No. 600 and Going Strong.

No. 600. Another landmark. It was only a little over 6 months ago (August 28, to be exact) that I interviewed Lance Godard of 22 Tweets on Twitter for Post No. 500. Godard had been interviewing lawyers who tweet from around the world about their practice on Twitter. This means that the answers must be […]

Tips From The Time Management Ninja. Ten Things to Stop Doing to Increase Productivity.

No. 599 10 Things to Stop Doing Now… to Get More Done! by Time Management Ninja. Sometimes our own actions and behaviors can be counter productive to getting things done. Here are 10 non-productive behaviors that you need to stop doing… Things You Need to Stop Doing Now! Procrastinating – Do you ignore deadlines? Why don’t […]

Introducing the Pear Cares.

No. 598 I just received a follow on Twitter from the Pear Cares: a designated driving service in Pittsburgh. I don’t know what they cost, but they have to be cheaper than the lawyer you’ll have to hire after you are hauled into the slammer for the night. Just click on the link below to […]

ORIEGATE: The Case of the Annotated Exhibits.

Prosecutors filed a search warrant application on March 8 that indicates their strategy in phase II of this case.

The warrant seeks to obtain a group of defense exhibits presently in custody of the court, containing handwritten notes by Senator Orie. The handwritten comments were exculpatory, in that they indicated that Senator Orie gave instructions such as that employees doing campaign work during regular working hours should do “comp time”.

The Pro Bono Case Next Door.

Corine Tampas, the Philadelphia lawyer who calls herself “an Onshore Outsource Attorney”, tells the story in her blog about her attempt to volunteer to provide free legal services. The most recent issue of the Attorney Disciplinary Board’s Newsletter focused on Chief Justice Castille’s call for Pennsylvania attorneys to volunteer free legal service to those who need counsel but cannot afford to pay the going rate. Fired-up with enthusiasm, Corinne (who is a very experience lawyer) dropped in at the office of an organization providing assistance to indigent debtors (a tautology?) in bankruptcy cases. The doorman wouldn’t let her in, saying that she should leave a resume so that they could determine whether she was qualified. Corinne, however, is nothing if not persistent. She managed to talk to the director of the organization on the phone while still standing at the door. After she explained that she was an experienced lawyer who had volunteered before, the director told her to leave a resume with the doorman so that they could determine whether she was qualified.

Electronic Discovery Update: “We’ll Need Just One of You.”

No. 595. Dear young (or maybe not so young) lawyer: Don’t count on making a career out of working on electronic discovery projects. Unless, of course, you are the boss. You may have seen articles recently about software that does the work of hundreds of document coders, only more efficiently, quickly and accurately. Well, its […]

ORIEGATE: Giving Forgery a Bad Name — Worst Cut and Paste Job Ever?

If you are not tired of the Oriegate scandal yet, here’s a commentary by That’s Church, the relatively new venue of the former famed Pittgirl. Read the comments, too.

Also, here’s a report by WTAE TV about the kind of expert testimony that may soon be playing on a witness stand near you.

Weekend Book Review: “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand

Louis Zamperini was an American Olympic runner from USC who competed in the 1936 Berlin Games. By the 1940 games, Zamperini was predicted to be among the world’s best milers. World War II came and Lt. Zamperini found himself as the bombardier on the crew of a B45 in the Pacific in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.

Beating China. It Can Be Done. But Not That Way.

The idea that Americans should pay more for consumer goods to enable other Americans to compete with Chinese workers is simply backwards. To win this game, we need to employ technology that makes goods more cheaply than can be made with low cost human labor. This increases wealth and in the long run, employment. If you focus on creating employment, in the long run, you lose.

Bloodied but Unbowed. Orie Legal Team Prepares to Argue Double Jeopardy.

________________________________________________ PHOTO CREDIT: KDKA TV ________________________________________________ Senator Jane Orie and her attorney, William Costopoulos. ________________________________________________ Everybody is counting them out. Don’t. CLT No. 591

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