Archive for August, 2007
Inmate offers Judge who sentenced him 5k to kill Prosecutor
My goodness…
Bryan Connelly, convicted of forgery charges, is accused of making an unusual choice in seeking a hit man to kill the prosecutor: the judge who sentenced him.
… and as if that weren’t dumb enough -
Connelly wrote a second letter to his defense attorney, Houston lawyer Jonathan Cox, offering him $5,000 to kill Garner, […]
Filipino Prison-Yard Thriller, Prisoners Unlikely Youtube Celebrities
Let’s choose to overlook for a moment some of the more disturbing implications we might draw from this video and instead revel in the strange beauty of its existence. The Houston Chronicle has a story on the latest Youtube phenomenon, video reenactments of 80’s pop songs by Filipino prisoners.
Their version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller had […]
Racehorse Haynes
Legendary trial lawyer and Houston Law alumnus Richard ‘Racehorse’ Haynes was in action at the Williamson County courthouse outside of Austin last week defending a 41-year-old mother of two accused of sexual contact with a minor, a 16-year old boy who has already testified that they had a sexual relationship.
There’s some video from local station […]
How to Win Friends and Influence People in On Campus Interviews (OCI)
Each fall law school campuses blossom with a thousand hopeful dreams of spending the rest of their lives in a little cubicle high up on the skyline. This instructional video will help future lawyers “get their interview on.”
Are Law Students Getting What We Want or What We Need?
MoneyLaw’s Jeff Harrison, a law professor at the University of Florida who incidentally once taught at the University of Houston, caught my eye with a piece on Best Practices for Law Schools. Drawing on the relatively recent report Best Practices for Legal Education, Harrison made an interesting observation -
I could be wrong but I […]
Upcoming Event - Association of Women Attorneys present The Meaning of JUDGE, Finding Your Place on the Bench
I was just informed of an interesting event coming up at South Texas. See details below. Oh and did I mention, NO CHARGE FOR LAW STUDENTS. Hard to beat that. If you have an upcoming event that may be of interest to law students, e-mail me.
On Saturday, September 15, 2007, Association of Women Attorneys […]
Another Hilarious Lawyer Commercial (Parody)
Hat tip to Chuck Newton.
How to Choose a Law School
Anastasia is slinging law school choosin’ advice on think like a woman. act like a man. - Tips on Choosing a Law School #1: Location and Tips on Choosing a Law School #2: School.
I concur. I’m amazed at how little people know when they make their decision or what they choose to focus on. Rankings, […]
Tales from the Summer Associate Crypt
Above the Law, one of the Blawgraphy’s favorite guilty pleasure, has been featuring summer associate horror stories. I couldn’t pass this one up - X-Summers: Crab Stabber AKA Senorita Foulmouth - if only for the local flavor.
“K&S Houston used to have this boondoggle of a recruiting trip to the Four Seasons resort in Punta Mita […]
Postscript
I’ve mentioned the law review write on here, here and here, and am happy to report that my attempt was successful. The casenote concerned Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 127 S. Ct. 2162 (2007). I’m quite sick of thinking about this case, to be honest, but it occurred to me today that being […]