by Arthur Geffen | Mar 24, 2015 | Misc
Wow. Parents be careful. In Boulder County, Colorado, a 12-year old girl has been accused of trying to poison her mother on two different occasions after she took away the girl’s iPhone. An outrageously extreme reaction to a move that is pretty standard...
by Arthur Geffen | Mar 9, 2015 | Misc
Few law firms have failed because they were made up of lousy lawyers. In fact, bad lawyering is rarely the cause of a law firm folding, according to University of California at Hastings College of the Law chancellor and dean Frank Wu. And that makes my argument,” Wu...
by Arthur Geffen | Feb 5, 2015 | Misc
Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is demonstrating her impatience with pretrial document battles with a ruling titled “Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute.” U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer issued the order on...
by Arthur Geffen | Feb 4, 2015 | Misc
Interesting bit of Trivia The US officially adopted the federal income tax 102 years ago today. The Supreme Court hadruled in 1895 that the income tax violated Article I of the Constitution, so the amendment was necessary to empower the federal government to impose...
by Arthur Geffen | Jan 22, 2015 | Misc
Though women lawyers are outnumbered by males in partnerships at large law firms, they made strides at several law firms in Washington, D.C., in recent promotions. Out of 35 law firms that announced the promotions of partners since October, 14 promoted as many...
by Arthur Geffen | Dec 30, 2014 | Misc
Our 2014 year in blogging
