Have you heard the words battle ground and swing often enough this election cycle? It’s not difficult to click on a thesaurus (e.g., Merriam-Webster, Roget II, or WorldNet.), but the American news media seems allergic to synonyms in this presidential campaign. And, we’ve been condemned to cliche hell.
Until recently, I couldn’t figure out why the two political parties were spending so much money to woo the 806 people living in Battle Ground, Indiana (Tippecanoe County), [click here to read all of this swinging post]
Maybe, soon, swing will again have connotations that I enjoy. 
far from home
an empty swing
half my size
our kids on the swing
old enough to push each other
april evening
one-breath pundit
at Notes from the (Legal) Underground.
Bob Ambrogi has written a
follow-up on the issue of weblawgs and blogads; my
that he pen a State Haiku for Louisiana. David likes the “little sister” haiku that I
posted, and
also proposes:
hard Louisiana rain
indoors
in beer
Since
Ernie the Attorney got us started on this, I hope he gets in touch with Prof. Lanoue.
first date:
she groans with pleasure
at my pun
[Oct. 20, 2004]
Have you heard the words battle ground and swing often enough this election cycle? It’s not difficult to click on a thesaurus (e.g., Merriam-Webster, Roget II, or WorldNet.), but the American news media seems allergic to synonyms in this presidential campaign. And, we’ve been condemned to cliche hell.
Until recently, I couldn’t figure out why the two political parties were spending so much money to woo the 806 people living in Battle Ground, Indiana (Tippecanoe County), [click here to read all of this swinging post]
Maybe, soon, swing will again have connotations that I enjoy.
far from home
an empty swing
half my size
our kids on the swing
old enough to push each other
april evening
one-breath pundit
at Notes from the (Legal) Underground.
Bob Ambrogi has written a
follow-up on the issue of weblawgs and blogads; my
that he pen a State Haiku for Louisiana. David likes the “little sister” haiku that I
posted, and
also proposes:
hard Louisiana rain
indoors
in beer
Since
Ernie the Attorney got us started on this, I hope he gets in touch with Prof. Lanoue.
first date:
she groans with pleasure
at my pun
[Oct. 20, 2004]
I offer to the new associates at Steel Hector & Davis the following simple rules: Practice law with
(1) Integrity, (2) Preparation (3) and Professionalism.
- Integrity: . . .Everything the legal profession does is done as a fiduciary — as a trustee in a special
relationship. . . . If lawyers are to be trusted and respected, integrity must pervade everything we do.
- Professionalism combines integrity with preparation so as to produce consistent competent performance.
Professionalism is the manner in which we carry out our roles as attorneys. It is the practical application
of the law to life. It is the practice of law.
- Finally, I try to emphasize to new lawyers that we as attorneys are in a sense the Chosen People, with
special duties, and thereby have special responsibilities to society to see that justice is done. The law is the
bulwark of freedom and the antidote for violence.
- Former Chief Circuit Judge Gerald Wetherington recently wrote about “A Lawyer’s Duty” in the Dade County Bar Bulletin. He noted: . . . “The motivation of a lawyer to do the right thing should come primarily from within as a matter of personal integrity, and not primarily from the fear of external compulsion. Internalized values are the most dependable and lasting ones.”
The firm of ethicalEsq & haikuEsq — with Kobayashi Issa, of counsel – want to add that clients need lawyers they can trust, and trust will come from integrity and competence, not from a self-important notion of “professional dignity.”
first snow falling
I trust in his hand…
bridge by the gate
on honorable Buddha’s
honorable nose
an icicle
thank you, Philip Bloom . . 
I offer to the new associates at Steel Hector & Davis the following simple rules: Practice law with
(1) Integrity, (2) Preparation (3) and Professionalism.
- Integrity: . . .Everything the legal profession does is done as a fiduciary — as a trustee in a special
relationship. . . . If lawyers are to be trusted and respected, integrity must pervade everything we do.
- Professionalism combines integrity with preparation so as to produce consistent competent performance.
Professionalism is the manner in which we carry out our roles as attorneys. It is the practical application
of the law to life. It is the practice of law.
- Finally, I try to emphasize to new lawyers that we as attorneys are in a sense the Chosen People, with
special duties, and thereby have special responsibilities to society to see that justice is done. The law is the
bulwark of freedom and the antidote for violence.
- Former Chief Circuit Judge Gerald Wetherington recently wrote about “A Lawyer’s Duty” in the Dade County Bar Bulletin. He noted: . . . “The motivation of a lawyer to do the right thing should come primarily from within as a matter of personal integrity, and not primarily from the fear of external compulsion. Internalized values are the most dependable and lasting ones.”
The firm of ethicalEsq & haikuEsq — with Kobayashi Issa, of counsel – want to add that clients need lawyers they can trust, and trust will come from integrity and competence, not from a self-important notion of “professional dignity.”
first snow falling
I trust in his hand…
bridge by the gate
on honorable Buddha’s
honorable nose
an icicle
thank you, Philip Bloom . .
