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Milt

Op-Ed 

Hybrid Law

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

With Arizona perhaps starting a trend of allowing hybrid law/non-lawyer firms, the benefits of clever, client-attracting firm names become even more obvious. I have a few suggestions.

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Financial Op-Ed Securities 

Cover Your Options

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt, Stocks

The sin ascribed to a defendant in Gamestop litigation is that he convinced thousands of investors online to, in effect, pool resources to drive up GameStop stock while not disclosing that he’s a licensed broker. This is as opposed to hedge funds, run by licensed professionals, that pool resources (in a fund) to do what they want to do while not disclosing anything.

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Op-Ed 

Analysis of a Divorce

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Would conservatives still be strict constructionists if we could see what those Founding guys were Instagramming? I don’t think so.

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Op-Ed 

Market Reality

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

If the GameStop frenzy has shown us anything, it’s that the stock market is just a big casino/computer game.

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Op-Ed 

You Don’t Need to Share

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Thank you, Facebook, for these “cautionary tales” featuring how-to-get-away-with-murder advice and insurrectionist cosplay.

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Op-Ed 

Let’s Settle Our Debates

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

What I’m about to propose could put issues to rest and stop people from yelling at each other and storming capitals.

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Op-Ed 

Let’s Enjoy Some Normal Crazy

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Remember the good old days when insane arguments in court weren’t being made on behalf of politicians? Youtube offers some reminders.

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Op-Ed 

I Have Questions

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Our columnist makes a case for the captcha class action no one saw coming, generic charities and reining in a bar examination task force.

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Op-Ed 

Excuse Notes

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 MILT POLICZER
Milt

New York law now requires judges to give some justification for their recusal requests. Try these on for size.

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Op-Ed 

Fight Theory With Theory

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Since a serious article debunking conspiracy theories is unlikely to reach the target audience of conspiracy theorists, maybe it’s time for a new approach.

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Op-Ed 

No Discipline Required

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

A piece that pushed for Trump’s election lawyers to be disbarred got this columnist thinking: Who would hire Rudy Giuliani or Sidney Powell going forward?

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Op-Ed 

Judging Judges

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

You might think that judges would know a thing or two about resolving disputes amicably and avoiding litigation. You would, of course, be wrong about that.

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Op-Ed 

I Can Tell You What’s Real

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

How do you run a democracy if you think you know what you’re voting for but what you know may be completely wrong?

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Op-Ed 

You Too Can Suck

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Taking a page out of the National Enquirer’s catch-and-kill playbook, the domain name taylorswift.sucks brings up no results. The trick now is in trademarking it.

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Op-Ed 

Georgia on My Mind

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

If you’re serious about change in this country, spend a couple of months in the Peach State. It’s a small sacrifice that could save the planet.

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Op-Ed 

We All Have Stats

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Can statistics make you a better litigant? Some new services seem to think so.

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Op-Ed 

Help the NLRB

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

An NLRB dispute over Scabby the Rat, a VIP at every job-site protest, gives us all a chance to hone our brief- and creative-writing chops.

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Op-Ed 

Election Disputes

November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Should the expected litigation around the 2020 election prove too tame, there’s always the possibility of fake candidates in Michigan.

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Op-Ed 

We Need More Theories

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

Put on your Q hats. To stop a conspiracy theory, our columnist advises going to the source, or better yet becoming it.

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Op-Ed 

Fairness Isn’t Fair

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 MILT POLICZER
Milt

It gets harder and harder to compromise when one side is so obviously right.

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