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EXCERT FROM A NOVEL: Smarter Than That
PROLOGUE – SEPTEMBER 2016 I always assumed I’d write a novel someday; I just never figured on penning a memoir. But let me assure you, dear reader, this modern-day tragedy will be all the more juicy for its truthfulness. As it happens, today is my 55th birthday. What better time to relay my admittedly schmaltzy...
Read ArticlePerforming and Visual Artists in Our Bar Association
According to a joke, the difference between lawyers and accountants is that accountants know they are boring. We at Contra Costa Lawyer, however, beg to differ. We believe lawyers are a colorful bunch, fun to be around, with rich and fully realized personal and creative lives. As we set out to find proof of this...
Read ArticleWaxing Poetic
I was born and was raised In The Canadian Prairies, With kilometers of wheat And countless plots of dairies. I aspired to live That great Cali life, And fortunately, in law school Met my Californian wife. In 1993 I embarked naïve, As a fresh faced, new lawyer No skills, just belief. And through all these...
Read ArticleThe Actor
You get an audition notice. You look at the sides. You say – “I can do this!” But what are the odds? Three thousand to one; 10,000 to one; a million to one? If that really bothers you (or you’re sane or practical or just not a bit crazy), then stop. Don’t go into that...
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