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Is the American Legal Profession a Guild?

This is one in our occasional series of excerpts from my yet-to-be-published new book, treating, among other things, the historic roots of our profession tracing back to medieval guilds. I hope you enjoy, and, more importantly, that you provide any feedback,... read more +

A Late Summer Reflection: The Real Adam Smith

by | Aug 28, 2022 | 0 Comments

And now for something rather different. Not infrequently we're asked how, or why we named our firm Adam Smith, Esq.  The short and true somewhat beside-the-point answer is that it's a bit of wordplay on the intersection of economics (Adam Smith) and law (the...

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Two Nasty Trends About to Collide?

by | Aug 21, 2022 | 0 Comments

We distributed this column several weeks ago to our "friends and family" opt-in email list (which has a handsome level of subscribers and is free--what's taking you so long? [sign up at the foot of our homepage]) but herewith on our public site. You may not like what...

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Summer Reading List

by | Aug 7, 2022 | 0 Comments

This column is becoming something of a tradition, and traditions must be maintained. Sitting on various handy tables and shelves around the office and the den at home are, among many other things, the following books taking front and center pride of place during the...

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“I Was Wrong”

by | Jul 28, 2022 | 2 Comments

Recently The New York Times devoted its Sunday "Opinion" section to the theme, "I was wrong," and several of its leading columnists each penned an essay "I was wrong about...." This set us thinking. And with hardly any hesitation and no second-guessing, we realized it...

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