A funny, fearless and densely layered poem (1960s super-critic Karl Shapiro said the “baroque” style used made it funnier and more ironic), Melvin B. Tolson’s Harlem Gallery was first published in 1965, shortly before Tolson’s death in 1966. Nearly 160 pages long, it showcases and comments upon a wide variety of humans living in that
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In Praise of Structure
Above: E practicing Structure. This 2006 post is from our famous Evergreen Collection. We haven’t seen a need to revise it much.
Do we lawyers know how to get things done, done right and done on time? Do we even value that?
I wonder.
Is our standard for day-to-day working needlessly and embarrassingly low? Are…
Cultural Literacy. Is it time yet, America?
Education is not just about getting a job.
Rule 7: Know Thy Client
See Rule 7: Know the Client. Every great client wants you to know him, her or it.
Take time out to learn the client’s stock price, day-to-day culture, key management figures, industry players, industry reputation, overall goals and major things it tells the Securities and Exchange Commission. The client is publicly-traded, you say? Wonderful.…
Redux: The War Against Legal-Speak
Sir John Popham (1531–1607) was an MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Lord Chief Justice of England. We think he would speak and write differently if he were alive today.
Lawyer-Speak and Legalese. Of the lamer lawyer-centric institutions, only “Professionalism” and “Work-Life Balance” are more embarrassing, abused and irrelevant, and more likely…
The Lorica of Patrick
I bind to myself today
The power of Heaven,
The light of the sun,
The brightness of the moon,
The splendour of fire,
The flashing of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of sea,
The stability of earth,
The firmness of rocks.
I bind to myself today
The strong virtue of an invocation of…
Vincenzo Camuccini, Mort de Caesar, 1798
Happy Birthday, J. Dan Hull, Jr.
John Daniel Hull, II, 1900 – 1987. My grandfather – always a class act. I spent his last 15 or so Thanksgivings with him in Missouri with just him and my grandmother Alene, who died in 1998 at 101. J. Dan had quiet energy, poise and quality. Elegant. Author, educator, JFK administration mainstay. Cosmos Club.…
Racehorse Haynes on Imperfections
“I would have won them all if my clients hadn’t kept reloading and firing.”
–Richard “Racehorse” Haynes (1927-2017). Trial Lawyer.