Lawyer Remembered for Returning Phone Calls — 70 Years Ago!

He told how a bank teller had startled him by remembering that the firm’s founder had been her grandfather’s lawyer. How did she remember such a long ago fact? She remembered that Mr. Podorowsky had returned her grandfather’s telephone calls.

BOB BERNSTEIN, TELL ME SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT LEGAL ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY.

The Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 2009-100 addressing ethical issues arising from inadvertent transmission of confidential client information embedded in computer files. Attorney Bob Bernstein, who has been active in the realm of law and technology, addresses some of these problems, which affect every lawyer who uses a computer.

Look Who is Following Posts on Common Pleas Court.

In the past I have often used the words “Common Pleas Court”. Given the subject matter of this blog, I can’t avoid it. But something has happened on yesterday’s post that is interesting and even surprising. This blog started getting ping backs from Common Pleas Courts around the country, lots of them.

How to File PO’s to an Arbitration Case in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.

Unlike General Docket civil cases, where it is necessary to go to motions to obtain an argument date, (1) you start at the Arbitration room on the fifth floor of the old County Courthouse to obtain an argument date.

Garland Predicts Roethlisberger Will not be Charged. How Could that Happen? Here’s How.

Mr. Garland, in case you hadn’t noticed, not only stated that his client was completely innocent of any crime, but predicts that at the end of the investigation his client will not even be charged with a crime.

BankAmerica Takes Possession of Wrong House and Parrot.

The Complaint asserts numerous causes of action. However, the case is a slam dunk and the only issues is the amount of damages. After a mortgage foreclosure (which hadn’t happened) and sheriff sale, if the former owner doesn’t remove, the plaintiff must file a new suit to gain possession. Only then can the lender, now owner do what BA did.

Book Review: “Flip It”

Heppell applies the flip it technique to a wide variety of life situations in the book. However, the challenge is always the same. A mind set must be overcome by flipping limiting ideas and assumptions on their head and attacking the problem from the new perspective of the rear or the flank or perhaps even the top or bottom.

Roethlisberger Media Coverage: A Refresher on the Presumption of Innocence.

Recently, the story of an accusation of sexual assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town hit the news before there was any substantive news to hit. The fact that one of the participants was Ben Roethlisberger set off big time news coverage, despite the fact that no official accusation has been made by the police. No one has been arrested and no one has been charged.

Friends Don’t Let Friends . . .

In Superfreakonomics the authors made the case, based upon statistics for accidents per mile, that it was more dangerous to walk home than drive home when drunk. And so, they ripped off a piece of Americana with the slogan: “Friends don’t let friends walk drunk.”

Run, Baby, Run!

The Solo Attorney Practitioner’s Forum has been having a long discussion (just passed 110 comments) on the subject of “when should you RUN from a potential case?” The commenters have suggested avoiding clients who: – Have had multiple lawyers on the same case; – Badmouth prior lawyers; – Arrive at the first interview with a […]

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