Tag Archives: Interpreting lawyers

Legal briefs and motions have page limits? Oh geez

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Naomi

Now why didn’t I think of this when I drafted a summary judgment motion in my own case? NoYouCantWriteABriefLikeThisToGetAroundTheWordLimit – Lowering the Bar While I was working on that motion, I carefully avoided inquiring of my lawyer whether the motion … Continue reading →

Posted in The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Legal briefs and motions have page limits? Oh geez

Bad lawyer collection: your lawyer shouldn’t be like this one

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Naomi

From the New York Law Journal, a what-a-lawyer-should-never-do script: Source: Panel Disbars Attorney Who Ignored Requests for Reply | New York Law Journal In this case, I notice that the grievance filed with the Disciplinary Committee (the committee that reviews … Continue reading →

Posted in The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Bad lawyer collection: your lawyer shouldn’t be like this one

Depositions: when you are deposed, what does your lawyer do?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Naomi

Here’s an abstract from an article in the New York Law Journal. Tantalizing, but the abstract is all I can get. It’s tantalizing especially because it’s written for lawyers, not us plaintiffs, but seems to offer advice about what lawyers … Continue reading →

Posted in The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Depositions: when you are deposed, what does your lawyer do?