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Once You Walk Out Your Front Door, Don’t Expect Privacy

No. 1,234 Summary:  Don’t expect privacy anywhere. The ABA Journal Blog reports that the Feds were bugging the area around the front steps of a courthouse.  It seems that lawyers would tell their clients to wait until after leaving the courthouse to talk about their case.  So, they would stand and talk just outside the […]

Encore Post: Signs Only a Lawyer Could Love

No. 1,233

Is Real Estate Evergreen or a Phoenix?

No. 1,232 Summary: Some say that real estate practice for lawyers  is making a comeback.  Maybe it is.  But a young lawyer taking up real estate practice should not be a one trick pony.  I read a piece on the ABA Journal Web Site in which a legal recruiter stated that real estate transactional work, […]

Reading Above Your Comfort Zone

No.  1,231 Summary:  Read something educational, not just entertaining.  Better yet, read something written by a genius.   Congratulations, you’re reading a book. But what are you reading?  Hmm . . .  A little light, don’t you say? Here’s an idea for your next book.  Don’t just entertain yourself, educate yourself. Read something written by […]

Encore Post: “Daylight Spending Time”

No. 1,230 Summary:  Don’t waste the hour you saved over the Summer. Do something worthwhile. First published on November 2, 2014 as No. 1,116 We’ve all heard others (not us) complain about how there are not enough hours in the day.  Well, once a year they get their wish.  Today, November 2, 2014 is a […]

Getting to the Heart of It.

A brief is supposed to be persuasive. That means that you have to get to the heart of it. And then you have to make a good, plausible argument. And then you stop.

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 45 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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