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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Thanks, Susan Fortney, for a lovely review of Virtuous Billing!

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Here . 
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The passing of a true mensch: Ira Shepard.

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To get a glimmer of this amazing man, see here and here .  May his memory be as a blessing.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Great advice for dealing with tiresome people.

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From Above the Law and LawProfBlawg ( here ).
Saturday, March 12, 2016

So proud of Rice University and of Rice's Jewish Studies Program.

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See here .  I'm really glad that this program is thriving and that Dad, Jeff, and I have the opportunity to support its growth!
Friday, March 04, 2016

Given that I'm currently in law review submission limbo on an essay....

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This LawProfBlawg post is apropos.
Saturday, January 16, 2016

R.I.P., Michael Hoke.

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Michael Hoke's obituary is here .  You probably never heard of him, but I had the pure luck of having him as a teacher when I was a kid ...
Friday, December 04, 2015

Two important military announcements today.

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One about the expanding role of women ( here ) and one about an American hero's passing ( here ).
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Thursday, December 03, 2015

Congrats to Prof. Jean Sternlight and the Nevada Law Journal on the publication of this great symposium issue.

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Here .
Thursday, November 19, 2015

So nice to see a friend's column in Forbes!

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See here .  Congrats, Chenglin !
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Happy 240th birthday, Marines!

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See here .
Monday, October 19, 2015

What a $20 self-parking charge cost the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel.

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I used to like the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel .  It was a great place for business breakfasts and lunches, and it was where the Law School ...

A cool article about luck.

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Forwarded to me by the wonderful Tom Piechota , who read it in Southwest Airlines's monthly magazine ( here ).
Sunday, October 11, 2015

Brilliant idea for those who, like me, hate where name tags fall.

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From the wonderful Karen Gross ( here ).
Thursday, October 08, 2015

The 17-month wait (!) is over: our Virtuous Billing essay is finally out.

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Randy Gordon , my co-author, and I turned in this essay , Virtuous Billing, in July 20 14 .  The Nevada Law Journal has now published it as...
Tuesday, October 06, 2015

The Onion for the military

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Sent to me by one of my fave law students ( here ).
Monday, October 05, 2015

R.I.P., Malcolm Gillis

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So sad to hear about President Gillis's passing .  He served Rice exceedingly well.
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Great way to start the day.

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Sent to me by my wonderful colleague Linda Edwards ( here ).  Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

The power of a great teacher.

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This lovely WSJ essay about a great teacher ( here ) triggered a couple of thoughts: (1) I still believe that it's possible (and more...
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Monday, September 07, 2015

Two great ways to start the week:

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Here and here .
Monday, August 31, 2015

A good reason to be proud of the University of Houston Law Center (10th anniversary of doing something very good).

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See here .
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