September 30, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
How Not to Impress a Judge With Your WritingAs someone who has practiced for 30 years and won numerous legal writing awards, I'm often asked for advice on how to write to make the best impression…
By John G. Browning
5 minute read
August 12, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Ethical 'Fails': Social Media Pitfalls and In-House CounselIt’s an incredibly wired world we live in. Over 82% of the adult American population has at least one social networking profile, and in a single minute we’ll witness 293,000 status updates posted to Facebook, more than 360,000 tweets on Twitter, and roughly 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube.
By John G. Browning
7 minute read
June 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
All The Legal News That's Weird Enough to PrintFrom Dining Room Depos to Comic Book Contracts, These Are Some of the Oddest Legal Roundups
By John G. Browning
5 minute read
May 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Law Students Do the Darndest ThingsAs an adjunct law professor at three law schools, I've seen the future of our legal profession at their very best, as well some of their not-so-finer…
By John G. Browning
5 minute read
April 01, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Judges Love 'Game of Thrones,' TooSo when you tune in to “Game of Thrones” on April 14, don't just toast the Starks, Targaryens, or Lannisters. Lift a glass for those judges who are big fans like the rest of us—and who aren't afraid to show it.
By John G. Browning
5 minute read
March 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Court—Where the Weirdness Never StopsOver the course of 29 years in the courtroom, I'm frequently tempted to tell clients that I've seen it all. But just as the urge comes over me,…
By John G. Browning
4 minute read
December 27, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
2018—Oh, What a Year It WasAround this time of year, we're bombarded by a dizzying array of “Best of” and “Top 10” lists for the year, especially with critics' picks…
By John G. Browning
6 minute read
December 20, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
You Have the Right to Remain AmusedAccording to the most current statistics, lawyers have a shockingly high rate of depression: 28 percent of lawyers admit to suffering from depression,…
By John G. Browning
5 minute read
October 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Stranger Things, IndeedFriends of mine have been urging me to binge watch the hugely popular Netflix science fiction drama “Stranger Things,” assuming that the show's…
By John G. Browning
5 minute read
September 30, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
More Disorder in the CourtOur courts deal with the most serious of issues every day, making what in some cases are literally life or death decisions. So you can imagine how welcome…
By John G. Browning
4 minute read
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