Thursday, October 30, 2008

In memory of Deanna Redder

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It's always so sad when good people die, especially when they die so young. Here is the obituary of Deanna Redder, one of my former stu...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Top five reasons that the Disney Board could use me

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As I was reading John Schnatter's op-ed in Saturday's Wall Street Journal, "Where Were the Boards?" ( here ) -- an opinio...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Twenty-five years ago in Beirut

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Our hearts go out to the families of those brave Marines lost in the Beirut bombing 25 years ago today. See, e.g., here and here .
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Friday, October 17, 2008

We've gotten permission to post this ad for lateral candidates:

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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA , LAS VEGAS — WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for at least one tenure-track Associate Professor...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Update on that letter to the Dallas lawyer

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After I wrote about the letter questioning the collegiality of a particular lawyer ( here ), the lawyer who received the letter wrote back t...
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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Why proofreading is so very important for lawyers....

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Reason #1 ( here ). Reason #2 ( here ).

In memory of David Young

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Texas lawyers lost a talented writer and gentle person this past week, and I wanted you to know a little bit about him. Here's his obit...

Someone should hire this soon-to-be-graduate!

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I've known Stephen Chen, who will be receiving a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and an M.P.H. from the University of Tex...

"Hello Skinnyjeans" and its particular brand of "customer service"

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After reading about how wonderful "Hello Skinnyjeans " were, I ordered a pair on August 3. I waited and waited -- and waited and ...
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Friday, October 10, 2008

It's ok to stop sending me law school publications that describe a bunch of achievements now--I've voted already.

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As chair of this year's appointments committee here at Boyd, I've been getting all of those glossy publications touting various law ...
Thursday, October 09, 2008

Most interesting Civ Pro rap video I've seen

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OK, it's the only one I've seen (see here ), but it IS interesting . . . . Can a bankruptcy law rap be far behind? Hat tip to Kathl...

If you're looking to place a child with loving parents, I know two people who'd be great

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My friends Tori & Jennifer are looking to open their loving home to a child (see here ).

And a shout-out to Ann Ryan Robertson

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Ann's a buddy of mine who was highlighted recently in Texas Lawyer ( here ). Brava, Ann--I'm kvelling!

Want to be listed as a follower of my blog?

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Just click here . Thanks!

A shout-out about an intriguing idea in criminal law

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Geoff Mousseau pointed me to his company's website ( here ), which helps white collar defendants with the process of going through the c...

Why we never learn from economic crises

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I've posted some thoughts over at JURIST ( here ), and the second edition of our Enron text ( Enron and Other Corporate Fiascos: The Cor...
Thursday, October 02, 2008

And, over at the Legal Profession Blog . . . .

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I've reproduced a letter that a friend sent to me ( see post here ) to illustrate how obstreperous some attorneys can be. I'm not ...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

UNLV (Boyd School of Law) is hiring....

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And I'm the appointments chair. Also on our committee are Chris Blakesley , Keith Rowley , Jay Mootz , and Leticia Saucedo . So far, t...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Well, THAT explains it....

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From one of my favorite blogs (GraphJam.com):
Friday, September 26, 2008

More on LSAT-free admissions and the rankings

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There are lots of good posts on this issue (see, e.g., here , here , here , and here ), and I'm guest-blogging about it at Race to the B...
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