Whenever the Supreme Court rules on an important or a controversial case, the media is often out in full force and the nation, or at least those interested in that area of law, are watching very closely for the decision.
The reasons are clear. A Supreme Court decision is just that, supreme. It can not be appealed and all of the lower counts in the land will be looking to that decision for guidance.
But how does a dispute reach the Supreme Court? The truth is that its highly unlikely any conflict will ever reach that level. Whether it’s a dispute between you and your neighbor or two giant companies, every disagreement starts out with almost no chance of reaching the highest court of the land.
To understand just how rare that is and why, we have to take a look at the pyramid of conflict and see just how many opportunities there are for a dispute to be resolved before then and why so few ever reach that level. [Read more…] about The Pyramid of Legal Conflict
Online, we like to talk about what that law says. Plenty of people will give you a rundown of what is and what is not considered legal in a variety of areas of law, including copyright, trademark, defamation (libel), advertising, privacy and so forth.
Contrary to what nearly every stand-up comedian says, the vast majority of lawyers are honest, hard-working and fair people. They offer a valuable service to their clients and to the community. They help people at some of their worst times and work hard to represent people in front of a complex and intimidating system.