[FIRM NOTES]

Notes from the firm.

Occasional writing about how we work, plus short notices about the firm. Nothing here is legal advice or a comment on a pending matter.

Gesture on CottonVessey Strand Office Collection
JULY 2026
What a motion in limine is really for
Much of a trial is decided before opening statements, in the rulings about what a jury will never hear.
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Strata, TornVessey Strand Office Collection
MAY 2026
Why everyone on the case reads the whole record
A note on how we staff matters, and on the one efficiency we have never been willing to accept.
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Rods at Varying HeightsVessey Strand Office Collection
APRIL 2026
Notes from the spring clinic term
Six lawyers, one afternoon a week, and the part of practice that stays closest to the ground.
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Short notices