If you like the music that I like, you probably know that the title of my blog today is based on two songs about going home. The first is a song by Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles: Who Says
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More Poetry: A Creed to Live By
As you know I have been regularly posting poetry I like. I have invited readers to send me poems that particularly inspire them. Here is one a reader sent to me, and yes those are the Blue Ridge Mountains taken…
Blawg of the Day – Consumer Law in Virginia
By Tom Mighell
To end the week, let’s visit Consumer Law in Virginia, a blog from Peyton Biddle, an attorney with the Roanoke firm of Osterhoudt, Prillaman, Natt, Helscher, Yost, Maxwell & Ferguson. Peyton hopes to shed some light on some of…
What would a law firm version of the TV show Madmen be like?
If you are like me, you are looking forward to the season premiere of Madmen this month. Have you ever thought what a show would be like, if instead of an advertising agency, it was based on a law firm?…
Great Lessons I Learned From My First Mentor
Have you watched the USA Network TV show Suits? Among many things, the show gives you ideas about mentoring in a law firm.
When I saw the first episode, it reminded me of my first day in private practice…
What is your favorite concert and what does it have to do with client development?
Recently I ate dinner with a group of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore lawyers in Roanoke, Virginia. During dinner we talked about music, and one of the lawyers asked for each of us to identify our favorite concert and…
Roanoke Times Recognizes Justice Koontz
By Jay O'Keeffe
The Roanoke Times has a thoughtful piece on Justice Koontz, who will step down in January after serving on various levels of the Virginia judiciary since the late-Mad Men era.
The article includes an interview with Justice Koontz. Among the…
Should probation officers be giving federal judges secret sentencing recommendations?
Main October 24, 2010Should probation officers be giving federal judges secret sentencing recommendations?The question in the title of this post is inspired by this effective Roanoke Times piece. The piece spotlights a rarely discussed but important issue of federal…
More on Dirt Piles
Okay, I know we joke around that land use lawyers are "dirt" lawyers, but that's becoming literal for me. As you may recall, I blogged recently about a giant dirt pile in our neighborhood. Although everyone here in Athens…
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 7/13-7/17
Another fantastic week here at LexBlog, another one that brings me closer to being back in the Seattle office. We have six launches in total this week, certainly a very respectable number. As I always say, give these new blogs…