by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Social media started as a tool that would make it easier to connect you with your friends. By that I mean rate the women of your dorm by relative attractiveness, but let’s not get too granular here. The internet, known to everyone as a series of tubes, intended to...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law is facing a lawsuit from its former dean, Paul Paton, who alleges he was fired because he’s gay, and that the university used a pretextual budget dispute to cover its tracks. The complaint (available below), filed June 1 in...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. These kinds of tickets go to platinum A-plus clients. The vast majority of people (lawyers) faced with this decision give to clients because you get such goodwill with this kind of thing. — Irwin Kishner,...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Auth. note: This is the first essay in The Emersonian Lawyer, a series about what Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy has to say about the specific pressures, compromises, and possibilities of a legal career. The series draws on Emerson’s core essays, Self-Reliance,...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
What do you do when your client knows more about the law and strategy than you do? Or at least thinks they do. That’s the dilemma a lot of lawyers and legal professionals face these days. Clients come into the office armed with all sorts of advice and information they...
