Entries by Pete Mackey

The Sad State of Alabama Politics

A headline in our local paper this morning reads “GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Favor Jail Time For Abortion Doctors.” Whether or not you agree with that position is not the point. The point is, you can bet that many of those polled are answering in the only way that they think that they can answer and […]

Why Won’t You Represent Me In My Professional Negligence Case?

My worst days as an attorney are those when I have to tell a prospective client that we will not be able to take their case. The folks who come to us for help generally have a big problem that has devastated them physically or financially – or both. They need help … but that […]

Some Things In Life Are Free

Our firm attended a fund raiser last night for the Mobile Volunteer Lawyers Program. It was good fun, good friends, decent food (hey – it was a banquet) and great feelings. The event was part of Pro Bono Week, celebrating volunteer lawyer programs across the country. Several local lawyers who are also amateur actors put […]

Healthcare Reform: We Don’t Have A Problem??

In the Soundoff section of today’s paper, I noticed this: Health care is fine the way it is. Why do the Democrats want to create a government-run health industry? We already have a health industry run between insurance companies and the government. I don’t understand why it all has to be taken over by the […]