by Sarah Poriss | Jul 27, 2016 | Court Practices, Stuff you may not know
. . .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 – you know, a roll of the eyes as the speaker comes back to the same point yet again, then,... 
by Sarah Poriss | Jul 19, 2016 | Court Practices, Foreclosure
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, intimidating race (okay, maybe a little), I was hoping to make a point. A strong point... 
by Sarah Poriss | Dec 31, 2015 | Court Practices, Debt, Foreclosure, Got Debt?, Real Court Stories, Solo practice, Stuff you may not know
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 I’m sure I’ll continue to follow into 2016. Perhaps the single, overriding... 
by Sarah Poriss | Nov 6, 2015 | Court Practices, Foreclosure, Stuff you may not know
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, MapMyRun, legal research, and Netflix. On the other, it has cost me hours – lots of... 
by Sarah Poriss | Sep 22, 2015 | Court Practices, Foreclosure, Real Court Stories
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 in court all morning?) – but today, he decided to take homeowners... 
by Sarah Poriss | Sep 10, 2015 | Court Practices, Foreclosure, Real Court Stories, Stuff you may not know
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 to protect the public. “Ambulance chasing” has been, well, chased off for the most part, and...
