tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.comments2024-03-16T23:25:49.228-07:00THE LEGAL WATCHDOGMichael D. Cicchini, MBA, CPA, JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734180053800866578noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-63515841468010006792023-05-26T05:04:55.431-07:002023-05-26T05:04:55.431-07:00YIKAM! A voice from the past!
I'm working o...YIKAM! A voice from the past! <br />I'm working on an article as well. I really miss the angsting thread. Wish they would bring that back. Michael D. Cicchini, MBA, CPA, JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734180053800866578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-49164532209542059912023-05-25T23:44:15.045-07:002023-05-25T23:44:15.045-07:00YIKAM here. Excellent post. As the fall submission...YIKAM here. Excellent post. As the fall submission rolls slowly around, I'm faced with the task of saying in 20k words what could be said in 8k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-56383234224951920022023-05-23T06:37:21.539-07:002023-05-23T06:37:21.539-07:00I've been an accounting professor for several ...I've been an accounting professor for several decades. At my university, the loss of accounting majors has been to other business majors (especially finance) rather than law school. The starting salaries in finance, marketing, etc. are comparable to or better than accounting, and students perceive their courses as less difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-87929091452072176062023-05-22T18:17:32.432-07:002023-05-22T18:17:32.432-07:00I earned my CPA license in Florida in 2004. The bi...I earned my CPA license in Florida in 2004. The biggest issue was that the pay was very mediocre even at a Big 4 accounting firm. I billed 1900 hours to make $46,000/year with no pay differential for non-CPAs. I went to law school and now I work the same hours but make more than 4 times my previous salary and I get to interact with people. I let my CPA license go inactive because I'll neverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-54270886558864858252023-05-22T13:39:09.120-07:002023-05-22T13:39:09.120-07:00It;s not just the maintenance required. It’s how d...It;s not just the maintenance required. It’s how dramatically the work has changed, toward data entry at best and drudgery at worst. And - much of the accounting technical requirements is established by lawyers, knowing little and not caring about actual business and products and sales and so on. The guts of a business. So much information is maintained electronically that there’s hardly any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-33782842595266723192022-09-18T06:03:28.103-07:002022-09-18T06:03:28.103-07:00The judge was arrogant and self-centered before th...The judge was arrogant and self-centered before the bench, it has only gotten worse. One of the worse judges in Racine County. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-46325289053276893662022-09-17T08:53:09.316-07:002022-09-17T08:53:09.316-07:00Great blog. Mr., Carson is a stalwart warrior.Great blog. Mr., Carson is a stalwart warrior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-14997789269597176712022-02-12T12:01:12.289-08:002022-02-12T12:01:12.289-08:00Thanks! And I hear you on not missing the season. ...Thanks! And I hear you on not missing the season. I've got two more articles that I'll try to place this cycle and next. After that, I think I'll be done for awhile. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-31985800290018295372022-02-12T07:58:58.255-08:002022-02-12T07:58:58.255-08:00Hello YIKAM! This is the first time for as far ba...Hello YIKAM! This is the first time for as far back as I can remember that I don't have an article going out. But last year there was a thread on reddit. And this year, Phil Lord emailed me and told me he was hosting another thread as well, here: https://www.mylawyer.ca/p/submission-angsting-winter-2022-cycle.html<br /><br />Good luck this submission cycle! I have to say, I used to love Michael D. Cicchini, MBA, CPA, JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734180053800866578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-50623314539126726662022-02-12T02:59:23.902-08:002022-02-12T02:59:23.902-08:00YIKAM here. I was wondering if you knew of any ang...YIKAM here. I was wondering if you knew of any angsting threads this season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-33910065465723832512022-01-02T09:17:09.955-08:002022-01-02T09:17:09.955-08:00Ha! Great stuff! Ha! Great stuff! Michael D. Cicchini, MBA, CPA, JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734180053800866578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-52849089925038685332022-01-02T03:14:52.988-08:002022-01-02T03:14:52.988-08:00I admire this piece so much it's actually bord...I admire this piece so much it's actually bordering on lust. