Trespass on the Court

Police officers who are not licensed attorneys should not be allowed to engage in the practice of law. John R. Grasso, Esq. Every day in Rhode Island, the state allows police officers to engage in the unlawful practice of law. The Supreme Court of the United States held in Herring v. New York ...  Read more

As the Exam Approaches…

Two weeks until the exam… By about two weeks from the exam, you should be finished with all of the PMBR MBE questions. Do not do any more. Use this time to work on state specific essays or the MEE essays, whichever or both (like Rhode Island) you will face, and the MPT if your state(s) use it. T...  Read more

Weekends

I did my 50 PMBR questions on Saturday morning, finished up the outlines I couldn’t finish during the week, and quit. Sundays were off limits. Go to the beach. Do anything but do not study. You will get more out of giving your brain and eyes a chance to recover than you will by forcing them to do ...  Read more

Essays…

Outlining provides the substance for the essays. However, the best way (for me) to learn how to answer bar exam essay questions was to read the bar exam essay questions and answers in the books they provide for your state(s). Bar exam essays must be answered as you would answer a first year law scho...  Read more