Author Archives: Ed Kowalski

As last week closed—a week where we marked the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and a week where we also watched, stunned, as Charlie Kirk was assassinated before our eyes—I wanted to share these words. Lord, take me where you want me to go.Let me meet who you want me to meet.Tell me whatContinue reading “Lord, take me where you want me to go.” — Words we need now as much as ever”

BREAKING NEWS: Ohio Judge Caught Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Murder Hamilton County Judge Ted Berry is under fire after vile public posts applauding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The fallout has already begun: the Joe Burrow Foundation cut ties immediately, removing him from its advisory board. Berry’s own words leave no room for dispute:• “Rest inContinue reading “Trust in the Courts at Stake: Judge Berry Must Step Down or Be Removed.”

Toby’s eyes are where the world softens. They are not loud or dazzling, not made to catch attention, but they hold me with a gentleness that nothing else does. Brown and steady, warm as earth, they rest on me as if to say: you are here, and that is enough. There is no hurry inContinue reading “Toby’s Eyes”

If I Could Go Back If I could travel back in time, I wouldn’t go to some famous moment in history. I’d go home. Back to my parents’ kitchen table, to sit across from them—not as their child, but as the adult I am now, carrying the weight of the world we’re living in. I’dContinue reading “Back in time”

Was I Having a Stroke, or Just an Idiot? Driving home from work the other night, I noticed it was darker than usual. Not “daylight saving time” darker, not “storm clouds rolling in” darker — mood lighting in a cheap steakhouse darker. Immediately, I thought: Great. My headlights are dying. So I did the responsibleContinue reading “I’m having a Stroke”

One day, our laughter will echo only in someone’s heart. The stories we told will return in fragments, and the love we shared will live on as memory. Time moves swiftly, and moments slip quietly into yesterday. Yet even in loss, we are reminded of the gift of now—the chance to be kind, to loveContinue reading “God Speed, Charlie Kirk”

Introduction The most damaging effect of bad decisions is not always the immediate harm they cause. More often, it is the explicit blessing they bestow upon practices that should never have been dignified with judicial approval. When a federal judge cloaks misconduct in the robes of procedure, or validates inequities with the seal of precedent,Continue reading “The Blessing of Bad Decisions: Prudential v. Kowalski and the Judicial Endorsement of Discovery Abuse”

What I Witnessed Before Judge Victor Bolden in Prudential v. Kowalski Lawyers are solemnly described as “officers of the court.” The phrase is repeated like scripture in law schools, bar admissions, and courtroom ceremonies. It suggests a noble duty to justice itself—higher than client loyalty, higher even than self-interest. In theory, the “officer” role bindsContinue reading “The Hypocrisy of ‘Officers of the Court’”

She walked into the courtroom alone. Young. Nervous, but composed. Clutching a folder like it contained the last of her dignity. No lawyer. No roadmap. Just the mistaken belief that justice might still be something more than a slogan etched in stone above the courthouse door. “Where is my assigned counsel?” she thought. Not aloud.Continue reading “Judicial Arrogance on Full Display”

Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! For ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.” —Luke 11:46 There comes a moment in nearly every life when we first collide with the legal system. It might be buying a first home, navigating aContinue reading “And Justice For All?”

To those born between 1952 and 1979 — We are the bridge between two eras. The last to grow up before everything went digital— and the first to step into that new world, wide-eyed and unprepared. At our high school, the class of ’76 had more in common with the graduates of the 1950s thanContinue reading “To the Lucky Ones”

“You cited what?” A trial court in Georgia, just issued a ruling based on hallucinated A.I. case law—complete with fake citations, zero verification, and no pushback until the case hit the appeals court. It gets worse: on appeal, both parties cited 12 more non-existent cases. This isn’t just a glitch. It’s a systemic failure. NoContinue reading “Really?”