After I concluded my clerkship with Chief Justice Hasting of the Nebraska Supreme Court I moved to San Diego to begin working for a law firm. Within a month or two the executive director of Harmonium, Inc. (a non-profit company dedicated to helping at-risk children and adolescents) asked me to be on their board of […]
“It all comes down to what this one judge decides” Erin Brockovich (2000 dir. Stephen Soderbergh) is different from the typical legal movie. There is no climactic trial scene where the orchestral score swells to its peak as the lawyer or the witness gets their big moment to convince the jury. The protagonist is neither […]
This past Monday and every January, we celebrate and remember the renowned leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the ideals he stood for. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the other brave activists of the Civil Rights Movement achieved great heights that extended far beyond tearing down legalized racial discrimination. While there was (and […]