Gerald Watkins Mayfield …
I have a new favorite TV lawyer, or had, I don’t think he’s going to be around very long. Gerald Watkins Mayfield (played by Geoffrey Owens – perfectly). He’s in HBO’s
Court Practices
Roger Ebert’s ‘Lawyer in a Movie Rule’ and My Practice
The late great Roger Ebert came up with a set of movies rules for movie viewing gleaned from his decades of amazing reviews. Things like ‘the guy in a war movie who
Foreclosure and Jimmy McGill
Probably the most authentic picture of what it’s like to run a small law firm is Better Call Saul. No, this has nothing to do with working with someone like
This is Where …
. . .I came in. There’s a phrase that’s fast dying out. Oh, a few people still say it, usually when they get stuck listening to a repetitive argument –
YO! Adrian! Here’s Why I’ve Been Posting About a Triathlon
For about the past week, I’ve been posting on Facebook about the Litchfield Hills Triathlon I ran last Sunday. I wasn’t posting to help psych myself up for a rough, hot,
2015: The Year in Themes
It’s been quite a year, in court, out of court, blogging, talking, consulting. Since I started putting my thoughts down early in the year a few themes have emerged, themes
Google, Ben Affleck, Dogs, and Foreclosure Defense
The Internet? Is that thing still around? ~Homer Simpson I have a love-hate relationship with the Internet. On one hand it brings me Netflix, instant access to my court cases,
A Day in Court
A different take in foreclosure court: usually the judge takes cases where attorneys have entered appearances – ostensibly to try and curb expenses, (who wants to pay a lawyer to sit
Lawyers, Doctors, Car Mechanics, and Authority
Lawyers are heavily regulated. I know it may not seem that way to the public, but we have to follow a lot of rules. Many of those rules are designed
Advice from Strangers . . .
I recently met with a woman who told me she hasn’t been sleeping. She’s been having nightmares where people from her mortgage company come to her house and move her stuff