In January 2021, I published Then Arrested. It essentially described "the next chapter" in a story of an attorney in south Florida. It was a follow-up on A Disciplined Attorney and Repercussions (September 2018). In that situation, the […]

I recently found myself in the Doge's Palace in Venice, standing before a bocche di leone (lions’ mouth). Several remain throughout the city, each an "intricately carved face . . .with a slot at the mouth into […]

In 1980, Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan purportedly asked "one of the most important campaign questions of all time." In a debate with incumbent President Jimmy Carter, Mr. Reagan asked generally: “Are you better off today […]

In December 2021, NBC News posted an investigative report article "Robed in secrecy: How judges accused of misconduct can dodge public scrutiny." It is an interesting read, and perhaps brings perspective to the challenges of […]

Before Statler and Waldorf get too vociferous, this is a blog about workers' compensation, but it is also about the law and those who practice it. Too much of workers' compensation is wrapped up in […]

Recently, in Been Robbed (June 2022), I noted some avenues of dissatisfaction with the strictures of the common workday. Although labor has lobbied and pressured for various accommodations in the past, such as the eight hour work […]

Do we believe in evolution? Are we products of the environment that surrounds us? Darwin believed. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently reported that anthropologists have concluded that "around 100 generations ago, our ancestors had brains that […]

Recently, in Another Judge Makes the News (May 2022), I reviewed the allegations that led to a Kentucky judge being removed from office. It is rare you see a judge removed from office, even when the circumstances […]