Category: Personal Thoughts
We now have the Airstream, a vintage 1969 Overlander.
My wife’s due diligence enabled us to buy a very good unit at a fair price, a price far less than a new unit would cost. She now has found an RV Show on the DIY (“do it yourself”) Network. And they have devoted a number of shows to restoring/refurbishing a 1970 Overlander. Can’t get any closer to our unit than that. The host of the show is doing an incredibly great job – I recommend watching it just for the joy of seeing a creative person demonstrate how one can implement a vision of beauty that others can’t even imagine.
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Traveling the country has always been an exciting adventure. Most folks do so either by car or plane and stay in hotels/motels, see the sites and move on.
At this time in our life, my wife has decided we need to see the USA, not in a Chevrolet as I did earlier in life, but in an Airstream vintage trailer. After my wife’s “due diligence,” (I knew there would be an analogy to law practice! :-)), we bought a 1969 Airstream. And now comes the fun part: Doing all the things we need to do in order to start our new journey, part by part.
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Monica Bay writes about two articles, one positive and one negative, that appeared in Law Technology News, the publication she edits for ALM. She describes the hateful responses from MAC users to Larry Bodine’s column concerning his bad experiences with a new MAC.
In our society, which has become more polarized and more hateful than at any time in my memory, lawyers must be the bastion of civility and reasoned opinion. If we go off the deep edge, there will be no hope for a sustained civilization of any real quality.
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Carolyn Elefant was interviewed. If you are interested in learning how a well-known sole practitioner views the world, read her interview. And, better yet, read her blog. (more…)
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A Standing Committee of The State Bar of California has proposed new rules: Rule of Professional Conduct and Rule of Court. The public comment period expires September 15th …. My opposition to this proposal follows below. (more…)
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In today’s Los Angeles Times, on the front page, is the headline that our top spy agency is outsourcing! More than half of our spys, in a government department opened only 2 years ago, created to prevent another 9-11 tragedy, are not government employees! They’re employed by the private sector!
Hmmm, must be an interesting idea whose time has come. <g>
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Chris Carmichael, coach and confidant to Lance Armstrong for many years (and all of his 7 wins in the Tour de France), was talking about overnight successes in the sports field. Some of his athletes ask him how they can reach success quickly, "overnight." His words apply to all endeavors, even the practice of law.
His response: "… So when people press me for shortcuts to success, I tell them that there really aren’t any. If you talk to the guy getting all the glory for his “overnight success,” I’m 99% sure that he doesn’t see it that way. He just sees all the work that went into finally getting it right."
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Ed Poll Named as Fellow of The College of Law Practice Management
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. September 12, 2006 – California-based law practice mangement expert, Edward Poll, was inducted as a Fellow of The College of Law Practice Management Saturday night during a special dinner and induction ceremony. The event was part of the organization’s 12th Annual Meeting held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Calif.
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The Los Angeles County Bar Association Announces LawBiz® Management Co.
Named as a Member Benefit Provider
For Immediate Release
Los Angeles, August 28, 2006:
In a joint announcement today, LawBiz® Management Co. and Los Angeles County Bar Association announced a new relationship by which members of the Association will have access to the management skills and practice guides made available by LawBiz® and noted law practice management expert, Ed Poll.
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TechnoLawyer reviews our latest books.
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