CHANGING THE RULES

We came across this interesting Washington Post article yesterday that illustrates some of the problems with our bloated federal bureaucracy. The story starts with Congress lifting the 10 year statute of limitation applicable to the Government’s right to pursue...

“I DON’T WANT TO COOK THE BOOKS ANYMORE”

THE FALL OF DEWEY & LEBOEUF This is a story we have followed for over a year. For those unfamiliar with it, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP, at its height had over 1,300 lawyers world wide. The firm crashed during the financial crisis and ultimately filed bankruptcy in...

WHEN PEOPLE LIE

Photo by yournewven Most people, not just lawyers, are often faced with determining the truthfulness of others.  Recently, I read an interesting article in Scientific American written by Michael Shermer and entitled, “What Science Tells Us about Why We Lie.”  Not only...

FIRST BLOG – KEN MILLER

My First Blog Post I sit here at my desk wondering what to blog about in my initial post.  My law partner, Michael Cory, has issued stern instructions that I need to blog and I absolutely agree with him, but the question remains what should I blog about?  Writer’s...