Why the "best" law journals are mostly worthless

By Rick Colosimo / July 19, 2013 / Comments Off on Why the "best" law journals are mostly worthless

This WSJ law blog post references a Georgetown constitutional law professor who thinks we should get rid of the Constitution because, effectively, he’s smarter than 200+ years of Americans and will get it exactly right.  You should know that law journals are not edited by professionals, and law review articles are not subject to anything you would…

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Always be selling

By Rick Colosimo / July 10, 2013 / Comments Off on Always be selling

This statement from a spokesperson for Pulte Homes qualifies as least helpful PR of the day: A spokeswoman for Pulte says it has been able to raise prices due to less competition from foreclosures and low interest rates. Really? That’s what you come up with and tell the WALL STREET JOURNAL? “We’re fortuitously able to…

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Why I ask you questions

By Rick Colosimo / June 6, 2013 / Comments Off on Why I ask you questions

It happens every week. A client sends a short email describing a contract they want, or even a term to be added to an employment agreement for a new hire.   This post on issue spotting by Ken Adams shows you what a good lawyer thinks when she hears:  Oh, and Jane should work out…

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Speaking plainly about privacy

By Rick Colosimo / June 4, 2013 / Comments Off on Speaking plainly about privacy

I saw an interesting article in the WSJ today on the idea of hacking victims “hacking back.” The concept is that if you’re hacked, you might hack the computer that hacked you to recover your property or identify the hacker and pass that info to authorities. The concept isn’t crazy (the article’s warning that hacking…

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