Timothy M Kolman

Timothy M Kolman

March 27, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Negative Trade Secrets—What Doesn't Work Actually Has Value

You go to a restaurant and order apple pie. It's the best apple pie you've ever eaten. You want the recipe. You can either ask for it or reverse engineer it. So far so good. But what if you wanted to make an apple pie that was even better? Knowing the recipe will only take you so far. What would really help is knowing what didn't work.

By Timothy M. Kolman

4 minute read

December 04, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ten Discovery Abuses to Look Out for During Litigation

The Rules of Civil Procedure assume that lawyers will be ethical and honest in providing discovery to their opponents. Unfortunately, the reality is that lawyers get away with discovery abuses every day. These abuses continue because they are extremely difficult to pin down and even harder to cobble into a motion to compel. The following are the top 10 dirty pool discovery abuses.

By Timothy M. Kolman

9 minute read

December 11, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ten More Discovery Abuses to Look Out for During Litigation

In my article in last week's Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Ten Discovery Abuses to Look Out for During Litigation, I discussed the top 10 below-the-radar discovery abuses.

By Timothy M. Kolman

8 minute read

April 05, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firms' Dirty Little Secret:

There has been constant talk for years about the need for more diversity in law firms. The fact that The Legal Intelligencer is even publishing this supplement reflects an unsolved problem.

By Timothy M. Kolman

7 minute read