How online services both help and hinder attorneys
Back in the mid-1990s, attorneys mostly saw the Internet as a way to post static pages and attract clients. Obviously, online services have developed since then that offer a lot…
Read moreThe tenants have left, so what about their stuff?
A question I get quite a bit from landlords is whether they can dispose of a tenant’s property after an eviction. The answer on that is a bit murky. Everything…
Read more‘Open carry’ policies now established locally?
Saline County Sheriff Rodney Wright made news at the first of this month when he effectively said that citizens openly carrying firearms in that county won’t be confronted by deputies…
Read moreSelf help is a bad idea if you are a landlord
Not too long ago, a potential client showed up in my office wanting me to defend him in an eviction case filed against him by his landlord. That was novel…
Read moreLegal OTR: Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel – ‘The Ocean Cruise’
Way on back in 1932, Harpo and Chico Marx (one half of the famed Marx Brothers, of course) were involved with 26 episodes of a legal comedy called Flywheel, Shyster,…
Read moreYes, beneficiaries must be clearly identified
If you’ve ever wondered why some people consider lawyers to be boring, this column may shed some light on that particular allegation. Lawyers tend to get obsessively bogged down in…
Read moreReport shows IRS employees also lie on their taxes
According to a report released in mid-April by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 1,580 of its employees willfully violated tax laws from 2003 through 2013. You can have a look…
Read moreLegal OTR: Defense Attorney – ‘Joseph Morelano’
Here we go — another thrilling episode of Defense Attorney starring Mercedes MacCambridge. That’s the good news. The bad news? This is the last episode of Defense Attorney I have,…
Read moreAn easy and cheap way to dress up that Hi-Point
As anyone who has spent any time at all on this blog (or, “blawg” as some describe legal blogs) ought to know by now, I like the heck out of…
Read moreLessons learned from the Ashley Madison mess
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that a team of hackers broke through the security at Ashley Madison, stole a bunch of user data and then released…
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