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August 22, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Heres a story thats sure to enrage already-angry law school students.

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August 21, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Dan Williams has had enough.

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February 28, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

I`ve heard judges say-on more than one occasion-that when all is said and done, when a case is submitted to them for decision, it doesn`t matter how good or bad the lawyers were: The judges will do their best to determine what the law is and apply it fairly to the facts.

By SHEILA A. HUDDLESTON Law Tribune Contributing Writer Law Tribune Contributing Writer

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March 08, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Just when I thought it was safe to poke fun at trial practitioners who are deathly afraid of appellate practice and procedure, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit comes out with a decision that makes me wish I`d never raised the subject. Even the old grumpy guy-normally a real stickler for draconian application of procedural rules-is scratching his head over this one.

By CHARLES D. RAY Law Tribune Contributing Writer Law Tribune Contributing Writer

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March 08, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The PC police are beating their chests and demanding blood. You see, a public defender uttered an anti-semitic remark. To the guillotine with him, they say. Off with his head! Let`s make the world a safe and soporific place.

By Norm Pattis Law Tribune Contributing Writer Law Tribune Contributing Writer

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March 26, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Remember Goldfinger, the evil villain from the James Bond movie intent on breaking into Fort Knox? If you ran the gold fortress and had to secure the building, you`d put the best security system in place, right? You would also invest in personnel to secure the gold. Of course you would want to have the highly trained and skillful Bond on the case, but you would also need the guards and all other employees working together to defend against an attack by Goldfinger`s sinister agents.

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April 01, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When last we spoke, you were heading for the podium, a spring in your step and a Wilson folder in your hand. This is it-Showtime. While awesome and sometimes awe-inspiring, this is not the hard part of appellate advocacy-this is the fun part!

By LINDA L. MORKAN Law Tribune Contributing Writer Law Tribune Contributing Writer

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August 02, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Sometimes you have to give the clients what they want by offering them what they need. Sometimes they want someone to assign blame. Sometimes they just need to tell their story. Your job, counselor, should you choose to accept it, is to stay out of their way.

By WILLIAM DEVANE LOGUE Law Tribune Contributing Writer

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July 22, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Call it American schizophrenia. Or perhaps it`s a simple case of hubris. What ever it is, the United States` refusal to submit to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court at the Hague signals to the world that we are far less concerned about leading a global war on terror than we are on defending an atavistic sense of our own interests.

By Norm PattisLaw Tribune Contributing Writer

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April 05, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

After initially granting a temporary injunction, the trial court has denied your request for a permanent injunction following trial. You intend to appeal, but the defendant is about to take the very action you sought to have enjoined-demolishing an old house, for example. If that occurs, your appeal will be moot. No problem, you say. The automatic stay provision of the Practice Book requires the defendant to refrain from acting pending the outcome of the appeal, right?

By DANIEL KLAULaw Tribune Contributing WriterLaw Tribune Contributing Writer

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