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-24139096785231168712021-11-16T15:40:50.027-08:002021-11-16T15:40:50.027-08:00I understand how you feel. Soon, we will all be ob...I understand how you feel. Soon, we will all be objects in the mirror. David Brailsfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02346124055098382499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-21593429157128340522021-07-20T06:02:17.115-07:002021-07-20T06:02:17.115-07:00Always have enjoyed - also WACDL posts; tyAlways have enjoyed - also WACDL posts; tyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596434885399262644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-28900484857660336892021-07-14T12:06:51.541-07:002021-07-14T12:06:51.541-07:00Oh, I do remember that discussion. I didn't k...Oh, I do remember that discussion. I didn't know the comments were later removed. In any case, I agree that it's poor form to comment on a particular, specific publication decision, as opposed to commenting on general practices. In addition to the problem you raise, it also stinks of jealousy.Michael D. Cicchini, MBA, CPA, JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734180053800866578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-11970781430197744832021-07-14T09:34:20.580-07:002021-07-14T09:34:20.580-07:00Some law reviews have formally adopted preferences...Some law reviews have formally adopted preferences, while anecdotal information suggests that others are doing so informally. This was a topic of discussion on the thread, and comments were removed. Regrettably, some commentators speculated about a particular publication decision at a fancy journal. It is unkind to speculate publicly about any particular decision, even if it is inevitable that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-59318198750289314072021-07-14T08:49:38.375-07:002021-07-14T08:49:38.375-07:00I'm glad you found my post! I didn't know...I'm glad you found my post! I didn't know that comments were censored on the angsting thread. I have wondered, though, about identity-based preferences in law journals. I saw a law review's post recently on Schoastica -- don't remember the journal; maybe Washington L Rev -- that said it will used blind submissions but will also give preference to "scholars of color" Michael D. Cicchini, MBA, CPA, JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734180053800866578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-14715584290238167772021-07-14T08:31:03.890-07:002021-07-14T08:31:03.890-07:00Thank you for posting this. I've appreciated y...Thank you for posting this. I've appreciated your contributions to the angsting thread. I'm angsting about the loss of the angsting thread and hoping someone will create a replacement. I'm looking for a place to angst about Northwestern's exclusive submissions window for their empirical issue. I don't blame Lawsky for stepping back. It's a dangerous time for a law prof toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-72363643342780383612021-06-27T12:52:47.645-07:002021-06-27T12:52:47.645-07:0011. We live in a Bizarro world. :).11. We live in a Bizarro world. :).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596434885399262644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-31367731865629971902021-06-13T09:05:54.130-07:002021-06-13T09:05:54.130-07:00Good, common sense article. Wish woke-sters would...Good, common sense article. Wish woke-sters would rethink their wokeism. Conservative Great Grandmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242354193619866322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-73980978147283044012020-11-12T19:04:06.007-08:002020-11-12T19:04:06.007-08:00As someone who started out in community college my...As someone who started out in community college myself a Associate degree in no way is a replacement for at minimum bachelor's degrees thus no way should an associate degree grant sitting for bar exams. Now saying that in my home state there is a program designed to aid in admission to great law schools in our state which during their time with those schools will be equipped for success in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492184896919836199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-31447060946682376422020-10-17T08:01:01.602-07:002020-10-17T08:01:01.602-07:00very cool! thanksvery cool! thanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596434885399262644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-53181493942580964422020-07-11T12:30:27.490-07:002020-07-11T12:30:27.490-07:00We are witnessing the rise of the American Taliban...We are witnessing the rise of the American Taliban.dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920282348748447845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-80028360041709613442020-06-14T18:16:33.717-07:002020-06-14T18:16:33.717-07:00I saw the headline changed, and looked for the res...I saw the headline changed, and looked for the response, but didn't see it. I'll check again. I suspect the university simply repeated the usual tropes complete with "virtue signaling." (I generally hate these academic-generated phrases, but for some reason I like that one.)Michael D. Cicchini, MBA, CPA, JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734180053800866578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800555221998084403.post-62770026988707426972020-06-14T11:09:48.730-07:002020-06-14T11:09:48.730-07:00The article that you hyper link to "On Colleg...The article that you hyper link to "On College Campuses" Is one of the most well written, and brave, pieces of work I've ever read. Did you notice the edit that was added yesterday, mentioning UCB's response to the article? The ignorance is shocking, and it really supports the author's position.Stortzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476309335027058759noreply@blogger.com