By Beverly Burden, on September 29th, 2013
By Beverly M. Burden
I don’t know what attracted me to The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual – The Biggest Bank Failure in American History, by Kirsten Grind (Simon & Schuster 2012), but I found it a compelling read that often felt more like the suspense novels I prefer.
Lost Bank starts . . . → Read More: The Lost Bank: A Book Review
By , on August 11th, 2013
Back in May, the Academy introduced you to author-extraordinaire Elizabeth A. Vaughan. “Beth” is staff attorney to Chapter 13 Trustee John P. Gustafson. She is the author of not one, not two but SEVEN published works of fiction. Her first book, Warprize, begins the Chronicles of the Warlands. Warsworn (featured here) is the second . . . → Read More: A Star Among Us
By rlogsdon, on June 16th, 2012
By Adam Tabor, 2012 J.D., Creighton University School of Law
INTRODUCTION
Author: Adam Tabor
Bruce Greenwald’s book, Value Investing – From Graham to Buffett and Beyond, is an excellent book for anyone interested in value investing. The book is based on the legendary teachings of Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, the . . . → Read More: Value Investing – From Graham to Buffett and Beyond
By rlogsdon, on June 16th, 2012
An In Depth Book Review by Sam Spomer, Creighton School of Law
Introduction
Vultures have a predilection for the dead and dying. As in the animal kingdom, investors circle struggling businesses like vultures. Although these vulture investors and other scavengers are needed to clean up failing businesses, these investors have gained a terrible . . . → Read More: The Vulture Investors
By rlogsdon, on June 10th, 2012
An In Depth Book Review by Philip Martin, Law Student Creighton School of Law
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Chapter One: Corporate Governance
Author: Philip Martin
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger take a unique approach in the way they run Berkshire Hathaway. Although the company is a corporation, they approach . . . → Read More: The Essays of Warren Buffet: Lessons for Corporate America
By rlogsdon, on July 17th, 2011
The Organized Lawyer (Carolina Academic Press, 2009)
By Kelly Lynn Anders
Working in the field of law requires the management of an enormous amount of information, a skill seldom addressed in law school. We’re tuned in, online, hooked up, and essentially accessible 24 hours a day— and challenges with information overload only promise to . . . → Read More: The Organized Lawyer
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