lawyers make history


Sportswear as legal educator

Career Tip from a Tee Shirt


Parking Temptation


Sculpture outside the White Plains, N.Y. City Court. Photo credit: L. Tripoli

Courthouse Art: Requiring Worship or Inspiring Liberty?

The last few years of civilian unrest against police makes me think about how the law is represented generally. Should a police presence be intimidating or reassuring? Should a hall of justice incite fear or…


Notice of curfew sign at Lake George, N.Y. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

Make the Bluebook More Exciting with Visuals


What the legal world needs more of: rapt storytellers with engaging, big personalities, who are charismatic, willing to go against the grain, and of course smart and good at what they do.

What Lawyers Can Learn from Tommy Boggs

The legal community suddenly lost one bright light—acclaimed lobbyist Thomas (Tommy) H. Boggs, Jr.—on a September day in 2014. Like or dislike his politics or his clients or his law firm management skills, but appreciate…


Do you know what your legal secretary is really saying to clients?

Is Your Legal Secretary Annoying Your Clients?


What exactly are federal judges committing to when they take the bench?

The Equality of Poor and Rich, So Help Me God

More than 125 years ago, the first Judiciary Act was passed by the first Congress.  The first president—George Washington—signed it the same day. The Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73 (Sept. 24, 1789) establishes district…


The revolutionary at law school

Rebel with a Law Degree


Law firm histories make clients and lawyers feel good and help preserve institutional memory, but someone needs to determine who will play a starring role in the work.

Who Merits Mention in a Firm’s History?

Firm histories, compiled in self-published or custom-published books, are feel-good ways to inspire both prospective hires as well as current and prospective clients. Knowing of a firm’s longevity and its typically humble roots, about big…