Lawyers, Math, and Why You Can’t Buy A Third-Pound Burger at A&W.
This week’s blog was co-authored with Jenny Bradley, a Family Law Mediation Attorney in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. In a perfect world, any half-way serious review of
Tag: connecticut court
About My Schoolhouse Rock Facebook Post
Earlier today, I posted an old Schoolhouse Rock video on my Facebook page. You’ll either recognize it from your childhood or from recently studying for the AP Government test (and
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 –
Cinco de Mayo and Debts (Really)
More history of debt – I think we can all agree that Cinco de Mayo is a pretty fun day. A celebration of great food, drink, festive, upbeat. What most
Statistics and Empathy
To paraphrase one of the five worst* people who ever lived, ‘when something really bad happens to one person, it’s a tragedy; when it happens to a million, it’s a statistic.’ This is certainly true of
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
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
Don’t be a Number
In the areas of law I practice in (mostly foreclosure defense and credit card collection defense), the bulk of the cases are prosecuted by only a few law firms. The majority of cases
Meet the New Boss … (part one)
A friend of mine interviewed a woman last year, a potential foreclosure client, who had inherited a house about three months before the bank – one of the biggies –