Living Will UPL? The latest issue of HALT’s Legal Reformer (April-June 2005) has
a JEER for Lancaster, Ohio, lawyer Frank W. Green. Green has filed a complaint with
the Ohio Unauthorized Practice of Law Board against nurse Karen Phillips for leading
a seminar on Living Wills at the Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster. We agree with
HALT. — Green deserves a BARonx Cheer! Similarly, although it’s good to see that the
Ohio State Bar Federation has an extensive Health Directives program, with a very long
list of “provider” partners, I’m chagrined that its list of presenters for seminars on the
topic includes only lawyers. Note: At the bottom of all the Health Directive webpages is
the statement: “None of the accompanying material is to be construed as legal advice.”
On June 30th, the Ohio State Bar is presenting a CLE seminar titled
“End of Life Decision: Legal, Medical & Ethical Considerations.”
Maybe it will clear up the UPL issue.
unfavorable words on Feb. 14 about the Blawg Republic were the reason why none
of my postings were listed on their Legal Ethics Page after Feb. 15, 2005. Yesterday,
I followed a Referral link to this website from BR and discovered that only the
name f/k/a and our former tagline now exist on the BR Legal Ethics Page. Them
coincidences keep buildin’ up, don’t they?
the tale of Judge Judith R. Eiler, of the King County [Washington] District Court, South
Division. Skelly covered the story quite well back in February, but I missed it. Despite
the claim in a 1998 Election Pamphlet that she “has a proven track record for tough, fair,
and consistent judicial decision-making;” and, despite having bachelor’s and masters
degrees in Communications and Rhetoric, Judge Eiler was reprimanded by the State
Commission on Judicial Conduct for “rude, impatient and undignified treatment of
litigants” — especially pro se ones, apparently — “addressing them in angry, condescend-
ing and or demeaning tone of voice.” In re Judith R. Eiler, CJC No. 4148 -F- 116 (with
links to audio of the hearing). Judge Eiler’s defense: Judicial Stress. You might want to
send the opinion and stipulation to your favorite rude judge. (See also Seattle P-I,
“Judicial stress lands on hapless litigants,” Feb. 5, 2005).
Two tips for judges garnered from the Eiler case: (1) Do not
wear a t-shirt in court that says”Wanna Piece of Me?”, nor
(2) use a large mug during hearings that declares “Annoying
People Annoy Me.”
Judge Eiler has been ordered to undergo psychiatric therapy and
sensitivity training. Washington State actually has a program, with
sliding scale fees, to help judges deal with psychiatric problems.
Tom Clausen is far better than I at venting without venom
(but, I am trying):
without consent
my old sneakers
in the trash
we bicker
all through the house
… cleaning
done –
the repairman tells me
any fool can do it
from dagosan
june morning
clammy pajamas
before the alarm
june evening
the thunderstorm
cools things down
[June 7, 2005]
June 7, 2005
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