Earlier today, I got an email notification that taxgirl was named as one of the 2008 ABA Journal Blawg 100!
And I’m not too proud to beg, so um, here goes:
taxgirl has been nominated in the “niche” category by the editors of the ABA Journal but now it’s up to readers to vote. I’d really [...]
One of the tough things about running your own company - in my case, my law practice - is dealing with administrative issues. It’s incredibly time consuming and you don’t get paid for it. I’m not complaining (exactly) because I realize that if someone else was calling the shots, it wouldn’t really be [...]
There are lots of reasons why you and I might not get along… I’m loud. I vote Democrat. I like country music - and R&B. I’m terribly corny. I have never been to Disney. I do not think Jim Carrey is funny. I’ve never seen ET (he freaks [...]
Clearly, I should have gone to Georgetown… Greta Van Susteren, Fox news anchor, chats about grading at the school and how the system is a “fraud.”
Do you agree with her?
Last week, the ABA Journal reported news that falls under “nothing new” - that males in the legal occupation make more than women.
The disparity, however, was fairly eye opening. According to the journal, males in legal occupations earned a median salary in 2007 of $105,233. The median salary of women was $53,790. [...]
At our firm, we do a lot of pro bono. A lot. I don’t say that to pat us on the back or call us out but to give you a little context for my rant.
I know that people don’t like to pay lawyers. It annoys people that they have to pay [...]
Really. And here’s why. When I was 18, I registered to vote as a single person. When I last updated my license, I was married. When I got married, I was told that I did not need to change my voter registration, so I didn’t.
However, since I’ve been called a bazillion times for jury [...]
Adding to the likes of Andrew Speaker (filed under selfish men who only think about themselves and give lawyers a bad name) is Gary Zerola. Only his conduct is even more outrageous. Have you heard about this guy?
Zerola was a rather high profile attorney once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelor. [...]
Or so says Ms. Margaret Krissie:
Dear Honest Friend,
My name is Ms. Margaret Krissie I am a dying woman who have decided to
donate what I have to you/ church. I am 58 years old and I was diagnosed for
cancer for about 3 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who
has left me everything he [...]
From the Bloomington Herald Times:
Indiana University law student Jesse Sneed may have been aiming his assault rifle at his Real Estate Transfer Finance and Development textbook when he fired shots from his westside apartment balcony early Tuesday morning, police say. The book was found later in the parking lot, shot clean through by two rounds, [...]
