So a few days ago Mike Cernovich at Crime & Federalism addressed the (apparently common) question of why women are underrepresented in the legal blogosphere. Everyone gets very concerned for women, who apparently are being prevented from blogging. Who is preventing women from blogging? No one says. Well, it's "men," we are told. Mike calls bullshit on that. As evidence, he … [Read more...] about On the Blogging Gender Gap Kerfuffle
A Long Post About Flat-Fee Lawyering
I don't know what Houston criminal defense lawyer Mark Bennett's politics are, but over the past couple of months he's been experiencing a classic example of the sort of thing that turns people into libertarians: Out of the blue, the government--in the form of the State Bar of Texas--wants to outlaw his business model. He usually charges clients a flat fee, but now the … [Read more...] about A Long Post About Flat-Fee Lawyering
The Chicago Code – First Thoughts
I took a look at the pilot episode of The Chicago Code last night and...didn't hate it. It's got some of potential. Minor spoilers follow. (As I write this, you can watch the pilot episode for free here.) It's not what I was hoping for. That's because what I was hoping for was The Wire: Chicago, and that was never going to happen. I'm sure other people could make a crime show … [Read more...] about The Chicago Code – First Thoughts
Cleaning Up the Snow
Chicago got hit by a pretty big snowstorm this week. I suppose I'd know just how big if I'd been paying attention to the news, but those people drive me crazy. What are they calling it? "Snowmaggedon"? "Snowpocalypse"? "Snowlocaust"? Bah. Look, it's not that this wasn't a big snowstorm. It was huge. It's got to be one of the 4 or 5 heaviest snowfalls in the past 50 years. I'm … [Read more...] about Cleaning Up the Snow
Oh My God, Chicago Has a Criminal Defense Blogger!
Back in July of 2009, I declared myself the Greatest Criminal Defense Blogger in Chicago. This was not a boast, it was a lament. I am not a lawyer, and most of my posts have nothing to do with criminal defense. Yet I seemed to be blogging more about criminal defense than any actual Chicago lawyer. Rob Deters was gone, Steven Molo's blog was fake, and James Dimeas mostly just … [Read more...] about Oh My God, Chicago Has a Criminal Defense Blogger!