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Mockingbirds
Continue reading . . .: MockingbirdsJune 20, 2026 — Few books have influenced my view of the legal profession more than Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. While it is often remembered as a classic story about race, justice, and moral courage, I have always seen it as a powerful example of what an attorney should strive to be. Yes, perhaps it is cliché for an attorney to say this, but I will: the character of Atticus Finch represents an ideal that has stayed with me throughout my career. Here at my law firm, we keep a copy of the book on the mantel as…
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Fair Play
Continue reading . . .: Fair PlayJune 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…
Ted Kittila, Attorney at Law 