SmallI do a CLE program called "The Ten Commandments of Appellate Brief Writing," in which I tell my audience that a key goal of an appellate brief (other than persuading the court, of course) is not to hack off the judges. [read post]

Joseph's Medical Center $ 6,461.25 Smallie Chiropractic $ 944.35 Roseville Physical Therapy $ 1,186.00 Richard Harty, P.T. $ 270.00 Prescriptions $ 1,595.57 Total Past Medical $ 41,544.29 Past Wage Loss $ 67,465.56 Future Wage Loss $ 674,655.60 Total Wage Loss $ 742,121.16 Richard Harty, P.T. $ 360.00 Roseville Physical Therapy $ 1,200.00 Surgery $ 125,000.00 Medication $ 41,760.00 Physical Therapy $ 50,112.00 Total Future Medical $ 218,432.00 TOTAL ECONOMIC… [read post]

.* * * * *I was going to write a song about what I do, but I never finished it:A Day In My LifeWake up, fall out of bedPull a t-shirt over my head,Make my way downstairs and boot up my PC,While I wait I make a cup of tea.Grab some toast and feed the cat,Check my emails in seconds flat.I read the news every day oh, boyA hundred feeds in my readerAnd though the number of relevant stories is rather smallI have to read them allSo now you only need one port of call......and… [read post]