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REAL, AS OPPOSED TO FAKE, ID?

No. 1,636 We obtained real ID’s this month. PennDOT says that they are “optional” but one day, sooner than you think, they are going to be mandatory. Unless you have a passport, they are or will be required in all states for domestic air travel. Also, as a lawyer, I’ll need them to enter any […]

Ten Things They Won’t Tell You Before You Enroll in Law School.

No. 1,635 DEDICATED TO MY COLLEAGUE AND FELLOW BLOGGER, ADRIAN BARON, ESQ.,THE NUTMEG LAWYER. WHO HAS EXPLAINED THE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH BELOW IN DEPTH. You probably won’t know for sure that you have chosen the wrong profession until you have tried and failed. Get ready for a lifetime of compromise, populated by second, third and fourth […]

The Nutmeg Lawyer Returns, again.

No. 1,634 Yes, the Nutmeg Lawyer is back. Click the link and bookmark it. It will save you some trouble getting back, since prior incarnations of the blog (except the first one) are still on line. What happened to the first one? We bloggers used to have to watch out for claim jumpers, just like […]

Here’s One For the Nutmeg Lawyer: Serial Toilet Clogging!

No. 1,633 I miss the Nutmeg Lawyer, the funniest legal blog of all time. Here’s a a plum of a news story from the Nutmeg State (Connecticut) that Adrian Barron would have been all over. Unfortunately, Mr. Baron has been so busy unclogging the court dockets that he hasn’t had the time to post since […]

What is a Unicorn?

No. 1,632 I’ve been running across references to unicorns in books, blog posts and even in the funny papers. Sometimes the author assumes we know what she is talking about or explains the term in a cursory fashion. In her book, Insight, therapist Tasha Urich used the term “unicorns” to discuss people who greatly improve […]

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