Here are some things that law professors should tell you so that, when you’re out in the real world, senior lawyers don’t have to worry about your professionalism:
Nancy Rapoport
Website:
https://nancyrapoports.blog/
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A must-read interview on ethics and how to have a proper argument.
Here.
Customer service heaven and hell–a tale of two hotel chains (Marriott and Hilton)
Hotel
Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio
Hilton Bonnet Creek, Orlando
Reachable on Twitter?
@Marriott (though there was never a response to my direct message)
@HiltonHotels
Responsive on Twitter?
DM sent on 10/29. First contact (a request for more info): 11/1. My response: also on 11/1, shortly after getting the request for more info. Still nada, as…
R.I.P., Judge Hedges
My friend Tommy Fibich just passed along the news that the wonderful Adele Hedges has passed away. She was one of a kind: whip-smart, a fair and even-handed judge, a talented writer (and a talented jewelry-maker), and a Renaissance woman. She and her husband were so kind to Jeff and me when we arrived…
The Post reminded me of a remarkable gift that my parents gave me.
I just got back from watching The Post, and there were two speeches that really struck a chord. The first was Sarah Paulson’s speech about what made Kay Graham’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers so brave; the second was Meryl Streep’s speech about finding herself suddenly in charge of the paper. Both of them…
OK, Blogger. I give up.
You’re not letting me update my links, so I’m not posting to this blog any more. My new site is here.
Why the Westin Cincinnati is likely the very worst Westin in the country.
How do we count the ways in which the Westin Cincinnati is a very, very bad hotel?First, the good news: friendly staff and great location. That, however, is the only good news.1. Let’s start with safety. There should be at least one telephone in the room that works. It would be nice if it’s by…
Predicted this in 2012.
The story on Whittier in the NYT is here.As I said in 2012, “[t]he world doesn’t need as many ABA-accredited law schools as it has already, just as the world has figured out that it doesn’t need as many U.S.-based BigLaw firms as it once did, and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if…
Well, Jeff now gets to use a Satan emoji to describe me.
Here’s why:I was at the Burbank airport earlier this week, returning my rental car, and I heard a running sound. The next thing I knew, a man (whose weight I’ve estimated at over 200 lbs–he was a big guy) had tripped, fallen into me, and caused me to drop my phone.Let’s just say that I…
How NOT to collect a legal bill.
We used a friend of ours, Mike Cenatiempo, to update our wills. Mike used to work at Shannon Gracey, which is now defunct. We paid our bill in December 2016. We got a “past due” notice from the defunct Shannon Gracey law firm yesterday. So….Dear Shannon Gracey Collections Office:The best way to ask a client…