Apr 16, 20233 min readThe time value of timeJudge 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 readBe 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 readThe 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,...
Feb 11, 20235 min readA Death Row StoryFrom 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 readThere are two sides to every storyAs 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 readKnow when to shut upI 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 readProvide top coverThis 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 readWhat I Learned from the Judge! Lifelong lessons that I learned as a federal judicial law clerk
