Sworn Oaths for Witnesses
ON SWEARING TO TELL THE “WHOLE TRUTH” Michael Sean Quinn, PhD, JD, 512-656-0503 I’ve been bothered about this idea forever. I am also bothered by being bothered. No body else worries about it,...
Read MoreDeposition Techniques: Basic and Sophisticated
SOME EFFECTIVE DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES: Attached is a set of lecture notes for a CLE presentation for the University of Texas Law School on how to take depositions well. Veronica Czuchna and I prepared,...
Read MoreOld Lawyers With New Practices
JUST DO IT AND PRAY MICHAEL SEAN QUINN* Suppose you, the Aging Lawyer, have had a good practice until recently. But you got dropped from your firm, say, you were eased out, say, the firm broke up and you didn’t get carried...
Read MoreA Representation Declination Letter: Good, Bad, Both?
A “No Thank You” Email Michael Sean Quinn* I friend of me uses various versions of this form-ish letter. I rather like it. Another friend of ours didn’t like it much. I guess that is what being controversial...
Read MoreWITNESSES AND SWEARING “THE” OATH
TRUTH, WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Michael Sean Quinn In America, and other places, just before they testify, witnesses are required to swear or affirm an oath that looks like this: “Do you swear or...
Read MoreLAW FIRM’S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ERROR CAUSES NEEDLESS LOSS
ANTI-SPAM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) ERROR INDUCES LEGAL MALPRACTICE Emerald Coast Utilities Authorities v. Bear Marcus Pointe, LLC, A Florida Limited Liability Company, # 1D15-5714 (Fla. 1st Dist. Court of Appeals, decided...
Read MoreLEGAL DISCOURSE & SEMANTICS
TRUTHS, LIES AND UNTRUTHFULNESS Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D.* In a deposition not long ago, I was asked whether I thought a liability insurance company defending an insured had a duty to be...
Read MoreADVICE FOR LAWYERS
THOUGH NOT LEGAL ADVICE LAWYERS ARE NOT WELL ADVISED TO SENT CLIENT SECRETS ACCIDENTALLY TO NEWS PAPERS, TV OR RADIO MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTFITS WHEN DRUNK OR ITS EQUIVALENT. TREAT THIS AS MORAL OR ETHICAL ADVICE IF YOU...
Read MoreDebtor’s Rights
IDIOT CREDITORS Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D. Memo to Besieged Debtors: If a creditor unjustly badgers you, consider complaining to it directly, just as it complains to you. The chances are it has fouled...
Read MoreCLOTHING IN THE COURT
**APPROPRIATE ATTIRE FOR COURT** Michael Sean Quinn* I ran across the following as court rules somewhere not long ago. I assume that the garment requirements governing lawyers include all of the rules governing all persons...
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