a missing child who happens to be a litigation associate with billable hour requirements. My mother’s solution: Call […]
Moving day for the Cord family
After eight years of living in my beautiful Charles Village neighborhood (in three different locations, all within four blocks of each other), my wife and I are finally moving. We […]
Delayed Gratification
To be with my fiancée and close the gap in our long-distance relationship, I moved from my native Colorado to Maryland in 2002, the beginning of my third year of […]
Being a foster parent brings perspective
Last week was an emotional one. Which, maybe for me, says a lot (my wife and I have an ongoing joke that the only time I cried watching television was […]
Dwyer Gives Gansler A Shake
Those expecting fireworks between Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Del. Don H. Dwyer Jr., R-Anne Arundel, when the two met before a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday were sadly disappointed. […]
Divorce lawyers duke it out
You would have thought the lawyers were going through the divorce. I’ve seen some heated courtroom exchanges, but nothing like what I saw during a contempt hearing Tuesday in Baltimore […]
Work/Life Balance — Not so much this week
I’m trying to tamp down the mommy guilt I am going to feel for the next 6 days. I’m headed to New York for an almost week-long live in-person closing. I’m […]
It takes a village to raise a child. . .
Or in our case, it took a street-full of snow bound folks (oh, and Pixar and DreamWorks). I don’t have to tell you all what a challenging week February 8-12 […]
Issues with pro se litigants
A few weeks ago, I attended a Town Hall meeting aimed at addressing issues that arise in cases involving self-represented litigants. While in law school, I don’t believe the thought […]
The dreaded 2-hour delay (and early pick-up)
Some of us working parents were cursed on Wednesday with the dreaded 2-hour delay. At least for us (with 2 working parents), this is the worst of all “snow” worlds. […]
Expecting the unexpected: The life of a young litigator
Last week was a wild one for me. On Saturday (yes, Saturday) I looked back at my calendar and stared in amazement at how many tasks I had “failed” to […]
