LUCKY DAY FOR THE PIRATES

No. 1,524 JACK SEZ: The Pirates have had a lot of bad luck lately, but their luck will change today. They don’t play.

HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GETTING OLD

No. 1,523 JACK SEZ: You know you are getting old when you do not recognize some of the tunes on your favorite oldies radio station because they are too recent.

AVVO ANSWER: How Landlord Gains Possession after Magistrate Judgment.

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You’ve Got to be Kidding! Oh, You’re Not?

No. 1,521

Its Time to Step Aside and Let the System Work.

No. 1,520 During the crisis over the police shooting of Antwon Rose, there was admirable restraint on all sides (including, with one exception, motorists) when protesters literally took to the streets. Drivers were patient and understanding. Peaceful assembly to state a grievance is always appropriate. It is a right protected by the First Amendment. But […]

Mentoring

No. 1,519 New lawyers, perhaps more than anyone, need mentors. Every spring a new batch of them graduates and in the fall admitted to practice with only the vaguest idea of what to do. Older lawyers have a duty to help them on their way. We were given this help by someone else and now […]

Branding: Is This a Good Lawyer Ad?

No. 1,518 So, this lawyer had a mustache before there were hipsters, did he? By putting this statement and picture on a billboard, Mr. Farah has made his mustache his law firm’s brand. What is a brand? “A brand is a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or […]

If you wait until you think you are ready, you may never know what might have been.

No. 1,517 “If we wait until we’re ready,” said Lemony Snicket, the kid with legendary bad luck, “we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.” Yes, there’s a price to be paid for doing nothing. It is never knowing. If that’s you in the photo on the left, here’s a little encouragement. Slaters Intellectual […]

Casa San Jose Volunteer Translators Come to the Rescue during Large-scale ICE Raid in Salem Ohio

No. 1,516 An item in the latest newsletter from Casa San Jose deserves special notice: “Last Tuesday, in Salem, Ohio, 70 miles from Pittsburgh, ICE raided a meat-packing plant and arrested 146 workers who were from Guatemala. The scene was chaotic and heartbreaking, with mothers and children left without fathers and breadwinners. Unions immediately brought in attorneys to do […]

Texting Your Lawyer and/or Potential Litigants

No. 1,515 I used to tell clients never to text me, except in an emergency or to say something like “call me.” I gave up on that advice because I learned that texting was the best way (sometimes the only way) to get their immediate attention. Some people ignore incoming calls and emails, at least […]

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