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Sticking with it
August 24, 2009
Comments(0)Back in July, I wrote a blog about what inspired you to enter the law. That post got an interesting comment from a reader
who suggested I ask why people stick with the profession after finally understanding what it actually entails....
MoreDating site for lawyers
August 21, 2009
Comments(0)Have you ever wanted an online dating forum where you can meet other attorneys from around the country? Tired of those generic
dating sites that make you sift through boring teachers, accountants, and sales people when all you want is a...
MoreAttorney ignores heart attack
August 20, 2009
Comments(0)I’ve heard of coming to work when you don’t feel well, but going to court while having a heart attack is taking it to the
extreme. A defense attorney in California woke up with severe chest pains. A normal person would...
MoreActor heads to law school
August 17, 2009
Comments(0)I’ve heard of actors going back to school to get their undergraduate degree but I can’t recall one pursuing a law degree.
Now there’s Jerry O’Connell, perhaps most famous for “Stand by Me,” “Sliders,” or being Rebecca Romijn’s husband, who announced...
MoreA yawn of contempt
August 13, 2009
Comments(0)Sometimes, yawning can be criminal. Just ask Clifton Williams. The Illinois resident was sentenced to six months in jail for
yawning during his cousin’s guilty plea to a felony drug charge. His family maintains it was just a yawn, nothing more;...
MoreNo job? Just sue your school
August 10, 2009
Comment(1)Can’t find a job? Sue your school! That’s what one graduate in New York City has decided to do. She thinks it’s her school’s
fault she can’t find a job because its office of career advancement hasn’t provided her with leads...
MoreDress codes passé?
August 7, 2009
Comment(1)From managing editor Elizabeth Brockett : The topic of dress codes recently came up in our office again because of a notice
we received about a conference to assist in creating and enforcing a dress code. One section touted “Solutions...
MoreThreatened profession
August 4, 2009
Comments(0)A Hendricks County man is sitting in jail right now after threatening to kill two judges, an attorney, and others. He was
allegedly upset about a protective order issued against him, so he decided to make threats about shooting people involved...
MoreLitigious inmate
August 3, 2009
Comment(1)It seems like a month doesn’t go by without my reading an appellate case involving Eric D. Smith. It’s such a generic name,
but his name always jumps out during a quick scan of the appellate opinions. He had two suits...
MorePricing people out?
July 29, 2009
Comments(3)To continue with the theme of law school tuition, I want to know if the astronomical amount people spend to become an attorney
has hurt the profession. Law school costs a lot of money. Students spend more than what the average...
MoreJump in tuition
July 27, 2009
Comment(1)By now, most people from Indiana who currently attend or are planning to go to Indiana University Maurer School of Law in
Bloomington are aware of the 24.5 percent tuition hike approved for next year. I’m not sure how many know...
MoreLawyer influences
July 24, 2009
Comments(2)I wonder if interest in the old TV show “Perry Mason” has increased since news stories about U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee
Sonia Sotomayor have mentioned how influential the show was in her becoming a lawyer. After being told she couldn’t...
MoreCell phones and vacations
July 21, 2009
Comments(0)With all the high-tech cell phones available now, does it make it harder or easier for you to go on vacation? A lot of people
have a hard time leaving the office and work behind, but with your PDA, e-mail and...
MoreJudge frustrates senators
July 16, 2009
Comments(0)It’s times like a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing that really drive home the differences between how the general
public and judges think, especially on hot-button issues like abortion and gun rights. I found a few quotes from U.S. Supreme
Court...
MoreCase ends after 26 years
July 15, 2009
Comment(1)After more than a quarter century, a judge out in Montana finally ruled on a dispute over the ownership of natural gas leases.
It didn’t take 26 years for a resolution in the case because of countless appeals or court delays....
MoreOodles of amendments
July 13, 2009
Comments(0)I recently spent a few days in San Francisco and I heard a startling fact: the California Constitution has been amended something
like 512 times. The information came via an editorial running on a local news station. I managed to catch...
MoreExpensive bathroom break
July 10, 2009
Comments(0)A guy gets up to go to the bathroom at the new Yankees Stadium during “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch, is
kicked out by the New York Police Department, and makes $10,001 from the incident. His attorneys with...
MoreLegal lesson in MJ death
July 8, 2009
Comments(0)I know, I know, there’s been non-stop news coverage of the death of Michael Jackson since June 25, and the last place you’d
expect to read more about him is here. But I think there is a legal lesson to be...
MoreLocked up on TV
July 6, 2009
Comment(1)Some of Indiana’s youngest criminals will visit living rooms and bedrooms across the country this summer thanks to a documentary
series airing on MSNBC. This summer, Lake County’s Juvenile Justice Center will be featured in the network’s “Lockup” series.
The show...
MoreDramatic attorneys
July 2, 2009
Comments(2)Today's post was written by Managing Editor Elizabeth Brockett. In her opening remarks, the deputy prosecutor told the jury
that real trials are nothing like what people see on TV or in the movie theaters. “Oh yes it was! It was...
MoreJudicial face-off in court
June 29, 2009
Comments(5)Today’s post is written by reporter Mike Hoskins. Litigation can get heated enough between lawyers and litigants on opposing
sides, but rarely does a case get to the level of having two judges at odds in how a case has...
MoreSweat suits
June 24, 2009
Comment(1)If you haven’t noticed, it’s hot outside. The dog days of summer are upon us right now, which creates a seasonal challenge
for attorneys whose jobs require them to dress in suits. I find it nearly intolerable in a short-sleeve dress...
MoreWhat did you say?
June 22, 2009
Comments(0)Today’s blog has been inspired by my “Laywers: Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes” desk calendar. The entry for June 20/21 was from
actual court records in which an attorney thought he heard the district attorney refer to him as a cannibal. This...
MoreAttorney trashed, literally
June 19, 2009
Comment(1)One attorney took the term “getting trashed” literally this week and ended up in a trash can near his home after having one
too many drinks. It almost sounds like the punch line to a new lawyer joke: “An attorney wakes...
MoreA bug in the system
June 17, 2009
Comments(2)Update 6/19/09: According to appellate courts’ clerk Kevin S. Smith, there was no bug in the system that caused several disciplinary
actions to not be posted between May 9 and June 12. A misunderstanding and human error caused the delay in...
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Interesting that the new laws in criminal code all involve voter fraud
I'm getting divorced and we have prenuptial and judge said it stands even though he made me sign it 2 days before wedding then I be c ame ill and left with nothing butbills
No irony here, John. Conour’s clients are wise to him. Evidently you’ve missed discovery that disclosed Conour was aware he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, actually many cookie jars, but continued to spend any monies he secured on himself and his lifestyle. Your theory is idealistic and assumes Conour has the soul of a good attorney and therefore he would take care of his clients. Conour has no soul. He greedily took awarded settlements from his disabled clients and spent it on his own edacious desires. You are naïve to think if he kept working he would put his fees into a restitution fund. He is who he is and has proven he will use any means to cheat and manipulate those who trust him and the judicial system that is supposed to protect them. Sorry John, you don’t send the fox back into the hen house after he’s caught devouring the hens. Conour can’t be trusted. He has no more honor than that fox.
The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution