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The failure, so far, of the Tennessee Bar Association.

This post is a follow-up to my indication that I would be writing soon about what I am doing, perhaps the least I can do, to send a message that is commensurate with this moment in history. The erosion of the rule of law, the attacks on law firms and judges, and the speed run […]

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Nothing that’s happening is normal. None. Of. it.

This next stretch of time would likely be hard enough for many folks to get through if nothing else troubling was going on in our nation. This is the stretch of time where we will be reminded time and time again of the five-year anniversary of events that changed, for many irrevocably, our lives because […]

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Some bad news, some good news, and some “just news.”

All, Just a PSA. Do not get COVID. It is no good. Very bad. You don’t want it. I managed to go all the way to August 2023 without ever getting it, but I came back from Denver with it earlier this week. It sucks. If you are traveling, I’d suggest you mask up. I […]

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Listeners Like You

The FCU (Faughnan Content Universe) has expanded. Just in case any readers are interested in knowing about this, I am taking advantage of this platform to do a little bit of promotion about a new endeavor. It is a podcast and it has nothing to do with legal ethics, so if any of the pop […]

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Several scattered thoughts about advancements in AI

So, life really moves fast. Though, while it seems like advancements in AI are also really moving fast, maybe they aren’t moving as fast as the hype. That is the topic for today. Now, when I say life really moves fast … I mean that between my starting this post yesterday and today a giant […]

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Not so NFTy idea

I’ve written once before in this space about the ridiculousness of NFTs. To some degree, I guess I am not surprised that I am doing so again but I kind of am … particularly in the context in which the topic arises. As well as the timing. As to the timing, if you haven’t been […]

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An award-winning post.

The punny title will be just about the only non-serious aspect of today’s post. The ABA Center for Professional Responsibility announced the winner of the 2022 Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award was announced by the ABA. This year’s honoree is Lucian Pera of Memphis. Odds are, if you are someone who reads this blog, you […]