Based on a account in the Rockwall Herald-Banner: Given the public’s (false) impression that lawyers are both well educated and regulated by some strict code of behavior you’d think it would be difficult for a lawyer to cross the line during an actual proceeding. The account says [...]
Posts Tagged ‘lawyers’
January 12th, 2014 - 11:16 am § in Schools & Colleges
How UW Faculty Should Deal With the UW’s Lawyers.
THE UW EMPLOYS A HUNDRED OR MORE LAWYERS WHO CLAIM NOT TO BE BOUND BY THE RULES OF THE BAR TA’s resident attorney and cabbage eating rabbit, claims that I am wrong about this. He says attorneys, even when appearing in other roles, remains attorneys under the ethical rules of the Bar. Wi[...]
January 9th, 2014 - 4:53 am § in Misc.
Why the UW Senate NEEDS its own attorneys.
The proposed amendment to the Faculty Code (see document) was supposedly written by the UW faculty Senate to address protections for faculty free speech. The problem is not with the intent, but with who wrote this? The UW faculty do not have a union nor do they have individual contracts.�[...]
January 2nd, 2014 - 4:13 pm § in America
Should Illegal Immigrants Become Lawyers?
California says yes. In the news today is a story about Sergio Garcia, 36, who at age 2 was brought to the U.S. by his parents without our government’s permission. Garcia returned to Mexico with his family at age 9, but re-entered the U.S. at age 17 and stayed. An upwardly mobile striver, [...]
January 1st, 2014 - 3:42 pm § in Misc.
WASTATE’s New Laws for a New Year Make Sports Better!
The crime of riot was changed to criminal mischief, making it easier to charge people who participate in such activities if the Seahawks win the Superbowl. The New sports license plates will raise money for charity. Money collected from selling the Sounders plates will go toward a veterans’ or[...]
December 31st, 2013 - 11:14 pm § in Misc.
NEW YEAR’S HUMOR: STUPID QUESTIONS LAWYERS ASK
Lawyer: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? Witness: No. Lawyer: Did you check for blood pressure? Witness: No. Lawyer: Did you check for breathing? Witness: No. Lawyer: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the [...]
December 26th, 2013 - 10:36 am § in Schools & Colleges
What Are The Miranda Rights of Students and Faculty on Campus?
A Relative Writes: “You mention Miranda rights on your recent post. Were you recently arrested, or is some officer of law about to arrest you?” For some reason, this relative decided I must have been arrested … even though the post dealt with lawyers misusing the law by pretendin[...]
North Korea: Of Family Feuds and Attorneys
Young Un Drunk, Machine Guns Uncle, Lawyers Do Nothing The story of this public family feud continues. Then only good thing I can imagine coming from this is that it may finally force China to intervene. Letting a paranoid delusional play with other people’s lives and property can not be goo[...]
OPEN ACCESS: Why do we have copyright laws?
Open Access As The Antidote To Privatizing Knowledge And Learning By Techdirt at Above the Law <span class=”mceItemHidden”>&amp;amp;lt;<span class=”hiddenSpellError” pre=””>img</span> <span class=”hidd[...]