In his short run as Editor at this website, our skeptical, curmudgeonly alter ego “Prof. Yabut” was fairly prolific. Below are links to his Favorite Postings while Editor, to his more-recent emeritus offerings, and to other f/k/a pieces from 2003 through 2009 that he liked the most, in reverse chronological order. [It’s the closest we have to a Best of f/k/a List] Clearly, Yabut’s a “Yea, but” Man, not a Yes Man.
- “understanding and reducing legal fees” (Feb. 28, 2009
- “foxes guarding the golden eggs” (Feb. 24, 2009) (self-regulation fails clients; with links to our final week’s “ALF” — American Legal Fees — series)
- “value billing by lawyers raises many ethical red flags” (Dec. 4, 2008)
- “a sparkingly Savage year” (December 30, 2008); & “wendy savage wendy savage” (October 23, 2008)
- “smart clients care about bonuses and marketplace ‘value‘” (Nov. 25, 2008)
- “they’re all atwitter (we’re not)” (Nov. 15, 2008)
- “apply for this!” (Nov. 13, 2008) (the Obama Administration job application)
- “too many men are killing babies” (October 20, 2008)
- “a melancholy spoof of Frank Duci’s will” (Oct. 13, 2008) [grocery-list will]
- “words to use besides ‘battleground‘” (Oct. 11, 2008)
- “who are you calling ‘dearie’?” (October 7, 2008) (Elder-Speak)
- “arnold kills the lapdog driving ban” (September 30, 2008)
- “EnvyEsq works too much” (September 4, 2009)
- “did Harvard Law kill parody, satire & humor?” (Aug. 27, 2008)
- “living legend law blogging (and the cult of Gerry Spence)” (Aug. 1, 2008)
- “email etiquette: use Bcc for groups, please” (July 26, 2008)
- “doubts over debt negotiation fees” (July 22, 2008)
- “the New Yorker cover: Obama, satire, and the PC Police” (July 15, 2008)
- “lets celebrate kissing and chocolate” (July 5, 2008 – re Kissing Day and Chocolate Day)
- “speed limit politics (Obama disappoints)” (July 4, 2008)
- “California’s make-believe car phone safety law” (June 30, 2008) (hands-free cellphones are not safer)
- “Chautauqua grand slam” (June 28, 2008; baseball haiku roundtable)
- “joe cocker: mondegreen maven” (June 16, 2008) [misheard lyrics]
- “HALT focuses on Fred Rodell — you should, too” [Father of Plain English and demystifying lawyers] (June 4, 2008)
- “consumer beware the ‘standard’ deal” (May 30, 2008) (e.g., Used Car Warranties)
- “trumping reality with the sexism card” (May 20, 2008)
- “what brings you to a joint like this?” (May 14, 2008; our search engine friends)
- “Schenectady ponders 18 months without our Central Library” (May 6, 2008)
- “at least they’re upscale nudists” (April 27, 2008)
- “post-Earth Day pledge: speed limits and efficient driving” (April 23, 2008)
- “Washington (Ave.) cherry blossoms – Schenectady, NY” (April 21, 2008)
- “‘toilet paper check’ story ignored by blawgisphere” (March 29, 2008)
- “lawrence and the pink flamingos – a Stockade Valentine mystery” (Feb. 15, 2008)
- our gift to you: a 2008 haiga memories calendar (Dec. 13, 2007)
- unconscionable silence over Graubard’s $42 million contingency fee (December 11, 2007) (lawyer code of silence)
apology: Three years’ worth of Yabut’s Favorites have somehow been deleted from this List (perhaps done inadvertently by the Editor). I can hear Old Yabut grumbling all the way from the Archive Basement. The Editor will be randomly reconstructing the list below, at a leisurely pace.
- “best of” lists: the unbearable truth bared (Nov. 30, 2007)
- not impressed by U.S. lawyers rallying for Pakistani lawyers (Nov. 14, 2007)
- good gossip bad gossip (good gumbah bad gumbah) (Nov. 7, 2007)
- what’s a “lunch-pail lawyer”? (Nov. 5, 2007)
- The End of Lawyers? or The Cartel’s Last Stand? (Oct. 28, 2007)
- Schenectady’s PanderPols vote to evict sex offenders (June 13, 2007)
- includes list of links to our postings on exclusionary laws relating to sex offenders
- the Graying of the Bar: let’s not forget the ethics (March 20, 2007)
- what is “agita”? (Nov. 25, 2006)
- puritans, prudes & professional picklepusses (Nov. 25, 2006)
- Madeleine [Albright], the Georgetown Mafia, and Me (May 6, 2006)
- contingency fees (four-part series) (April 8, 2006)
click for: Part I (market failure); Part II (risk matters); Part III (do “standard” fees still exist?); and Part IV (ethical duties) –
- goomba goombah gumba gumbah (April 1, 2006)
- our Inadvertent Searchee series [search terms that brought folks to f/k/a] (Aug. 31, 2004 to March 23, 2006)
- halloween tricks: pols vs. sex offenders (October 30, 2005)
- 1L of a decision (Aug. 12, 2005) [know yourself before choosing law school]
- and see: the road to “L” is paved with inattention (Sept. 4, 2005)
- chronomentrophobia [and lawyers’ fear of clocks] (April 1, 2005)
- activism requires action [re Not One Damn Dime Day and slacktivism] (Jan. 22, 2005)
- Shakespeare and Lawyers: the Bar’s propaganda (March 1, 2004)
- Value Billing and Lawyer Ethics (January 28, 2004)
- Pro Bono is Not the Answer to the Access Problem (July 15, 2003)
- IL & Md Lawyer Groups Win First “Judee” Awards (July 13, 2003)