ArtSilen
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Analyst and retired lawyer |
| Location | Davis, California, United States |
| Introduction | JD UC Davis SOL, 1969; LLM (Urban Affairs) Washington University SOL, 1973; Bar admissions, California 1970; Massachusetts 1983; retired lawyer, but still active in perfecting legal skills |
| Interests | Law (administrative law and practice; public contracts; appellate practice; intergovernmental relations), history, politics (public policy and governance), economics (public finance and regulation); I also build scale models of aircraft, ships, and other stuff; I am also working on perfecting litigation databases for small law firms and solo practitioners (a holdover from my days as a trial attorney); current affairs. |
| Favorite Movies | "A Man for All Seasons"; "The Fortune Cookie"; |
| Favorite Music | Mostly Classical/Baroque; New Age |
| Favorite Books | I have a very large library of military aviation history & technology (I've been a model builder since the age of five); modern history; philosophy; law (legal writing and stuff left over from my career as a construction/contract law litigator); philosophy and forensic advocacy (how to organize and argue a case/position without embarrassing oneself) |