There is Refuge in the Road
November 13, 2022
Pete Patterson finds Refuge in the Road. Lawyers Road Review is now a book. … More There is Refuge in the Road
Author: markpattersonlaw
Born on the hottest day in 1958 in a hospital about a mile from my practice, son of a lawyer who was a lot like Atticus Finch, I have been appearing in court since I was a teenager. The people of my hometown are just plain folks who really dont understand how the outside world has made their lives complex. Thats where I have found work for I am schooled in the secret knowledge of lawyers. Enough about me, I now am told I should use this space to disclaim that anything I have said here or on any blog should be taken by the individual reader to constitute legal advice. Instead, if you think you have more than a passing interest in any topic I touch on, you should consult an attorney.
September 11 Remembrance
September 11, 2022
I stumbled upon this photograph I had taken as a boy scout on Jamboree. The Trade Towers still were under construction in 1973 and now they are gone. Gone too it seems is the sense of a cohesive America we felt at that time. … More September 11 Remembrance
Mystery Date
August 8, 2022
Board game from the 1960’s reflects on the conduct of men today. … More Mystery Date
Graceland: It’s a Heartbreak Hotel
July 16, 2022
The King and I, our visit to Graceland. … More Graceland: It’s a Heartbreak Hotel
Judgment at Kyiv
May 8, 2022
War crimes are back, this time in living color. I take the anniversary of Germany’s surrender in WWII to highlight how far we have come to a well developed international justice system to deal timely these crimes. … More Judgment at Kyiv
Scholar, Solider, Lawyer, Spy
February 20, 2022
This post is about my Dad. I discovered in my studio an interview I did with him about his early life, and I have to say, hearing his voice again after all these months he has been gone was comforting. Let me tell you about his early life by letting him talk about it to … More Scholar, Solider, Lawyer, Spy
Wishes for the Fishes: China and the Law of the Sea
May 22, 2021
In international relations, is the world as wide open as it was in the 1930s when legends like Hemingway were made? Or did our post-WWII efforts to avoid war as a remedy to conflict by adopting international laws amount to anything enforceable? What if the parties refuse to act in good faith? … More Wishes for the Fishes: China and the Law of the Sea
What was the Holocaust Mommie?
May 9, 2021
Is this children’s book really necessary? … More What was the Holocaust Mommie?
Out of Africa
April 25, 2021
Occasionally one encounters an individuals whose history is so different from one’s own, the telling of his life story renders our own to appear quite fortunate by comparison. Into our lives walks Henry, native son of the Sudan and now South Sudan, that country having gained independence in 2011. There was of course, prior to … More Out of Africa
We Here Highly Resolve
April 3, 2021
For democracy, times appear dark. All over the world this means of governance, conceived in liberty as Lincoln said, is in retreat. In Myanmar and India, in Hungry and Hong Kong and many other places direct and blatant steps to reverse the advance of self governance has been either legislatively adopted or a stronger power … More We Here Highly Resolve
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