U.S. Judge Kevin Duffy dies of COVID-19 complications

April 6, 2020 Leave a comment

In this photo provided by Karen Kaiser, Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy poses for a picture at his retirement party at the Federal Courthouse in New York on Sept. 19, 2016. Duffy, a longtime judge who presided over three major New York terrorism trials in the 1990s, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020, of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. He was 87. (Courtesy of Karen Kaiser via AP)

Welcome to Monday, what would have been the 2020 Maryland General Assembly‘s final day if everything had gone according to the original plan. Here are some news items to get the week started: — A tribute to a “no-nonsense” federal ...

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Years of service, measured in happy hours

March 21, 2018 Leave a comment

A novel way to both meet interesting people in your field and to draw in people that might not otherwise attend after-hours functions.

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Young solo practitioners forge careers in stagnant job market

June 16, 2016 Leave a comment

Saman Saba started her own real estate law practice a year after graduating from law school and also works as a Realtor. “I’m nowhere near where I want to be but I’m definitely a lot happier and doing a lot better financially than if I had worked with another law firm,’ she says. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

Saman Saba graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2014 and soon felt the impact of the economy. While she landed a job with a real estate law firm, she was laid off after less than six ...

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‘May it please the court’: District Court edition

May 25, 2016 Leave a comment

Having practiced in the District Courts in Maryland for several years, I've observed people's actions that were not so pleasing to the court. Here are a few tips to ensure that the court is pleased to have you in front of it.

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Commentary: Associates need to know when — and how — to say no

January 22, 2016 Leave a comment

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – If you are a new associate at a medium or large law firm, it is not uncommon to sacrifice time with your friends and family in favor of working with multiple superiors for extended hours into the ...

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The ‘Waiter Rule’ and attorneys: A reminder to be nice

February 19, 2015 Leave a comment

Your reputation as an attorney does not begin and end with your interactions with clients, attorneys and judges. It stems from your encounters with everyone you meet.

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Getting into the game

December 19, 2014 Leave a comment

Learning to practice law can feel very much like learning to play a new game. We attend law school where we read the rules and discuss them in class. We have opportunities to observe and provide assistance to attorneys in the act of practicing law.

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