LAWYERS AS ASSHOLES
Assholes: What Are They? Michael Sean Quinn* "ASSHOLES: A THEORY" is the title of a short book by Aaron James, a professor of philosophy at the University of California Irvine. He published it in 2012 (Doubleday). It is a significant effort in what might be called...
Same Sex Marriage, Human Dignity, and Contemporary Constitutional Law
DISGRACEFUL DISSENTING OPINION ON DIGNITY Michael Sean Quinn* Whether gay men, lesbian women, or anyone else, for that matter, have a right to same sex marriage was resolved by the Supreme Court of the United States and was determined in the affirmative earlier...
Lawyer Advertising of Family Lawyers in Texas
AN ATTORNEY AD AND A BRIDES' MAGAZINE Michael Sean Quinn* There are "brides magazines" everywhere. They are glossy paged journals mostly advertising expensive dresses worn by beautiful and gleaming models, outfits for grooms, related costumes for...
Lusitania Disaster, Probate Law–Fowles’ Will, & the Cardozo Court
Lusitania Litigation and Charles Fowles’s Will: The Cardozo Decision of the New York Court of Appeals-- Part VIII.E Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D. (See below)...
Lawyer Crime (#6): “He Who Steals from His Partners. . .”: Philosophy and Story
Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer Screws Own Partners Out Fees to Be Shared *Michael Sean Quinn(See Below) All or virtually all of legal ethics derive from the fact that lawyers ("Ls") are fiduciaries of their clients, and not just in fragmentary ways. . . not just in...
PROCRASTINATION FOR LAWYERS: THE TWO TYPES
Structural Procrastination Michael Sean Quinn Law Office of Michael Sean Quinn Quinn and Quinn 1300 West Lynn #208 Austin, Texas 78703 mquinn@msqlaw.com (Resumes Attached to Website) (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 Frequently, procrastination is portrayed “in big...
LAWYERS, LAWYERING, AND CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
THE ANALECTS FOR LAWYERS: VARIATIONS UPON CONFUCIAN WISDOM Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D., Etc.* The internal title of this blog is the title of an essay I published in 34.4. Tx. Tech. L. Rev. 933-1007 (2003). See the link below. It is an adaptation of the...
Legal Philosophy: Legal Argument, Judicial Reasoning, and Legal Realism
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D., Etc.* These are handouts at several lectures I have given to law students and others over a series of years. If you are interested in legal philosophy focusing on judicial reasoning, precedent, holdings, dicta, and so forth, plus...
Expert Testimony in Insurance Cases–Some Legal History
EXPERT TESTIMONY IN VARIOU STYPES OF INSURANCE CASES: SOMEHISTORY *This essay was written, delivered as a CLE lecture, and then rewritten several years ago. It's purpose was to link the then new expert witness law of the late Twentieth Century and the...
Legal Ethics: Kronman’sTHE LOST LAWYER–A TRULY BEAUTIFUL “PERSON” HALF-WAY FOUND
Deliberation, Practical Wisdom, and Idealism: The Complex Brilliance and Profundity of Kronman’s LOST LAWYER, Second Essay Michael Sean Quinn* On November 26, 2014, I published a blog-post on a book by Anthony T. Kronman, a law professor, a Dean of the Yale Law...
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