Mark L Dubois

Mark L Dubois

June 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Why Lawyers Should Care About Alarming Increase in Suicide Rate

Suicide in the United States has been on the rise, going up 25 percent since 1999.

By Mark L. Dubois

1 minute read

June 08, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Not Dead Yet: When Is It Time to Hang Up the Robe?

I'm glad I'm not a judge and can choose when to stop. For now, balancing the sacred and the profane, with a dose of public service on the side, seems to be working.

By Mark L. Dubois

1 minute read

April 06, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

McDonald Nomination Highlights Flaws in Judicial Appointment System

Our constitution sets the term of judge and justices at eight years. That's too short a period of time for a judge or justice to become really schooled in the business of judging. It's also two years short of the vesting date for full pensions.

By Mark L. Dubois

5 minute read

February 22, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

History Repeats Itself With More 'Mockingbirds' to Kill

So what should the model be for lawyers today? Should we adopt Atticus Finch's model of compromise and quiet service while hoping and waiting for change or Thurgood Marshall's full-frontal attack on injustice?

By Mark L. Dubois

5 minute read