Contact:
If you have questions about the practice of law, law school, or our civil justice system, please reach out to me by email at Steve@ProfSBM.com. I’ll get back to you as soon as I’m able to. If you want to receive my posts by email, please sign up below.
Where to Go Next:
For Practicing Lawyers:
For practicing lawyers, I have two primary tools:
• First, I have compiled the text of all of the advisory committee notes in a searchable database. Although these notes are available many other places, to my knowledge they are not compiled together in one dedicated, searchable format anywhere else.
• Second, this website contains a growing archive of short articles exploring different aspects of federal practice. To receive these by email, sign up below. I’m also available to consult on thorny procedural issues that arise in your cases.
For Law Students:
For law students, I also offer two benefits:
• In the blog, you’ll find numerous articles about how to succeed in law school. To receive these by email, sign up below.
• And if you have questions about civil procedure (or any other trial or federal court-related class), please contact me and I’ll do my best to answer your questions in writing or by video. These questions and responses are archived in the blog as well.
For Nonlawyers:
For nonlawyers I offer answers to your questions about the civil trial system:
• Previous answers are archived on the blog, and I’ll be happy to try to answer new questions that you post to me.
• Additionally, I am working on a book about a fascinating case I worked on that involved a rare cancer cluster in Nevada. It’s tentatively titled Clusterf*ck and it includes a medical mystery, plenty of human interest, and a rare peek under the curtains of the civil justice system.
I’m looking for beta readers, so if you’re interested in reading my chapters and providing your reactions, please reach out here.