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Mark C. Fava

Author, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Executive

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...

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...

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 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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