Lawyer Presentations Without PowerPoint: Charles Laughton and The Fiery Furnace
At trial in a white-collar or civil business case, lawyers sometimes complain that the material or documents they must work with are so old, so...
Subpoenas, Search Warrants and the Dead
The Grateful Dead were succinct about it: “Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again/I’d like to get some sleep before I travel/But...
“Isn’t pretty much everyone you represent a criminal? Why use tax money for that?” | An Interview With Federal Public Defender Kevin Butler
We took a few minutes and sat down with Kevin Butler, the Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of Alabama. Before he was appointed...
Board Room, Bored Room and the Existential Horror of Styrofoam Coffee Cups: 13 Ways to Avoid Waiving Privilege in Corporate Meetings
This discussion by Mark Herrmann at Above The Law — Law Firm Meetings Vs. Corporate Meetings, Meetings, Meeting, And Meetings! — is a wonderful set-piece about meetings. ...
The Rap Sheet, True Crime and White Collar Wire
We are honored to be added as a “True Crime” blog by The Rap Sheet, one of the world’s leading crime-fiction blogs: Since it spun off...
Dewey Need A Lawyer? Do You?
Here’s the usual well-chosen roundup of white-collar stories from Walt Pavlo at 500 Pearl Street. In particular, note the Dewey/Zachary Warren discussions and how retaining...
Come Fly With Me: Airplane Drinks, Beer For Breakfast, Cocktail Science and Socrates
Our notes on cocktails this Friday. From Gastronomista, an Avua Cachaca Pam Am cocktail: I was recently introduced to Avuá Cachaça, a relatively new cachaça...
A Poem Fit For White-Collar Crime: In the City of Night
A poem, In the City of Night, by John Gould Fletcher, that’s fit for white-collar crime: In the City of Night by John Gould Fletcher...
Weekend Cocktails | Backwards Bartending and Neo-’80s Beverages
White Collar Wire’s weekend cocktail notes. From Emily Arden Wells, who writes as Miss Emma Emerson at Gastronomista, here are cocktails served backwards in...
ABA White-Collar Crime Committee Winter/Spring 2014 Newsletter
Here’s the ABA White-Collar Crime Committee Winter Spring 2014 Newsletter. Good articles on: INTERNATIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME AND DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENTS CORPORATE...