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As a person who financed his law school education and recognizes such a debt is generally not dischargeable, the news reports, blogs and other coverage of law student class action lawsuits filed against various law schools over employment and salary statistics have caught my interest. The complaints … Continue reading
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February 18 to February 21, 2012 will be etched into the memories everyone and everyone assocaited with Creighton Bluejay Basketball. On February 18, 2012 the Jays welcomed the Long Beach State 49ers to the CenturyLink Center as part of the Bracket Buster Series. The game … Continue reading
Posted in Cross Examination, Depositions, Direct/Redirect Examination, Trial, Voir Dire, Witness Preparation
In a post following my most recent jury trial I noted the importance of listening. As I stated, this may seem elementary but it is not. On Tuesday, Kyle recounted his recent experience serving as a guest judge at a client counseling competition. As … Continue reading
Posted in In-House Counsel
On Friday February 17, 2012, I spent the afternoon at Creighton University’s School of Law judging the ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition. In sum, teams of two law students from Midwestern law schools were provided with a “client” to interview and counsel … Continue reading
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Tomorrow night Creighton plays a bracketbuster game at home against Long Beach State. If you follow the Bluejays you know they have fallen on some hard times and, subsequently, out of the national rankings. Doug McDermott was receiving a lot … Continue reading
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Whether you are a fan of college sports, or sports in general, you have probably heard about the downfall of Jim Tressel following the scandal involving some of his players allegedly trading memorabilia for free tattoos–an NCAA violation. One of … Continue reading
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A little more than eleven years ago, my wife convinced me to ”interview” a three year old Golden Retriever named “Sammy” for potential adoption. Going into the interview, I was trying to minimize expectations. We had moved into our first home not two months … Continue reading
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Saturday’s Creighton Bluejay Basketball White Out game against the Wichita State Shockers now appears to be a must win for the Jays to take the regular season title. Just two short weeks ago, the Jays were riding a nine game win streak, held the conference lead and looked to … Continue reading
Posted in Direct/Redirect Examination, Trial, Voir Dire, Witness Preparation
If you have followed this blog over the last week you know that I was in a week long jury trial a couple of weeks ago. Here are four of the things I was reminded of during that trial: 1. … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation
Senator Colby Coash of District 27 introduced two bills which may affect the Nebraska Judiciary, LB 790 and LB 862. LB 790 would amend Neb.Rev.Stat. § 24-503 by transferring the vacant County Court Judge position from District 5 (Merrick, Platte, Colfax, Boone, Nance, Hamilton, … Continue reading
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