Old Lady Lawyer: Uncivil Procedure
What is some of the worst behavior you've witnesses by attorneys?
View ArticleOld Lady Lawyer: What Justice Scalia’s Death Tells Us About Civility
Whether you and he were kindred spirits or polar opposites, there will be more than enough time to use Justice Scalia's death for political reasons.
View ArticleOld Lady Lawyer: What A Law Degree Is Not
How did our profession become so nasty and uncivil in so many fundamental ways?
View ArticleOld Lady Lawyer: It’s Not Just Talk
Rudeness, nasty emails and faxes (does anyone fax anymore?), snarky texts, whatever the written medium, society has lost its manners.
View ArticleMichigan Law Alum Michelle Silverthorn On Emigrating From Jamaica, Working In...
'For every conversation you have, start out with respect.'
View ArticleA Plea For Holiday Civility
Our profession must return to the civility society expects us to exemplify.
View ArticleOur Civil Society
Funny how civility only comes up when someone who is privileged suffers just once what others suffer every damn day.
View ArticleThe Legal Profession Is Seriously Lacking In Civility
In the future, will civility even matter or will it be just a vestige of an earlier time and place?
View ArticleThe Loss Of Civility
It is no coincidence that the same figures who seek to enact gratuitously cruel policies or deny fundamental liberties are always the ones opining about a loss of 'civility.'
View ArticleCivility In Litigation: A Dying Art
Even though we are representing different parties and opposing interests, we are all lawyers. We are the only ones who can change the way we treat one another.
View ArticleAnd What Will You Eat In Settlement Negotiations?
Practicing law is definitely not a bowl of cherries, but it certainly isn’t simply a bowl of dicks.
View ArticleWhy It Is Difficult To Achieve Civility In The Legal Profession
Why do calls for civility fall on deaf ears?
View ArticleCourt Reduces An Attorney’s Fees Award By $180,000 Due To Uncivil Conduct
If civility will play a bigger role in litigation, there should be some definitions on what constitutes uncivil behavior.
View ArticleA Follow Up On The Price Of Mandating Civility In Litigation
The consequence of imposing civility rules could hamper an attorney’s representation of a client facing debt collection, eviction, or deportation.
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