A couple weeks ago I received a review copy of Matthew Butterick‘s Typography For Lawyers (TFL), 2nd edition from the publisher. It’s not a new release, it actually came out last year. But ...
https://associatesmind.com/2016/12/08/review-typography-for-lawyers/
Three years ago I reviewed So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport. It was one of my favorite books that year and I continue to recommend it to people. Newport has just released his next...
https://associatesmind.com/2016/01/23/book-review-deep-work/
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Ross Guberman‘s work. I reviewed his first book, Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates here (and the 2nd edition here). I still think ...
https://associatesmind.com/2015/11/07/review-point-taken-how-to-write-like-the-worlds-best-judges/
Next in a series of long overdue book reviews, here are my thoughts on The Practice: Brutal Truths About Lawyers And Lawyering by Brian Tannebaum. Go buy this book right now. I’ll elaborate. As...
https://associatesmind.com/2015/06/24/book-review-the-practice/
So this review is long overdue. I received an advance preview copy of David Lat’s debut novel, Supreme Ambitions, back in October of last year. I read it immediately and enjoyed it, but it also...
https://associatesmind.com/2015/06/19/book-review-supreme-ambitions/
In all honesty, Maritime Letters of Indemnity is not the title of a book I would normally consider reading. I am glad, however, that I was able to have the opportunity to read this book. I pref...
https://associatesmind.com/2014/04/10/book-review-maritime-letters-of-indeminity/
I’m always looking for ways to improve my own writing – legal or otherwise. I think my writing is pretty good (I was number one in legal writing in my class for what it’s worth), but I know...
https://associatesmind.com/2014/04/09/book-review-point-made-2nd-edition/
A couple weeks ago I was at my local bar association’s annual Bench & Bar conference and had the chance to meet Richard Jaffe, a highly-respected criminal defense lawyer here in Birmingham. We...
https://associatesmind.com/2014/03/31/book-review-quest-for-justice-defending-the-damned/
This past week, I was pleased to receive a copy of Kevin Underhill’s new book The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance: And Other Real Laws that Human Beings Actually Dreamed Up. I’ve been looking ...
https://associatesmind.com/2014/02/11/book-review-the-emergency-sasquatch-ordinance/
This past week I received an advance review copy of Life After Law: Finding Work You Love With the J.D. You Have, by Liz Brown. Brown is a former litigation partner at a large international law...
https://associatesmind.com/2013/09/16/book-review-life-after-law/