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Litigation

Apr. 3, 2007

Deviled by the Details

Forum Column - By Nora Quinn - Details are critically important to the legal profession. But following the rules isn't easy, especially for litigators with attention deficit disorder. How about CLE credit for classes on calendering?

FORUM COLUMN

By Nora Quinn
     
      I admit that the local rules are not the first place I look when I start writing a brief, but they probably should be. I co-counsel a lot of cases with a woman who often stands in front of my desk looking at me in absolute disgust while holding that all-important navy blue volume and saying, "You didn't even look in here, did you? What about the judge's Web site? D...

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