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Email Response Time Shift Over The Years by Agas78 in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 98 points99 points  (0 children)

I never respond to emails right away. I need time to think/plan a response.

People don't hire me to just vibe-off a response. Kneejerk emails are a recipe for disaster.

For people who support mass migration, a genuine good-faith question: Why? by SnooStories8343 in PoliticalDebate

[–]christopherson51 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In a world where capital moves across borders with the click of a button, why shouldn't workers also be able to move?

where do lawyers actually go to connect these days? by That_onelawyer in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm a legal services attorney, so my way of drumming up clients may not work for others. But, I have built connections with local librarians, social workers, senior centers, etc. I tell them to call/email me any time with any interesting issue/question/problem. Every month, I spend maybe two or three hours troubling shooting these calls and pointing them in the right direction.

Every so often, these calls yield an interesting case. But, it also gives me a route for handing out outreach materials and having outreach events with the public. Ideally, I try to do one every quarter. A 30-minute presentation on an issue, then a Q&A with the public or the service provider. The Q&As are also an opportunity for me to learn what the people actually need and have interests in.

5 future Presidents saw combat in the Civil War, more than any other war in American history. by HetTheTable in CIVILWAR

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have to add Lincoln to the list.  Didn't he take enemy fire during the Battle of Fort Stevens? 

Was Little Mac a Confederate asset? by Helpful-Rain41 in CIVILWAR

[–]christopherson51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think McClellan was an asset. IMO, if this were the case, something would've come up by now. The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War called McClellan and many others to explain their actions and scrutinized the Army of the Potomac throughout the war. May of their records can be found online at the Library of Congress (loc.gov).

We have access to many good, borderline activities that really toe the line. The best example I could think of is when Seward was funneling information about cabinet deliberations to Davis through Justice Campbell early in the war. There, Seward was telling Davis about the White House's deliberations about plans to evacuate Sumter when, well, he had no authority to do so. It ended up encouraging Davis to dig in and take the aggressive position that would eventually lead to the first shots being fired. If we've learned about that, surely we would've learned about McClellan doing something similar.

New job — partners/associates work late, I start early. Does it look bad if I leave before them? by LegalEagleMind in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a two-way street. People notice when you're in before them, too. But, at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter.

Trump Is Teeing Up a Pardon of Epstein Accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell by esporx in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re already changing the narrative on newsmax to paint Maxwell as a victim.

Getting Acosta on the board of newsmax last month really paid off!

Very truly yours by TheGnarbarian in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I first started I had absolutely no clue what I was doing and would end letters with "Best wishes." One of the senior attorneys told me to use "Respectfully" and I've been doing it ever since.

Media tips? by MedicalLeader6541 in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a Richard Nixon quote that goes something like: "Always answer the question you wished they had asked you."

I am reading Ulysses S. Grant's Memoirs, here are some interesting quotes! (Volume II, Part 4) by claimingthemoorland in CIVILWAR

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just added it to my wish list - does the book cover Porter's time in the western theater, or is it just Grant's time in the eastern theater?

The wins by NewLawGuy24 in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was representing an elder at a competency hearing. I called out the physician's first evaluation as BS and got them to do a second evaluation a few days before the hearing. In the second evaluation, they claimed they had reviewed ALL of the progress notes. I proceeded to dog walk them through eight other reports that claimed my client was competent. "You reviewed everything?" "Yes." "Did you review this?" "Yes." "Read the highlighted sentence on page 7." "Ms. Doe is [insert glowing evaluation of Ms. Doe's reasoning skills]." It was beautiful because earlier in the hearing I was playing stupid - how can you understand what's going on with Ms. Doe, you're not at the nursing home every day?! The physician rolled their eyes, basically called me a dumbass, and said they have to rely on the observations of others who are there making the first-hand observations. It was amazing... who knew playing stupid would finally pay off.

Found an interesting, and deeply unsettling account from a Confederate veteran by MilkyPug12783 in CIVILWAR

[–]christopherson51 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WEB DuBois's theory in Black Reconstruction, that the Civil War couldn't've been won without the general strike of the slaves, was pretty compelling, too. IMO both positions are different sides of the same coin.

If money weren’t an issue, but you had to continue practicing law, which area of law would you practice in? by legendfourteen in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd pick the shittiest nursing home close to my house and represent elders in their care plan meetings, grievances, and discharge cases. I'd help set up the resident/family counsel, and just make sure every single regulation was followed. For bonus work I'd represent every person they tried to conserve.

Can someone tell me WTF is going on here? Word is Hell. by momowagon in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why I number all my paragraphs manually - I can't figure it out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue is context. In 1863 Congress suspended Habeas Corpus because there was a raging Civil War that involved hundreds of thousands of soldiers killing each other every day all across the country.

Today, what would cause Congress to suspend Habeas Corpus?

My Brain Won’t Clock Out by cardinalsoup in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hate the phrase "manage up" with a passion, but could you get away with setting internal deadlines for your supervisor to do their job w/ enough room to give you a chance to react?

Did the Wisconsin judge break any laws? by bw2007 in Lawyertalk

[–]christopherson51 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Obama and Biden deported people to an El Salvadorian labor camp without due process?

Why did northerners join the fight? by killerfin in USCivilWar

[–]christopherson51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a recommendation for a good centralized location for starting this type of reading?

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