Merits of the Cause: Ongoing Pretrial Series
This biweekly column, published since January 2019 and co-authored with Judge Douglas H. Wilkins, is titled "Merits of the Cause" and focuses on pretrial practice in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
Arguing Dispositive Motions Remotely in COVID Times
July 23, 2020
Summing Up Summary Judgment
July 1, 2020
Replies, Cross-Motions in Summary Judgment
June 18, 2020
Opposing Summary Judgment: Ways to Avoid Common Errors
June 4, 2020
Opposing Summary Judgment by Defending the High Ground
May 21, 2020
Summary Judgment FAQs
April 30, 2020
Summary Judgment: Less Really Is More
April 16, 2020
Summary Judgment: Just the Facts, Please
March 12, 2020
Good Summary Judgment Motions: Special Issues
February 27, 2020
Examples of Meritorious Summary Judgment Motions
February 13, 2020
Protect Your Investment: Think Confer about Rule 9C
January 23, 2020
Summary Judgment Motions: Don't Forget to Kick the Tires
December 24, 2019
Summary Judgment Motions: How Often Are They Meritorious?
December 12, 2019
Motions to Dismiss: Impress or Address?
November 27, 2019
Rule 12 Procedural Defenses: Follow the Yellow Brick Road
November 14, 2019
Make Sure to Raise Your Rule 12 Defenses Early
October 24, 2019
Motions to Dismiss Can Be Sources of Confusion
October 10, 2019
Motions to Dismiss: Confer, Confer, Confer
September 19, 2019
Motions to Dismiss: Why and Why Not?
September 5, 2019
Risks, Obstacles in Motions to Dismiss
August 8, 2019
In Motions to Dismiss, Look Before You Leap
July 25, 2019
What Does That Even Mean?
June 27, 2019
The Rules: Know and Follow Them
June 6, 2019
Reacting to Cues in Motion Practice
May 16, 2019
Merits of the Cause: Ongoing Pretrial Series
May 2, 2019
In Motion Practice, Don't Lose Sight of the Equities
April 18, 2019
Motion Practice Principle No. 3: Get to the Point!
April 4, 2019
Motion Practice Principle No. 2: Follow Letter, Spirit of Page Limits
March 21, 2019
First Basic Principle of Motion Practice: Know Your Audience
March 7, 2019
Who's Next? Junior Lawyers and Trial Practice, Part 3
February 22, 2019
Who's Next? Junior Lawyers and Pre-Trial Practice, Part 2
February 8, 2019
Who's Next? Involving Junior Lawyers, Part 1
January 24, 2019
Preseason vs. Pre-Trial
January 3, 2019