Although a word to the wise is sufficient, to be on the safe side, I am providing the following 775 words for your edification. This is not because I assume you are unwise, but because a little learning is a dangerous thing, and a job worth doing is worth doing well, or something like that. […]
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Are you guilty of any of using any of these phrases? Read the full “Top Ten Passive-Aggressive Phrases Used in Communicating With Opposing Counsel — Translated!” in the March issue of NWLawyer! Though our first instinct may be to communicate with flaming arrows and war chants, our professional responsibility requires us to correspond with opposing counsel […]
Read More…A look back at 40 years through hilarious (though legally-flawed) films. The great comic actor, writer, and director Harold Ramis passed away last week, and I can’t help but think back on a career that brought so much joy to billions of people over the last 40 years through hilarious films like Analyze This, The […]
Read More…Having a hard time starting that workout program you promised to follow in 2014? This should make it easier. Having a hard time starting that workout program you promised to follow in 2014? This should make it easier. The following is a five-step fitness routine you can do for free in the privacy of your […]
Read More…Check out the new (and fake) Washington Pattern New Year’s Resolutions. We litigators love the Washington Pattern Jury Instructions, which allow us to submit credible instructions on common trial issues without having to actually, you know, do any research or anything. I believe this concept could be applied to other areas of life. What comes to […]
Read More…Enjoy these humorous holiday lawsuit as you’re sipping egg nog this holiday season. The holidays are a time when loved ones gather around fires with hot cocoa; grandma and grandpa nestle beneath blankets as children roll fire trucks on the living room floor; and friends toast to the memories they’ve made and to a prosperous […]
Read More…Have a laugh with NWLawyer editor Michael Heatherly’s wonderfully fake gift list. Having trouble deciding on a holiday gift for that lawyer on your shopping list? Well, you’re still going to have trouble, because the following gifts don’t even exist (as far as I know). But I wish they did. CLE Credit Generator This device […]
Read More…Is swearing at work ever okay? Check out one attorney’s guidelines and tell us about your own. As a teenager, I decided expletives were no longer off-limits to me. While I didn’t call it this, I developed a nuanced contextual analysis to determine where and when to swear, instead of an across-the-board moratorium. There were […]
Read More…Grab a handful of candy corn and check out these spooky Halloween cases and law-related costumes. Happy Halloween! Whether you’re bingeing on candy corn and caramel apples at the office costume contest, putting the finishing touches on your tot’s Dora the Explorer costume, or making a last-minute candy run, here are some law-related Halloween cases […]
Read More…Avast! Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day with historical and modern day cases of pirates. Ahoy! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. While you should probably abstain from observing this holiday in court or in emails to opposing counsel, you can still celebrate with these three cases about pirates. Captain William Kidd […]
Read More…Going solo has many perks, but be sure to bring a plunger. According to last year’s membership study, nearly one out of every five WSBA members are solo practitioners, making solo work the most common form of law practice by far. I have been part of the one-fifth for the past seven years — almost […]
Read More…Check out NWLawyer Editor Michael Heatherly’s list of acronyms, unless you have a CATE. You know how because of texting, smartphones, Twitter, and whatnot, we can’t write in full sentences or even full words anymore? We reduce things to abbreviations and acronyms to the point that you’re srsly ROFL just thinking about it. (See also […]
Read More…NWLawyer editor Michael Heatherly’s take on horoscopes, tailored to WSBA members. Below is NWLawyer editor/Bar Beat columnist Michael Heatherly’s take on horoscopes, tailored to WSBA members. Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 18): Expect the unexpected, especially since you just accidentally emailed your grocery list to a client instead of your spouse. Pisces (Feb 19–Mar 20): You will feel […]
Read More…Is there an app for that? NWLawyer Editor Michael Heatherly’s shares his list of apps that attorneys could really use. As we race through our cyber-driven lives, we cling desperately to our smartphones and tablets, entrusting more and more of our brain functions to “apps.” Besides all the mass-market apps we use to buy stocks, hire dogsitters, […]
Read More…NWLawyer Editor Michael Heatherly shares how video games made him a better litigator. I started my video game indulgence as a kid with Pong, Space Invaders and Asteroids. I didn’t play much in my younger adult years, but I rediscovered gaming as a parent, occasionally venturing into my son’s chaotic, Star Wars-themed room to challenge him […]
Read More…NWLawyer Editor Michael Heatherly’s list of hypothetical tribute band names, with goodies like “Meetwood Flac” and “French Kiss.” Remember those aptitude tests from high school? I scored really well in the areas of nursing and agriculture, which was weird, because there were probably no two academic areas in which I had less knowledge, interest, or […]
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