Over the weekend, I was again struck by thoughts of the past.  I was listening to an Internet-based radio channel, when up pops “The Impossible Dream,” from the Broadway show, The Man of La Mancha.  The show is based upon the classic work by Miguel Cervantes, The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.  The musical was first

I was actually inspired to write this post by one of my paralegal students at Nova Scotia Community College.  For the past 20+ years, I have been a disciple of the teachings of Professor Lawrence Krieger.  By coincidence, Krieger was my professor at The Florida State University College of Law.  Over the past 20+ years, Professor Krieger has cont

An American Lawyer’s Journey to Canadian Barrister-Solicitor I am on a quick break from my dual duties of vigilantly representing my clients, and dutifully grading student papers.  First, to all of my fellow brethren in Canada, I hope everyone is having a contemplative and special Remembrance Day.  Now, onto the purpose of this blog post. R

I do not believe that Mel Brooks, in his first feature film, Twelve Chairs, originally coined the phrase, “[h]ope for the best, expect the worst.”  As a self-professed political junkie, and as the former co-lead regional elections counsel for the Obama-Biden Campaign (2008, 2012) throughout Central Florida, I feel as if (1) the quote i

Well, it appears that I have returned to my old habits.  In Florida, I typically spent at least one weekend day, normally both, working on cases and grading of student papers.    Today, I find myself working.  At least, there is some sense of familiarity to this practice, one that began as far back as 1999. Today, I find myself doing both meeti