Thanks to a car commercial, Major Tom by Peter Schilling has been appearing on the radio more than usual lately.  What I didn’t know is that that the song was originally recorded in German.  The song became an international hit after it was translated into English .  This video is great for so many reasons: intense Germans, weird space suits, and ET even makes a cameo.  Man I wish I was alive for more of the 80’s. Enjoy:

crazy German

crazy crossover

b.  The Middle

The middle of the interview is actually the longest segment. It is also the portion where the client will do the most talking. Although, as an attorney, you are going to need to ask follow up questions and explain the law to the client, you really want them telling you everything they can. The more the client talks, the more information you have to work with to make informed decisions.

i.  “Seven Second Rule”

When I worked as an LSAT teacher at Kaplan, they taught us something called the seven second rule. This is where you ask Continue reading »

Having recently participated in the ABA Client Counseling Competition and done quite well, I thought I would share my knowledge on the subject.

Any time you meet with a client, especially for the first time, the meeting should be broken up into an opening, middle, and end. An attorney should have goals for each section of the process in order to make their job easier and the client happier.

There are two very important points an attorney must take away from the first consultation with any client. The first point being Continue reading »

A partnership is a business entity in which owners share in the profits or loss of a business. If you have an association with one or more individuals to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit, then you are indeed involved in a partnership. See UPA §6; RUPA §101(6). You may have entered a partnership even if you did not intent to enter one. Furthermore, even if you have signed paperwork stating you are not a partnership, you still may be involved in a partnership.

WHY DOES IT MATTER IF I AM IN A PARTNERSHIP?

If you are in a partnership with somebody, you may be held personally liable for their actions. More Continue reading »

I though that was a first down?

Even the most diehard sports fans do not realize the amount of people it takes to broadcast a sports game. On even the smallest shows, there are camera men in the stadium, audio technicians, tape machine/EVS operators for replays, video technicians, producers, directors, a technical director, an 18-wheeler filled with millions of dollars of equipment…and this just covers the bare minimum to put a game on the air. Something that goes above and beyond a normal show is the “yellow line” you see on TV.

In the TV production business, it is called the “1^st and 10” line. ESPN, Fox, CBS, and NBC outsource the duties of putting the line on TV to a company called Sportsvision. While it may seem like a simple task to paint a yellow line across the field, it is actually very complicated. Continue reading »