It's Open Season on Children in Pennsylvania

The Legal Intelligencer

Friday, November 11, 2011

In light of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, Pennsylvania really needs to change its nickname from the Keystone State to the Child Abuser State.

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Ten Years Later, We're Still Here

The Legal Intelligencer

Friday, September 9, 2011

It's been nearly 10 years since the Sept. 11 attacks and the two questions that keep popping up in my head are: What has changed? And what have we learned?

Lawyers Are Needed Now, as Well as a Focus on Their Struggles

The Legal Intelligencer

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

When I think of models for leadership, I don't often think of lawyers. Too much second-guessing, too much timidity, too often a lemming-like mentality and a horrible fear to do anything new or that goes against conventional wisdom. However, in these tumultuous times, I actually think lawyers have a lot to offer in terms of helping us out of this political and financial mess.

ABA Report No Reason for High Fives for Judicial Conduct System

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

An American Bar Association report on Pennsylvania's judicial conduct system provided a number of helpful recommendations on ways to improve the system and did so without being overly critical, particularly of the Judicial Conduct Board.

Pa. Supreme Court Gets Serious About Recusal of Judges

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently signaled that it is going to be taking a much closer look at how trial court judges handle themselves and not hesitate to remove them from cases if there's a question about their impartiality.

On Marcellus Shale Policy, DEP's Krancer Should Have Known Better

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

I never thought I'd see a governor as in love with an industry as former Gov. Edward G. Rendell was with gaming -- until current Gov. Tom "I Don't Give a Frack" Corbett got sworn in and entered the political equivalent of a shotgun wedding with the natural gas industry.

If Pa. Supreme Court Won't Reform JCB, Then Someone Else Should

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its progress report on its response to reform proposals made by the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice in the wake of the Luzerne County Courthouse scandal, it was pretty thin when it came to judicial ethics and the judicial conduct system.

Justices' Refusal to Grant Retrial to Lokuta Further Weakens Suspect System

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to deny former Luzerne County Judge Ann H. Lokuta a new disciplinary trial is a serious injustice that undermines people's faith in the integrity of the state's judicial system.

Pa. High Court Needs to Cure Its Black Robe Disease

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

This is probably a year most of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices would rather forget, particularly Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille. Castille has taken more hits in 2010 than any chief justice since ... well, Ralph Cappy, the last chief justice.

Does Supporting Diversity Make You 'White Trash'?

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Sometimes a white guy like me needs a swift kick in the ass to be reminded that there are some seriously racist knuckleheads out there. The reminder came in the form of a voicemail I received last week.