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Support Your Local What?

Pennsylvania casinos will soon have the full monty. Maybe it couldn’t have be avoided. We seem to have painted ourselves into a corner. But don’t ask us to love it.

That’s just what the commercial said, however. As closely as I can remember, the script ended with the immortal words:

“Support Your Local Casino.”

Give us a break!

Yes, There is a Lawyer Shortage.

Yes, there is a shortage of lawyers who know how to defend a mortgage foreclosure. This is mostly because there is a shortage of money to pay them. The Times recommends public funding of defense efforts or perhaps authorizing legal service lawyers to file class actions. Frankly, neither approach is likely to provide a real solution. Public funding has its limitations and they usually fall short of what is needed to successfully complete the task. Lawyers themselves must provide the solution.

Whining with the Best.

Or, here’s a thought, work for law firms on an a-la-carte basis. You don’t need fancy digs — home offices save clients money, you know. You already have a computer and a large network. Instead of sending out tweets saying “woe is me”, offer a blue light special on whatever it is you know how to do. After all, you are pretty well known, thanks to ATL.

Goodbye to the Maven’s Maven.

When he retired from the New York Times panel of Op Ed contributers, the paper added David Brooks as its nominal conservative. I say “added”, because William Safire could never be replaced. Never.

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 45 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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