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A PROPOSAL FOR INSURING HOUSES BY THE FRIENDLY SOCIETYMichael Sean Quinn, Ph.D. & J.D. Austin Texasmquinn@msqlaw.comThe “Friendly...
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Hughes Tolling Rule for Texas Legal Malpractice ActionsMichael Sean Quinn*A tolling rule requires that some other rule does not apply for a period of time. Tollin can result from a statute, a case, or from equity. This sort of...
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LEGAL MALPRACTICE CASE:CLIENT INSURER AGAINST COVERAGE COUNSELIn re Houston Specialty Insurance Company, RelatorOn Petition for Writ of Mandamus17-1060Opinion Delivered: January 25, 2019 Michael Sean...
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LEGAL MALPRACTICE CASE:CLIENT INSURER AGAINST COVERAGE COUNSELIn re Houston Specialty Insurance Company, RelatorOn Petition for Writ of Mandamus17-1060Opinion Delivered: January 25, 2019 Michael Sean...
Read MoreSome Reflections on Well-Being for Lawyers
ATTORNEY EXCELLENCE AND WELL-BEING Michael Sean Quinn*One hears a great deal these days about the law of lawyering, the core concepts of disciplinary rules and responsible lawyering, the ethics of lawyering, the moral...
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PERSONALITY TRAITS AND REASONABLY GOOD LAWYERSMichael Sean Quinn, LawyerAustin, TexasGo Wikipedia under the title “Big Five Personality Traits” and look at, examine, and/or review the diagram. Read the article...
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PREPARATORY ADMONITION: Litigation is somewhat like war. “L” means “Lawyer” “C” means “Client” Preface There are type-size variation problems in this essay I...
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TEXAS LEGAL MALPRACTICE: CONVICTED CRIMINAL SUIT AGAINST DEFENSE LAWYER Gray v. Skelton, 18-0386 (Tex. Sp. Ct., February 21, 2020) Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D.Attorney, MediatorAustin, Texas This case and its predecessor...
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CONFUCIUS AND LAWYERLY EXCELLENCE Michael Sean Quinn Austin Texas Some years ago, I published a piece entitled The Analects for Lawyers: Variations Upon Confucian Wisdom, 34 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 933 (2002-2003). Those of you...
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