You know there will be trouble when the first paragraph in a motion is “Oh.” 5D06-4243
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Archive for January, 2011
How Not to Write a Motion for Rehearing
Moments in the History of Pleadings
Pleadings can take many forms. Sometimes these documents are not the most professional. Here is an example of one of those unprofessional pleadings. It was handwritten and filed by a Texas lawyer back in 1985. texasdivorce
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Parties Behaving Badly
Sometimes those in litigation get a little carried away. While such conduct should not be encouraged it does produce some rather interesting court orders. A judge in Ontario, Canada recently issued a 45 page opinion in a child custody dispute. From the tone of the opinion, it appears that all the parties involved were...
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Law Practice Management
An article for those interested in, or currently running, their own solo practices.
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Constitutional Interpretation
Recently, Ezra Klein appears to have made a misstatement regarding the binding nature of the Constitution. Ezra did raise a good point during his interview–embedded below–regarding the confusion that may arise when attempting to interpret the Constitution. In order to illustrate this point I have provided two sources below that demonstrate the various methods...
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