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The Common Scold is named after a cause of action that originated in Pilgrim days, when meddlesome, argumentative, opinionated women who displeased the Puritan elders were punished by a brisk dunk in the local pond. Believe it or not, the tort lasted until 1972, when State v. Palendrano, 120 N.J. Super. 336, 293 A.2d 747 (N.J.Super.L., Jul 13, 1972) pretty much put it to rest. But the thought of those feisty women, not afraid of a little cold water, has always cheered me up and inspired me. I first used the moniker as the name of my humor column at the University of San Francisco School of Law many moons ago, and revive it now for this blawg!


WELCOME CECIL LYNN & RALPH LOSEY

Lynn_cecil_web_photo_2 I am delighted to introduce everybody to Cecil Lynn III and Ralph Losey, who have both graciously agreed to join Law Technology News' Editorial Advisory Board, and our EDD Update authors team.

Lynn, upper right, is of counsel to Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, and is based in Phoenix. He is admitted to the California and D.C. bars, and the U.S Supreme Court, and rec'd his J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. He represents clients on issues ranging from IP, employment, sports, entertainment and white collar crime.

Lynn is an active member of the Sedona Conference, and serves as an instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, where he teaches courses in e-discovery, depo skills, and trial advocacy. He is a frequent writer — so look forward to his articles in LTN and commentary here. His most recent article, "Public Information or Privileged? Enforcement of Workplace Computer Privacy Policies," is in the December issue of BNA's Digital Discovery & e-Evidence. His blog is Document Control Central.

Losey

Ralph Losey, lower right, is a shareholder with Orlando's Akerman Senterfitt, and co-chair of the firm's e-Discovery Group. His background is in commercial and insurance  litigation, but he devotes full time now to e-discovery law.
Losey is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and got his J.D. at the University of Florida College of Law.   

He's the author of the e-Discovery Team blog, and the American Bar Association's book, E-Discovery: Current Trends and Cases.

Ralph and Patrick Oot have just returned from presenting at the first Sedona Conference Law School Outreach program. Read more about it here, and in the January issue of LTN.

Welcome!

 

November 18, 2008 in LTN Editorial Advisory Board | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

 
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