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Forward Into the Past …!

08/29/2023 by Debbi

Isn’t history fascinating?

Would you believe that back in my freelance writing days I used to write case studies of advertising campaigns? It’s true. I used to call lots of corporate librarians and gather information about their employers. And write it up in summary form for an encyclopedia of ad campaigns.

This is what eventually led to my decision to get a degree in library science. That was in 2000. I graduated in 2002, with a perfect 4.0 average, not that it matters much. It’s just a ~~weird~~ fact about me.

Lessons From Law School – Part One

03/08/2022 by Debbi

Okay. Uh, hi! 🙂 Yeah, this is just something I’m gonna pass along, cause I’ve always thought it kind of funny. When I was in law school, I had an evidence teacher, Larry Gibson, Professor Larry Gibson, who is a big figure in legal circles around here. Anyway, he’s a really nice guy too, and a great teacher.

Law for Writers: Self-Defense in Your Home

12/09/2021 by Debbi

I’m starting what I hope to make a regular feature on this blog (or possible another—we’ll see how it goes). As a lawyer, I’m often dismayed, discouraged, and disheartened at the way the profession is depicted in popular media. But, the usual lawyer jokes aside, there’s also the matter of getting the details right, which can be difficult in that the “answer” is so often a matter of multiple circumstances that require a case-by-case analysis, i.e., basically, we fall back a lawyer’s favorite words: it depends.