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Civil Rights & Appellate Attorney | Fmr Prosecutor | Father & Husband | Friend of Collies | Long-Suffering Cornhuskers Fan
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"Mr. Engel is one of the more competent attorneys who appears in ths Court..." -- Judge to my court appointed client who had filed a motion requesting different counsel

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Our best Family Memorial Day tradition: helping replace the flags on veterans’ graves here in Wilmington, Ohio

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More Pop Culture references in briefs This one a little older and more obscure than my usual references: 1964 Peter O'Toole/Richard Burton movie, Becket Context is the use and exact wording of Henry II's famous phrase, "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest"

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I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if the hundreds of lawyers who took Charles Fried’s Federal Courts class suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced

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What is the opposite of a Profile in Courage? (Asking for a friend)

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Harvard Anti-Semitism Report illustrates two ideas that remain in tension: 1) Anti-Semitism on the left and in academia is real and a problem; and 2) The threat of violence against Jews remains primarily from right-wing white supremacists, not humanities professors www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

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Are you a lawyer tempted to use AI to write briefs/memoranda? Here is a cautionary lesson here from an English Professor 👇 If AI can't even tell you who actually survived the wreck of the Pequod, it likely can't accurately tell you the facts and holdings of important cases

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Not saying that asking faculty if they are Jewish is anti-Semitic, but a lot of anti-Semites sure would like this information

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Made the mistake of checking in on twitter/x after a while… what a mess My messages box was filled with (what I assume are) prostitutes and people pushing (totally legit I’m sure) crypto or meme coin schemes 👇

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MLS move away from summer games would be a disaster for cold weather teams like @fccincinnati.com Anecdotally: our firm has season FCC tickets; when it’s cold we can’t get clients or staff to take the tickets, but once it warms up everyone wants to go www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...

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Significant: 4th Cir rebukes AG for requiring zealous advocacy from government lawyers above other values "the duty of zealous representation is tempered by the duty of candor to the court, among other ethical obligations, and the duty to uphold the rule of law..."

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Large turnout for #handsoff rally in dark red Clinton County, Ohio

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Had eye surgery today, but am telling everyone I got this wound in the Great Trade War of 2025

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Pro Tip from trial lawyer: You never want your key witness, after getting caught with contradictory statements, to say: “My answer yesterday was based on my recollection, or the lack thereof, on the details…” You did not prepare adequately and you are not going to win

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