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What We Can Learn From the Treaty of Versailles
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” Mahatma Gandhi Recently, I attended a meeting of the Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals. The speaker was a US Army strategist who has deployed twice to Iraq and now focuses on the Middle...
A Country for Old Men
In his poem, “Sailing to Byzantium”, William Butler Yeats addresses his view of old age. He speaks of a place that is “no country for old men”. This is a place he is leaving, as it is barren of spiritual and intellectual concerns. One of the unique characteristics of...
Wise Enough to Tell the Truth
This past April, Charles Van Doren passed away. The movie “Quiz Show” relates an important episode in his life. For 14 weeks, from November 28, 1956 to March 11, 1957, Mr. Van Doren captivated audiences of up to 50 million people with performances on the NBC quiz...
Judah Benjamin: A Life
Every once in a while I stumble upon the story of a remarkable individual. Such a person was Judah Benjamin. Born in 1811 in St. Croix, Benjamin's family moved first to North Carolina and then to Charleston, S.C., home to the largest Jewish community in the United...
Gandhi as Lawyer
Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the...
The Significance of Sir Thomas More to Lawyers
Recently I was given the opportunity to give some remarks to the Canakaris Inn of Court on April 16, 2019. I share here some of the things I spoke about. I don’t believe in coincidences. For example, it is no coincidence that this presentation falls on a very...
BEZOS V BEZOS
“WHEN YOU have loving and supportive people in your life, like MacKenzie…you end up being able to take risks.” So declared Jeff Bezos, boss of Amazon, the e-commerce giant, last April. This affirmation by the planet’s richest man of the contribution of his wife of 25...
Divorce Lawyer’s Side Job is Officiating at Weddings
A group of people—bride, groom, wedding party and officiant—stand atop a small, grassy mound tucked between a cow pasture, a county highway and the farmhouse where Amanda, the bride, grew up. Today, this patch of Wisconsin country doubles as a wedding chapel, with...
Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled against Governor Rick Scott in his attempt to appoint the successors for three retiring Florida Supreme Court Justices. Governor Scott is also reaching the end of his term as Governor on January 7th. As long as his successor takes...