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Free International Conference Calls – Several Countries
I’m one of those people who tends to comment on service – bad or good. The service provider below is one that I use domestically, and...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 28, 20112 min read


Twas the Night Before Christmas – Legal Version
Legal humor for Christmas. The words have been circulating by email, and also are online at the Madison County Record. The image is...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 25, 20113 min read
Nixon Watergate Tapes Released
Former President Nixon’s Watergate testimony was released today and is online here, among other places. The National Archive is here. The...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 11, 20111 min read
A Right to Life – What Does that Really Mean as the Health Care Debate Goes Forward
This recent post from the ASU Law Journal for Social Justice – titled The Right to Life – provides a timely reminder of the hypocrisy...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 16, 20112 min read


Sovereigns and Deep Water Ocean Treasures
More treasure stories related to Odyssey Marine Exploration. This prior post covered an 11th Circuit ruling on sovereign immunity in a...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 10, 20111 min read
Lexis/Nexis Seeks Input on Insurance Related Blogs
Self-promotion. Lexis/Nexis seeks input on this and other blogs you may like as to insurance-related issues. If you wish to comment,...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 5, 20111 min read
Clueless Graphic Design by American Express, the Peninsula Hotel, and pharma
Please forgive a moment of crankiness associated with middle-aged eyes, and frustration with graphic design work by 20 or 30 somethings...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 26, 20111 min read
US Federal Judges and Law Clerk Hiring
Here’s the link to an eye-opening NYT article on the process of competition and federal judges hiring law clerks. The article, by...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 25, 20111 min read
Treasure Finders Lose to Spain – Was the Ship on a Sovereign Mission ?
This lawyer does not see too many opinions on treasure salvaged from Spanish galleons, so I’ll mention one that popped up this week. This...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 24, 20111 min read
Lady Justice and Scales of Law – History
The history of Lady Justice and scales is briefly sketched in a Thursday, December 16, 2010 New York Times article by Randy Kennedy. ...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 18, 20111 min read
“Law Books by the Million” By West Publishing Company – The Green Bag Brings it to
110 years ago, in 1901, West Publishing created and distributed "Law Books by the Million," a self-laudatory but enjoyable and...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 10, 20111 min read
Great Picture of Earth with Hurricane Wilma, Plus Wilma Video
Go here. Or, with a hat tip to the Lede blog at the NYT, go here to see Google stuff that allows you to add or subtract layers of data....

Kirk Hartley
Aug 27, 20111 min read
Update – A Long Swim – Across the English Channel – for ALS Research
Update on A Long Swim Doug McConnell is now the 48th person over 50 to swim the Channel – go here for a look !! The thirty mile swim took...

Kirk Hartley
Aug 22, 20111 min read
Old Bailey Transcripts Online
Amazing. Scholars have digitized thousands of pages from trials in the Old Bailey. The story is told here in a NYT article by Patricia...

Kirk Hartley
Aug 21, 20111 min read
Traveler’s Aid – Google’s Hotel Finder Experiment
Going some place new and looking for a way to visualize the area and see hotels in the area? Try out Google’s experimental application...

Kirk Hartley
Aug 13, 20111 min read
Some History – Nixon’s Watergate Testimony to be Released
Some history may come to light fairly soon. A DC District Judge has now ordered the release of President Nixon’s grand jury testimony,...

Kirk Hartley
Aug 6, 20111 min read


A New Adventure – Joining Gnarus Advisors – a National Consulting Firm Focused on Mass T
A new adventure is underway in my life. I’ve joined a wonderful group of non-lawyer experts at a national consulting firm known as Gnarus...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 28, 20114 min read
Update – Verizon’s 4G Wireless Network Stinks in Chicago’s Southwest Side AND Be
An update on the post below regarding Verizon’s much touted but lousy 4G wireless modem service for the southwest side of Chicago and its...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 25, 20112 min read
A New Job – Working for Comcast for Nothing – Another Lousy Service Company
My daughters and I now work for Comcast, apparently. Every day my daughters or I get to reset the internet modem at my house. And,...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 24, 20111 min read
CapitalOne Credit Cards – Terrible Customer Service Reaches a New Low
Update on Capital One Set out below is my quick rant about lousy service by the credit card giant, Capital One. As I expected, Capital...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 16, 20113 min read
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