Ted Kittila, Attorney at Law

Fair Play

June 18, 2026 — So much of what I do as an attorney is about “fair play.” The idea that we should play fair with each other is described by C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity as one of the proofs of the existence of God. Referring to statements like “How’d you like it if anyone did the same to you?” and “Come on, you promised,” Lewis states, “Now what interests me about all these remarks is that the man who makes them is not merely saying that the other man’s behaviour does not happen to please him. He…
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On Oral Argument

June 16, 2026 — Preparing for oral argument is like preparing for a final exam. It takes roughly the same set of skills that I learned as a student (reviewing, re-reviewing, memorizing, cramming, worrying, re-re-reviewing), but with a new spin: at least I’m getting paid for doing this. I have an oral argument next week that is going to require a lot of my attention — literally days of reviewing and re-reviewing cases, pleadings, etc., all with the goal of putting on a short presentation to a person in a black robe. Just like a final exam, I am going…
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