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Mark C. Fava
Author, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Executive
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Apr 16, 20233 min read
The time value of time
Judge Norton used to say: "The time value of time is much more valuable than the time value of money.” I worked for the Judge as a...
Apr 2, 20233 min read
Be consistent - consistently right or consistently wrong.
As I discussed in the previous post, a jury found Alex Murdaugh’s banker Russell Laffitte guilty on multiple federal charges in November...
Apr 1, 20233 min read
The Murdaugh banker's Motion for a New Trial
In addition to Alex Murdaugh’s conviction, the only other conviction so far related to Murdaugh’s crimes is that of his former banker,...
Mar 20, 20236 min read
Will the Murdaugh case change anything?
This is my third post related to the trial of my law school classmate Alex Murdaugh. My first two posts are available below. My first...
Mar 12, 20237 min read
Lady Justice and Judge Newman
The jury has spoken. While I thought there was more than ample evidence to support a guilty verdict, I thought we were headed for hung...
Mar 1, 20234 min read
The Murdaugh trial and Judge Newman
Alex Murdaugh was a law school classmate of mine. Class of 1994 at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Like many, I have been...
Feb 11, 20235 min read
A Death Row Story
From 1994 to 1996, I worked as a federal judicial law clerk for The Honorable David C. Norton in Charleston. Judge Norton was my first...
Feb 4, 20232 min read
There are two sides to every story
As a federal judicial clerk, I read hundreds of pages of written pleadings filed with the court. Before a motion’s hearing, I drafted a...
Jan 27, 20233 min read
Know when to shut up
I was almost always in the courtroom behind the bench with the Judge for motions' hearings when opposing lawyers were arguing a legal...
Jan 21, 20234 min read
Provide top cover
This is a blog about leadership advice based on lessons I learned first as a follower and observer of leaders. In my first series called...
Jan 14, 20233 min read
What I Learned from the Judge!
Lifelong lessons that I learned as a federal judicial law clerk
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