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Recent Articles from Jason Beaulieu
Where’s the Lawyer Love?!
By now, I’m used to lawyer jokes. My favorite goes like this: A guy walks into a bar in his hometown after being away for years. The bartender recognizes him […]
The waiting is the hardest part
You get the case. Extremely defensible on both liability and damages. You take notes, call witnesses, plot strategy. You draft the responsive pleading and written discovery requests. You summarize your […]
Remembering E.A. Poe on his 202nd birthday
Edgar Allan Poe was like a 19th century Ricky Gervais: he basked in genius, needled the pompous, and didn’t care what you thought of him. Ironically, Poe’s life was so […]
A lawyer in lights
Being a lawyer means working long hours. To make up for it, I try to do fun things for my kids on the weekends and holidays. During Christmas that means […]
Arundel slots and Asti’s revenge
Anne Arundell was born into the English aristocracy, married well, and died at age 34. She had nine kids during her 21-year marriage, having gotten hitched at age 13. Her […]
Three good websites for trial attorneys
I often wonder if law schools still teach research by using books. When I was a 1L, we had to Shepardize cases like that. It was as tedious and boring […]
Lt. Brendan Looney: Some give all
After I graduated college, I taught and coached at my high school alma mater, an all-male Catholic school in Hyattsville. It’s a special place primarily because a few dozen single-minded […]
Ready for some football
I’m a little worried about how excited I was for the start of the professional football season. When Thursday morning of the first game day feels like Christmas, you got […]
95 South, ‘The Wire’ and a judge’s lament
The first leg of my summer vacation involved a 14-hour drive to Florida with just me and a golden retriever. (Don’t ask.) The conversations tended to be a little one-sided, […]
The future is Messi
The Maryland Court of Appeals made national headlines recently for its ruling in Nefredo v. Montgomery County. As you may recall, that’s the case where the court struck down a […]
The Maryland Court of Appeals vs. entrepreneurs
Apparently, the Maryland Court of Appeals has something against entrepreneurs and common sense. The most recent example comes from an unbelievable decision that should send shock waves through the business […]
Dying like Sammy
Three years ago this July, we had to put our pet dog down. Sammy was his name, a fawn Boxer with the disposition of a jester and the lines of […]
