Eugene R Fidell

Eugene R Fidell

August 26, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Amidst Epidemic Lawyer Misconduct, Their Role Defending the Unpopular Should Not Be Lost

As inexcusable attorney conduct continues to be exposed, everyone is still entitled to a defense

By Eugene R. Fidell and Dennis Aftergut

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December 16, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Scorched-Earth Policy Makes for an Unnecessarily Messy Presidential Transition

Scorched earth is what a nation's military forces do in combat operations against an invader's forces. It is not what an elected government in a democratic country does when it is voted from office.

By Eugene R. Fidell

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December 22, 2008 | National Law Journal

A modest proposal

Sometimes change comes quietly and by degrees rather than suddenly and with fanfare. One such change (and an unfortunate one) is the increasing rarity of hearings on dispositive motions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Many, possibly most, of the judges on the court rarely have counsel in for hearings on motions for summary judgment or other dispositive motions. This is not a desirable development.

By Eugene R. Fidell / Special to the National Law Journal

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