Attorney + Creative at Law. Helping businesses, creatives, & entrepreneurs build brands & protect their passions. ⚖️ IP | Business | Contracts | Real Estate
Tennessee, USA
Joined September 2021
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not legal advice, just my inner monologue and intrusive thoughts #LiveLoveLaw
Creative Counsel Law retweeted
It's on nights like this that I think of the philosopher Lane Kiffin's quote: "That's why we're Tennessee and they're Kentucky."
Interesting how much scrutiny we give a woman over whether she’s legally practicing law, and how little we give the most powerful man in the country over whether he’s following it.
IP law gives creators a way to protect and capture the value of what they create. Ownership gives them control over that value and leverage to build on it.
(10/11)
Creative Counsel Law retweeted
Not kidding when I say this is Appalachia’s version of the death of Queen Elizabeth.
Fun fact: Three days ago, Anthropic gave $250,000 to a PAC backing Marsha Blackburn for governor of Tennessee.
That’s after her campaign already received $121K+ from people affiliated with AI companies, including about $53K from Anthropic employees and $41K from Oracle employees.
Wanna guess what Blackburn has been publicly championing as “a good and important part of Tennessee’s economic growth”?
Data centers. Interesting…
Hey Tennessee, maybe we should stop listening to the campaign ads and start following the money.
Creative Counsel Law retweeted
I can’t describe what it’s like to go through 3 years of law school, bar registration and character and fitness, $3000 bar prep course, $750 registration fee, $150 tech fee, 6-8 hour days of studying, drive 2 hours just for them to play in your face and cancel the exam. UNREAL.
Also, technology is more central to the world, and arguably to legal practice, than ever before. If they can’t competently administer one of the most significant technology-dependent functions they oversee, how can we trust them to set the standards for technological competence, determine how lawyers are expected to use and adapt to emerging technologies, or lead the profession into the future?
The Washington Bar Exam situation is a perfect example of the legal profession’s hypocrisy and double standard.
From the very first day of law school orientation, we’re told what will be demanded of us as law students and lawyers: You’ll miss holidays, family events, milestones, and things everyone else gets to enjoy. You’ll get sick, and no one will care. People you love will need you. Emergencies will happen. You’ll be exhausted and overwhelmed, and you’ll still be expected to show up.
The ethical rules governing legal practice are unforgiving, with very little room for error. Your tech failed? Too bad. You misunderstood something? Tough luck. You made an honest mistake? You should’ve been more careful. You didn’t anticipate the problem or leave yourself enough time? That’s on you, and you’re probably a terrible lawyer who isn’t competent enough to be doing this in the first place.
Yet when the institutions governing lawyers fail, they rarely hold themselves to that same standard. The people harmed are treated as unfortunate casualties, inevitable but acceptable collateral damage in a system that fails us in one way or another, year after year, particularly when it comes to applicants and the bar exam.
The public is protected from lawyers through rules, oversight, and governing bodies. But when those institutions fail, who protects us?
The public is entitled to extraordinary care and protection from lawyers. Our own profession rarely treats us like we’re worthy of even the bare minimum.