Why I’m A Trial Lawyer (No. 2)

I used to sit for hours with my Uncle Reed talking about history, particularly the American Civil War. We shared a passion for that part of our lore. We’d review the characters, the political developments of that day and of course the battles. As lawyers, we tended to gravitate always back to Lincoln (the Sun […]

Why I’m A Trial Lawyer (No. 1)

“I am not an accomplished lawyer” Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was a famously small town lawyer. For the bulk of his career, he practiced solo with the help of a junior lawyer named Herndon – who functioned more as a paralegal – doing office organizing and paperwork. Lincoln was a circuit rider, traveling around the […]

DATA BREACH: A Patient Rights Primer

Published in the June Res Gestae. Bill Thompson, Jr. April 26, 2016 On November 13, 2015, the FBI notified 21st Oncology that over two million patients’ confidential records and data in 21st Century’s possession and control had been collected and sold by criminals using the Internet. 21st Century’s patients were not notified for three months or […]