Venue requirements have been on the reading table for a couple of days here in my office. As a country, we seem to be rightfully moving closer to the place that resembles universal venue. This really just makes good sense to me and the world really is shrinking. The law is evolving which is a… Read More
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I’ve enjoyed arguing a theoretical case this week concerning personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction. The case involved two companies incorporated in two different states, a situation where a third state attempted to latch onto the Defendant concerning an event that did not occur in that state and where neither Plaintiff nor the Defendant resides.… Read More
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It’s been an interesting week reading about the Privileges and Immunities Clause, Procedural Due Process and State Action, the Search Warrants segment of Search and Seizure, Land Descriptions within Deeds, and the Notice category of Personal Jurisdiction. I’m all caught up finally. Now it’s time to get myself two or three weeks ahead to prepare… Read More
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It is a pleasant coincidence to be in the midst of my Constitutional Law studies regarding State power in American Federalism and reading about the Supremacy Clause. The reason I bring this up is all over the national and local news regarding the passage of the landmark health-care legislation this past March 21, 2010. What… Read More
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The past few days have been full of Real Property study. Specifically, time for performance and mortgages. Having purchased and sold a few homes in my time, this is familiar territory. I recently had made a Saturday offer on a home in Cincinnati Ohio to a seller who had a relocation broker involved. This again,… Read More
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I’ve been examining the principles of criminal procedures today. Specifically arrest, search, and seizure. One of my favorite facets concerns what is known as “Protected Areas and Interests.” The reason for my fascination with this specifically concerns wiretapping and eavesdropping, the applicable laws, and court interpretations. Wiretapping or eavesdropping is the listening in on conversations… Read More
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You might think that with passing week four of my sabbatical, I would have certainly caught back up in my classes, but no! The reality has been that I could not focus on my classes for half of the time because of all the “other” activities taking priority such as job hunting, my “honey-do” list,… Read More
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The day has been spent on catching up ….. still …. criminal procedure yesterday, property law today and tomorrow …. keep going ….
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Busy busy catching up from about two weeks of work related diversions. Working 12-14 hours a day, providing my family with quality time, writing a book, and law school, etc. …. if someone would put the work order in for a 26 hour day, I’d appreciate it! Like I always say, “I will bludgeon my… Read More
Like a rocket
A good business colleague and friend once told me, “Dude, you just took off like a rocket!” This comment was made just a few years following my departure from the same company he remained in employment with. In just a few short years I went from being a peer with a similar resume and similar… Read More
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Holy Cow! Two intense weeks and none of it really due to Law School. Work has been tumultuous to say the least. I suspect things will significantly calm down for a short while. The operative word is “short.” I generally have a manageable Family-Work-School schedule. I’m determined to catch back up and build that buffer… Read More
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This week I’ve been inundated by a deluge of reading requirements. I’ve been told that this pace will continue until mid-term examinations. One of the best tools I have found to date is Dragon Naturally Speaking. I annotate the text books and then dictate to Microsoft Word. It saves me hours of typing transcription work… Read More
Eating elephants
Law school is like eating an elephant. You approach it one bite at a time. It sure feels like I’m eating a huge elephant some times. I will bludgeon my way to victory!
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Well is is good to get back into the saddle. Law school started back up this past week. The Dean told us that “the first year of law school, we try to scare you to death, the second, we try to work you to death”. The way I looks at it is that I now… Read More
Law school books on the way.
Whoa! Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure and Real Property course books being delivered this week. There goes about $900.00 to what should be a good cause. Doing my part to stimulate the local economy, my bank account and my brain!
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The next eight weeks bring a welcomed break from school. Things heat up again January first when I’ll be immersed into Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, and Real Property. I definitely like having a schedule, a routine, a defined plan to work through each day. I’m not comfortable when unscheduled time in limbo comes… Read More
Gearing up.
Year two of law school will bring Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, and Real Property. Twelve more books to add to the collection. I’m going to need another book shelf! I am looking forward to it though, each passing step amounts to a whole bunch more behind me. I hope I never lose the… Read More
On the edge of my seat.
The State Bar of California, October 2009, First Year Law Student Exam required that I sit in an uncomfortable chair for a total of seven hours with about two hundred of my Esquire Wanna-Bee comrades. The first four hours consisted of four essays. I had a situation dealing with a contract dispute between a wealthy… Read More
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It’s been sixty weeks since I embarked on this educational adventure. Tomorrow will be a milestone day. I’ll sit for eight hours while I work my way through the California Bar Association’s First Year Law School Student Examination. Classes start back up in January and will continue for three more years. I am enjoying the… Read More
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I’m clearly behind in my blogging activity in general. It has been a whirlwind two weeks getting settled, comfortably I might add, into my new position as Chief Security Officer for Fifth Third Processing Solutions. An interesting and fortuitous event occurred during my first week on the job. Execurtive leadership added physical security to my job… Read More
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I spent the week slacking from my studies. Even my blogging is behind. I knew that it would be a bit crazy starting a new job in a new town. I’ll dig into criminal law this evening though. I should just stick to coffee and not wine otherwise I’ll not get a darn thing done… Read More
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I spent the week reviewing Torts. This month is going to be rough. I have the First Year Law Students’ Examination to contend with and starting my new CISO job located in a new state. No pressure right?
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Reviewing tort law this weekend in preparation for the “Baby Bar” exam next month. Still climbing that mountain. October will be a brutal month I suspect. I have a new job, relocating to a new town, and the big exam. Oy Vey!
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Reviewing contract law this weekend in preparation for the “Baby Bar” exam next month. Not much to say about it.