Simply Legal
Columnist: Brandon R. Blevans
Dec, 2008 Issue
Yes—it’s that time of year again: The time when materialism, gluttony, commercialism and religion collide in an orgy of retail spending.1 The time when commercial outlets assault our senses with every indicator of holiday joy. The time when colorful catalogs overstuff our mailboxes in last-ditch efforts to convince us to purchase those ever-useless gadgets and gizmos that are clearly necessary to establish how much we care about our third-cousin’s daughter’s boyfriend’s son from a previous marriage.2 It’s Christmastime in the city. Clearly, you already know that.
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Columnist: Brandon R. Blevans
Nov, 2008 Issue
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, doing your personal version of Thoreau’s hermit-like lifestyle or are otherwise oblivious to the world around you, I have an announcement for you: The economy is tanking.1 The Dow is declining as if it’s fallen into a bottomless pit, the credit markets are completely seized, consumer confidence is in the toilet, and it’s readily apparent from every interview of every presidential and vice-presidential candidate that no one has a clue about how to actually fix the problem.2 And based on what the current president said last night (October 6, 2008), the biggest bailout in the history of pork-barrel spending will take months and months to actually trickle its way, in the words of the overused cliché, “from Wall Street to Main Street.”3
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Columnist: Brandon R. Blevans
Special Wine Issue, Oct, 2008
What an election year! For those of you who were once “West Wing” junkies (or maybe still are),1 you’re probably thinking two things: First, that Aaron Sorkin could possibly be kin of Michel de Nostredame.2 Second, that the speech writers in these campaigns should hire Sorkin’s writing staff. 3
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Columnist: Brandon R. Blevans
Oct, 2008 Issue
It’s taken nearly 10 years, but I now completely understand many lawyers’ dissatisfaction with our profession.2 Forget the lawyer jokes.3 Forget the grueling hours. Forget the conduct of opposing counsel or the lack of time judges seem to have to prepare for cases. Even forget the complete absence of gratitude from many clients whose lives, careers, businesses or assets have been saved. All that stuff is just par for the course. The real “lawyer killer” is the sure idiocy of the subject matter of most disputes.
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