What do you do if you lose your keys, wallet, sunglasses or briefcase at the courthouse?  Where do you go?  Who do you talk to?  I had to find out after losing my car keys at court one day. My … Continue reading →

Folks who go to courthouses often have lots of time to wait while attorneys need to talk. While you are waiting, head downstairs to the basement. Believe it or not, basements are where you can find courthouse cafeterias. I learned … Continue reading →

Hello, you’ve probably been wondering who is adding some of the new blog posts at BusinessBrawls.com. I am Mr. Kaufman’s paralegal, fact-ferret and herder. My name is Shelley Young. So what defines a paralegal? I am glad you asked. According … Continue reading →

For those of us 1950 kids, Perry Mason is a known quantity.  For those of us non 1950s kids, this was a show featuring a pelfy attorney, aka Perry Mason, a cynical investigator, aka Paul Drake, and the most awesome … Continue reading →

Sometimes when I go to court, the experience can feel like I have just entered a rerun of an episode of “Sex in the City.” Take my trip to Court on Valentines’ Day. I was standing in the line waiting … Continue reading →

You may have noticed that I advise a great deal of pre-court preparation before stepping into the courthouse. Practice Hard, Fight Easy. And it also never hurts to have memorized several songs from those English light opera champions Gilbert & … Continue reading →

Getting through security is just the first step to a successful filing. More Unstated Rules for the Courthouse Road: 1.  Be patient because things will be confusing. 2.  Be persistent because things will be confusing. 3.  Be polite because things … Continue reading →

So you think you know all there is to know about Courthouse Security? It used to be easy.  With time to spare, you would hustle out the door toward the local courthouse clerk’s window in time to file that five-pound … Continue reading →

I’m actually keying this post off the recent Washington Post article about a young man’s suicide.  You can read the article here:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021904528.html What aroused my absolute and complete indignation (other than what seems to me to be the disproportionate … Continue reading →

Generally, what this means is that your time and my effort will go up.  Why?  Because judges are going to bend over backward to be fair to the “poor” pro-se. Therefore, whatever the pro se does, there is a 99.99% … Continue reading →