“Trust Me.” (Not)

No. 1,338 Here’s another one. But they are getting more sophisticated. Notice the ribbon on the upper left that says: “This message is from a trusted sender.” Sounds like a Jedi mind trick. The object, of course, is to get you to click the link that says “verify”. But you won’t, right? Don’t let this […]

Zoning: Interesting Opinion on Failure of Municipality to Enforce its Setback Requirements.

No. 1,337 Mr. Justice Musmanno wrote an entertaining opinion in 1963 on a zoning case in which the homeowner replaced a stoop and small overhang with a larger concrete slab and awning. The concrete slab and overhang, as it turned out, had been in violation of the setback ordinance which existed at the time of […]

Landlord & Tenant: When the Occupant is not the Tenant.

No. 1,336 The Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Blog raises some important questions for landlords to consider. When the apartment is not be occupied by the party who is paying the tab conflicts can arise. For example, when an employer rents an apartment for one or more employees, you the landlord may be placed in a double […]

Positive Thinking.

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None Dare Call It Unconstitutional.

No. 1,334 The State of California has a growing list of other states which it believes have enacted laws that discriminate against the LGBT. So says the Washington Post. One of the latest is Texas, which empowers adoption agencies to refuse to grant adoptions to persons believed to lack satisfactory religious convictions. The Texas provision is […]

Docu-phish!

No. 1,333 If you have been involved in a real estate transaction in recent times you have probably used Docusign or some equivalent electronic signature software. It is a real estate agent’s dream. They can obtain an electronic signature quickly and easily via the internet. However, a well-known app that can be used for legitimate […]

Kicking the Canned Speech Down the Road.

No. 1,332 Here’s an item from Time that is worth sharing. A graduate gave his own commencement speech rather than read the one he was directed to give by the school administration. In retaliation, the school withheld his diploma, at least temporarily. I was surprised that a school would do such a thing. After all, […]

Mindfulness and Lawyering

No. 1,331 Gotta go. But before I do, I want to leave you a link to a great blog. Its about lawyering. Lawyering is hard. It is painful. Too often our best efforts end in defeat. So here’s the link to a post that hits a chord. More about it later. CLT

Happy Father’s Day, Phil Mickelson!

No. 1,330 Fortunately for Phil Mickelson, he had the power to make the choice. Passing up the US Open to attend the high school graduation ceremony where his daughter would speak as valedictorian was, in his words “a no brainer.” Nice of him to say it that way, but the truth is that it involved […]

Happy Father’s Day! Now Drop Dead!

No. 1,329 The most thoughtful gift since Andy Capp bought his wife a mop for her birthday in the funny papers.

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