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...
Mar 12, 20237 min readLady Justice and Judge NewmanThe 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 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 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