Entries by Pete Mackey

Mobile Bar Association President Pete Mackey’s June Comments

“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” – UCLA coach RED SANDERS VINCE LOMBARDI did not coin the phrase, but he said it with a gusto we could all buy into. We all want to win. Conventional wisdom teaches that a lawyer winning is being on the high side of the trial, the negotiation, whatever. […]

Mobile Bar Association President Pete Mackey’s May Comments

Carol and I attended a wedding this weekend that included a sit down dinner. The priest who conducted the wedding said the blessing. A good part of his prayer was devoted to thanking those folks who prepared and served our meal, from the farmers to the kitchen workers to the servers. “Someone has to pick […]

Mobile Bar Association President Pete Mackey’s April Comments

Remember in law school when you were trying to figure out where your law career was heading? You would be the lawyer with the oak paneled conference room and the well-heeled clients to match. Or you were the flamboyant trial lawyer seeking big verdicts from those same clients, the divorce lawyer striking fear in the […]