{"id":3883,"date":"2005-06-05T14:56:25","date_gmt":"2005-06-05T18:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/06\/05\/pausing-mid-argument\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:40","slug":"pausing-mid-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/06\/05\/pausing-mid-argument\/","title":{"rendered":"pausing mid-argument"},"content":{"rendered":"

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mid-argument–
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dusk on the estuary–
\na school of bass break
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January sales
\na clown’s car steals
\nmy parking space<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Matt Morden<\/font><\/a> from The Heron’s Nest<\/a><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

“<\/font><\/em>dusk on the estuary<\/font><\/a>“<\/em> (Nov. 2001)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

“<\/font>January sales<\/font><\/a>” (June 2005)<\/font><\/p>\n

“<\/font>mid-argument<\/font><\/a>” (Oct. 2001)<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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by <\/em><\/font>dagosan<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/a>:<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/font> <\/em><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


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\n<\/font><\/font>my eyes blur —<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


\n<\/font><\/font>dandelion clocks<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


\n<\/font><\/font>become sidewalk clouds<\/font> <\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


\n<\/font><\/font> <\/font> <\/font>[June 5, 2005]<\/font><\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"dandelionClock\" potluck<\/font><\/em><\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n

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\"tiny On<\/font> June 1st, the Ethics Board of the Town of Rotterdam<\/font><\/a>, NY, declared <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

the <\/font>Town Council<\/font><\/a> violated<\/font> state ethics laws, when it passed a resolution <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

exempting the Town Attorney<\/font>, the Law Firm of Parisi & Saccocio<\/a>, PLLC,<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

from compliance with the ethics code with regard to one matter. <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The Situation<\/em>: The Council wants P&S to work on an application pending<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

before the town’s planning board, submitted by Golub Corp., which owns <\/font><\/p>\n

Price Chopper<\/font><\/a>, our region’s largest food market chain. Golub wants to build<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

a frozen-food distribution center. The application was <\/font>submitted and reviewed <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

initially by the prior Town Attorney, so the Council <\/font>believes there’s not much for <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

P&S to do as the application continues. <\/font><\/p>\n

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The problem<\/em>: Golub has been and continues to be a client of P&S. As <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

an editorial in today’s <\/font>Sunday Gazette<\/font><\/em><\/a> (“Ethical Void in Rotterdam, C2, <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

June 5, 2005, $$ubscr., but copied at SchdyNY.info<\/a>) states:<\/font><\/p>\n

\n“[T]he fact that Parisi & Saccocio’s firm is engaged by Golub<\/font>
\nmeans their impartiality is compromised. Amending the town <\/font>
\nlaw to make an exception in this case was absurd.”<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s hard to disagree. What I’m wondering is why P&S would even let<\/font><\/p>\n

the Town Council pass the exemption. Doesn’t it have an obligation to <\/font><\/p>\n

recuse itself? <\/font><\/p>\n

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from the weeds
\nthat little butterfly
\nis born!<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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\n<\/font> <\/font>ISSA<\/strong><\/font><\/a>, translated by <\/font>David G. Lanoue<\/strong><\/font><\/a> <\/font><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"tiny About Enough<\/em>: I usually agree with Denise Howell (well, except for <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

her <\/font>podcast fixation), but I do not<\/em> share <\/font><\/font>Denise’s desire <\/font><\/a>that law firms use<\/font><\/p>\n

technology that “lets lawyers (all and sundry, of course) readily customize <\/font><\/p>\n

their bios at will, on the fly, with information that really tells people something <\/font><\/p>\n

about the bio-ee. As Marc Canter might call it, “<\/font>The ultimate ‘About Me’ page<\/font><\/a>.” <\/font><\/p>\n

(See Monica <\/font>Bay’s grades<\/font><\/a> for top law firm decloaking policies.)<\/font> I agree that <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

associates should have brief bios on firm websites, but I have no <\/font>interest seeing <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

weblog-like revelations of the cultural interests and hobbies of <\/font>young <\/font>lawyers <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

(boring!). Moreover, a firm has every right to see the content <\/font>of pages before <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

they are posted. Perhaps Associate Bios could contain a link to their personal <\/font><\/p>\n

weblogs, with a disclaimer that the content is not necessarily approved by the <\/font><\/p>\n

firm.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"prayingHandsS\" Mike <\/font>Cernovich passes judgment<\/font><\/a> on “Legislative Invocations,” coming to <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

the same conclusion as Your Editor, providing a wonderful Scripture quote <\/font><\/p>\n

[Matt. 6:5-6 (KJV), <\/font>and opining:<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\n“I am opposed to public prayers. Generally, the quickest way to <\/font>
\nspot a phony baloney is to look for the guy or gal leading the prayer.”<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n