Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Steve Glista
Edited by: John Deininger
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
Craig Buford’s problems began with a simple dispute between teenagers. When Buford went to pick up his girlfriend for lunch, a group of teenagers he’d gambled with approached and demanded their money back. Buford refused, and when he started to leave, the [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Nick Caleb
Edited by: Edward S. Bushnell and Stefanie Herrington
Teenagers often do things they later regret, but these days such mistakes can quickly reach a global audience. One incident that has graced the headlines involves two Wisconsin teenagers, Alex Phillips and his ex-girlfriend (referred to as “HLK”). In a breakup that [...]
Written by: Nick CalebResearched by: Steve GlistaEdited by: Kimberly Brandt
Some documents are just too good to keep to yourself. Recently, the Department of Justice released sections of a second “torture memo” written in 2003 by John Yoo, formerly an attorney at the Department of Justice. This memo supplements the leaked 2002 memo written by Yoo [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Amy E. Seely and Jay D. Hall
On Halloween, 2007, the Muggle world was ablaze with news that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and movie studio Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. had filed suit against RDR Books. Their goals? To prevent the publication of an unofficial Harry [...]
Written by: Jay D. Hall
Researched by: Amy E. Seely
Edited by: Kimberly Brandt and Stefanie Herrington
There’s a common saying in the legal community: a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. If this old adage is true, it applies with equal vigor to those who decide to represent themselves without any legal training. [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or in Latin. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Ex parte is a Latin phrase which, translated literally, means “from the part.” In the legal world, motions or proceedings are held ex parte when only one of the parties is [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Steve Glista
Edited by: Amy E. Seely, Jeff W. Richards
It’s the dream of many a young attorney (at least those paying off law school debt) to one day rub elbows with Tinseltown’s rich and famous, or, alternatively, drunk and disorderly. Luckily, this means that even the most difficult clients will never [...]
This article is not intended to be an argument either for or against either side of the dispute. Nor is it a discussion of what the writers are asking for. Rather, I’m looking at the settlement process. What should be going on right now in negotiations and why is it not happening?
