Author: Kevin O'Toole

In high school, I took a Journalism class taught by Ms. Wells.  While she was not my Sheila Spicer (see my previous article), she made a lasting impression on me in her presentation of a topic that would play an...

With the holiday season upon us, I put together a somewhat sentimental article about those who got us to where we are today. In 2014, I attended the annual meeting for CLM (Council on Litigation Management), a nationally recognized organization...

After this past election, there has been a lot of hand wringing over the fate of the Republican Party in New Jersey given that both houses of the legislature and the governorship are in the hands of Democrats. Politics, like...

Lame Duck: In politics, a lame duck is an elected official whose successor has already been elected. The official is often seen as having less influence with other politicians due to their limited time left in office. Conversely, a lame duck is free...

Recently I watched a documentary about Steven Spielberg and in it movie critic Janet Maslin says “Steven Spielberg speaks cinema as if it’s his native language, and that got me thinking about Trenton’s language that so many of us speak...

I recently went to one of my favorite restaurants, The Belmont Tavern, and as I waited for my table I struck up a friendly conversation with the timeless bartender, Jimmy.  With the TV showing the Yankees taking a commanding lead...

I long ruminated about the HOW of New Jersey politics becoming so toxic and one answer literally fell into my lap last Friday. As luck would have it, I was moderating a continuing legal education panel for the New Jersey...