Nowhere can be paradise all the time. While the Bahamas is famous for beautiful weather, parties, music, and the beach, it is also home to about 400,000 people. And those people, all people anywhere, have commercial disputes.
Image credit: Dept of Conservation, Kakapo Sirocco 1, CC BY 2.0. Kākāpō parrots were facing extinction, but their population reached a new high. “Sirocco” by Chris Birmingham, 2012.
Part of my work involves reading
Five and a half years ago, I wrote a post about a very big subject: Arbitration. Many people are unfamiliar with it, but it is a growing field with subspecialties. Since my original post, I have represented clients in more
A lot of litigation arises from plaintiffs’ claims that defendants did their job so beneath the minimum standard of care that it harmed them. Sometimes a patient will sue a doctor and allege they failed to catch a serious illness.
When most people think about the British Virgin Islands, they likely think about its tropical climate, beautiful beaches, and sailboat harbors. But lawyers may associate the territory primarily with its status as an offshore financial center, similar to
Image credit: DHSgov, OGC Bring Your Kid to Work Day (55492190736), August 6, 2026. Photo by Tia Dufour. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Part of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide
More than five years ago, I wrote about cross examination at trial. Since then, I’ve tried more cases and crossed a bunch more witnesses. And so I thought I’d share some additional perspectives on one of the more tense aspects
I wrote about a key event in a lawsuit—service of the summons—in a post back in April 2021. I revisit the post now to share some additional observations after having ordered service on a bunch of summonses since then and
Television shows and movies often depict crowded courtrooms where an interested and sometimes rowdy public reacts emotionally to the events in court. Members of the press often cannot stop their loud explosive flash bulbs that they need to detonate to
Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and the fourth most populous in North America. Its capital city has the largest metropolitan population in Central America. With so many people dealing with each other, disputes are inevitable. But
