Selected Writing Samples
Journalism/Editorial
Ladegaard
Fails to Factor Rule 5-200 in O'Reilly
Editorial
"If Feldman and Boyce knew that Westerfield had
killed seven-year-old Danielle van Dam, then it is
axiomatic that they knew that any alternative
scenario they suggested could not have
happened—in
other words, was false."
Motions, University of San Diego School of
Law, 2002
Qualcomm
Stadium: Is San Diego Supercharged or
Overcharged?
"Essentially, if the Chargers and the city
cannot agree on an amendment to the contract which
offsets the economic factors causing the
renegotiation in the first place, the Chargers have
the right to terminate the contract. In plain
terms, the organization can say `pay up or we're
outta here.'"
Motions, University of San Diego School of
Law, 2002
Don't
Tread on Me—Or I'll
Sue
"These days, murderers no longer act alone; they
share the blame with the parents who abused them,
the drug dealer who doped them up, and the gun
manufacturer who pulled the trigger."
Los Angeles Times, 1999
Y2K is the
"Ctrl-Alt-Del" of the Information
Age
"If our lives were computers, then Windows
would be the perfect metaphor for our
society."
Year2000.com, 1999
Marketing/Business Copy
Millennium
Trends: What to Look For in 2000 and
Beyond
"A revolution in technology, a proliferation of
new financial services and products, and the aging
generation of baby boomers all promise to
irreversibly alter the face of our society—and
our economy—in the coming decade."
Emerald Publications, 2000
The
State of Estate
Taxes
"Historical evidence points to death taxes in
feudal England, Imperial Rome and even ancient
Egypt. Here in the United States, the nation's
first estate tax was instituted in 1797 to pay for
an undeclared war on France."
Emerald Publications, 2001
Press
Release: Total Escape Explores "Ghost Towns to
Graveyards" This
Halloween
"This Halloween, while community fright fests
and haunted amusement parks offer cheap thrills,
Total Escape Adventures will seek out the real
ghost towns and spooky graveyards of California's
past."
Total Escape Adventures, 2003
Online
Copy: AdMaterials.com
Redesign
Instructional copy to explain functionality of
newly redesigned site.
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2000
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