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Recently I had the privilege to interview Danny Haywood - Uncle Danny. He has had an amazing life, and approached it with a fierceness and determination I fear we are losing in our country. Please click the link below and listen to one of the sessions I recorded with him. WARNING the combat stories are... Continue Reading →
Anyone asked to describe my family when I was growing up would have quickly observed: “normal, average.” And by average, I mean boring. Two parents, three kids, two cars, dog and cat, dinner at the table and Church most Sundays. To search for any reason that we were not “average” was a ticket to a... Continue Reading →
In 2003 I was still in the Law Department at ALLTEL. As I've mentioned several times it was an invaluable experience . It wasn't always easy, but it was always educational. ALLTEL was a phone company with a retail component - which meant marketing and entertainment. Marketing means advertising (signs) and entertainment means, well -... Continue Reading →
The other day someone asked how I could practice law so long. Hmmmm, well it’s because I started as an engineer – and I was a bad one! So I had the good sense to get out early and change careers. But not before I learned some great lessons. Engineers get a bad rap (which... Continue Reading →
via When The World Changes [Update 2020]
By late summer 1990, Julie and I had been married six weeks and we packed up to move to Fayetteville so I could start law school (don’t do that). At first things were chaotic and it was an adjustment, but soon we made friends and developed somewhat of a routine, although much of it was... Continue Reading →
Right out of law school I worked as a law clerk for Justice David Newbern on the Arkansas Supreme Court. “Law Clerk” is an odd name for the job. You are basically an assistant for the judge: reading briefs filed in appeals, fact checking to the court record, and researching case law. Judge Newbern... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, you get a lesson that is so profound it changes your perspective on life. You know them when you see them, and often their impact is magnified by their elegance and simplicity, and hilarity. We had the fortune to work with a lawyer at ALLTEL named Steve Refsell. Sadly we... Continue Reading →
Today is our 29th wedding anniversary. I've been thinking about how we got this far and put together this list of 10 things all this time has taught me. Some I learned earlier than others, and some (number 7) I've done better following than others. I hope these may help you on your journey. 10. ... Continue Reading →
As mentioned in an earlier post, working in the ALLTEL Legal Department was tough. Our General Counsel was one of the smartest and skilled lawyers I have ever met. He was also a demanding, impatient, unforgiving, force of nature. As you might imagine, retention was a problem, especially with administrative assistants. About the middle of... Continue Reading →
When I finished law school in 1993, Julie and I moved to Little Rock. We didn’t know a thing about the city. A friend from school encouraged us to look at the Hillcrest neighborhood, which turned out to be great advice. But starting out wasn’t easy. Hillcrest is special. Depending on your political leaning, it... Continue Reading →
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