This post is for the guys only. (Sorry Ladies… women’s professional fashions are soooo complicated, I wouldn’t know where to begin).
Most of this I learned on my own through trial and error. My purpose for writing this is not to chastise bad fashion choices, but to educate young lawyers like me who don’t know [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 27, 2009
Tips For New Attorneys – How to Dress for Court
February 27, 2009
Announcing the New, More Official Michael J. Warner & Associates Blog
Hey folks,
I’ve always wrestled with how to write this blog. Who is my audience? Other lawyers? Potential clients? Current clients?
Now I have a solution. We have a blog on our website – you can find it here. I plan on writing more “layperson-oriented” posts there, and turning this blog into something like a “lawyers-only zone.” [...]
February 20, 2009
New Illinois Subpoena Law
Illinois lawyers can now issue subpoenas on their own. Sweet!
On a semi-related note, has anyone noticed the wide variety with which people pronounce the words “subponea duces tecum?”
Subpoena (sometimes sup-peeny for the southern lawyers)
Duces (dooses, deuces, duchess, dookes, etc)
Tecum (tay-kum, teachem, teesum, teekum)
It’d be nice if at least all lawyers agreed to pronounce this the [...]
February 18, 2009
Want to know who your foreman is going to be?
(Image courtesy of stockxpert.com)
Next time you pick a jury, see if this study concluding that leaders emerge by talking early and often is correct. Is the person who spoke first and the most in voir dire the foreman? More accurately, if you talk to jurors afterwards, ask how they picked the foreman. Did he/she lead the group [...]
February 17, 2009
Practice tip – find out insurance policy limits before negotiating
STOP!!!! Before you order medical records, hire experts, draft a demand letter, etc!!
Find out the limits of the defendant’s auto insurance policy first. Why spend a bunch of money if the medical bills are at or above the policy limits? Find out what you’re dealing with first – here’s how:
215 ILCS 5/143.24b provides that an [...]
February 2, 2009
Illinois Litigation Attorneys – Don’t Forget Rule 222 Disclosures
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’m trying to get back into it. Here’s a potential pothole for attorneys who handle cases worth between $10,000 and $50,000, but don’t do a lot of litigation: Rule 222.
Rule 222 provides for limited and simplified discovery in these cases. The big sticker here is that the [...]
February 2, 2009
We’ve Moved (physically)!!
Just a quick update. Our firm, Michael J. Warner and Associates has moved. Our new address is 423 17th Street, Suite 201, Rock Island, IL 61201. We’re just across the street from our old offices, but hopefully this space will be better for everyone. Same great attorneys, same great service, new great offices.
