by Bruce | February 19, 2016 | About the Site, Articles
The observant and—one can hope—the unobservant alike among you will note an updated look here at AdamSmithEsq.com. We readily admit this “refresh” means more to us than it means to you, and we’re fine with that. Indulge us a moment. A few of the...
by Bruce | February 16, 2016 | About the Site, Articles
In the midst of our series on Jim Collins’s How the Mighty Fall, it occurs to me it might be valuable to pause and talk for a moment about language. Partly this is prompted by a bit of self-consciousness on my part, that the true value of Collins’s five...
by Bruce | February 15, 2016 | About the Site, Articles
AccessData webinar series: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the FRCP Amendments I will be moderating a series of three webinars on the amendments to the FRCP. Registration is free and each webinar will last about 45 minutes. AccessData is running an eDiscovery...
by Bruce | September 30, 2015 | About the Site, Articles, Leadership, Strategy
We know many of our loyal readers are based in the Pacific Northwest, and for those who might find themselves in Seattle on Thursday, October 15th, we invite your attention to the Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators’ annual Law Firm...
by Bruce | June 14, 2015 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles
Today is Adam Smith’s birthday: 1723, so he would be 292 today. Well, at least we think so. His birth was registered at the church in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (just across the Firth of Forth north of Edinburgh, not 10 miles as the crow flies) on 5 June 1723, so...
by Bruce | May 26, 2015 | About the Site, Articles
Nothing can possibly accompany a silent captioned picture of Arlington, so I publish this separately and for your reflection at your leisure and as with all things only if you wish. But for those of an historic bent, the tradition of annually setting aside a day to...