Trucks are 4% of road users, but account for 11% of bicycle fatalities nationally, and even higher percentages in cities – for example, in NYC, trucks accounted for 32% of bicycle fatalities. In the Boston area, there have been a shocking number of preventable fatalities in…
Aaron Lazare, M.D., noted author of On Apology and the former dean of University of Massachusetts Medical School, has written and spoken extensively about the components of a meaningful apology. In one article he summarized it as follows: There are up to four parts to…
We have the illusion of safety and control in our lives, but the truth is that none of us know whether this Mother’s Day (or Father’s Day) will be our last. I just read a terrific blog – Slate: Dear Kids: This Mother’s Day, Write a…
Many of us have heard the saying, “Being a great trial lawyer is a marathon, not a sprint.” In some important ways, this is true – we have to find ways to hang in there for the long run and not become burned out along…
