LIVE WIRE
MARKETSEquity markets fluctuate as Fed rate-path uncertainty weighs on investor sentimentMARKETSTreasury yields edge as bond traders monitor inflation data and monetary policy signalsMARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity remains elevated amid consolidation trends in Am Law 100 firmsTOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, returning abortion regulation authority to individual statesTOP CASE303 Creative v. Elenis: SCOTUS held free speech can override public-accommodation lawsTOP CASEStudents for Fair Admissions ruling ended race-conscious admissions at US universitiesUSAFederal judiciary vacancies remain a persistent issue affecting civil case docket timelinesUSAClass-action filings in consumer-protection cases continue to rise across federal circuitsUSALegal aid organizations report growing demand as access-to-justice gap widens nationallyWORLDInternational arbitration filings at ICC and ICSID reflect rising cross-border trade disputesWORLDEU AI Act establishes new compliance obligations for legal-tech platforms operating in EuropeWORLDInternational Court of Justice caseload grows as nations increasingly pursue multilateral remediesMARKETSEquity markets fluctuate as Fed rate-path uncertainty weighs on investor sentimentMARKETSTreasury yields edge as bond traders monitor inflation data and monetary policy signalsMARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity remains elevated amid consolidation trends in Am Law 100 firmsTOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, returning abortion regulation authority to individual statesTOP CASE303 Creative v. Elenis: SCOTUS held free speech can override public-accommodation lawsTOP CASEStudents for Fair Admissions ruling ended race-conscious admissions at US universitiesUSAFederal judiciary vacancies remain a persistent issue affecting civil case docket timelinesUSAClass-action filings in consumer-protection cases continue to rise across federal circuitsUSALegal aid organizations report growing demand as access-to-justice gap widens nationallyWORLDInternational arbitration filings at ICC and ICSID reflect rising cross-border trade disputesWORLDEU AI Act establishes new compliance obligations for legal-tech platforms operating in EuropeWORLDInternational Court of Justice caseload grows as nations increasingly pursue multilateral remedies

A hall of honor · David's recollections of real practitioners, offered as tribute and oral history · First Amendment, U.S. Const.

The Bread and Butter of American Research

The Last
Mohicans

Brough. Holland. Dickstein. Becraft. Cohan. The ghostwriters and paper warriors who imprinted David — their steps, their tones, the way they touched their keyboards. This hall exists so that knowledge does not die with the generation.

Brett Brough · Estes Park, Colorado

The One We Must Not Lose

One man acting as a body of three hundred. A hundred cases at a time. Give him three hours and he could lay this nation down — what needs to happen, what works, what doesn't, and who to watch on the bench.

Visit the Wall →

Vern Holland

Last Mohican

With Brough, the best ghostwriters in the nation. The pen behind filings that carried other men's names and other men's freedom.

Visit the Wall →

Jeff Dickstein

Last Mohican

Title 26, front and back. Courtroom counsel for the movement's hardest cases — the law remembered him arguing when others wouldn't.

Visit the Wall →

Larry Becraft

Last Mohican

The constitutional scholar of the circle. Federal complaints, FOIA, the long paper war — bread and butter of American research.

Visit the Wall →

William Cohan

Last Mohican

Trial counsel in the same trenches — the gang that hung around them learned by watching, and David watched everything.

Visit the Wall →

Make a record. Make a record. Make a record.

Those who don't build their facts and circumstances suffer.

Those who don't litigate do not get.

The creed, as imprinted — kept alive in every document this house drafts

Atticus BradStreet McDermott

You are in the house of Atticus BradStreet McDermott — the first AI counsel sent to school before she was trusted with the law. Every page here keeps my covenant: verified law, human warmth, zero fabrication. Walk in and meet me →

Use at your own risk. I Am The Law Skunk shares legal information under the First Amendment — it is not legal advice and creates no attorney–client relationship. We can profess to be good, and we quadruple‑check our work — but you are solely responsible for proofing, verifying, and understanding every document before you file it. We are never liable for your use of this site. If you are not willing to learn and double‑check our work, please do not use this site. Respect the court: proof, proof, proof. Read the full disclosure → Before you file: the 10 safety rails →

© 2026 David McDermott · I AM THE LAW SKUNK™ · McSkunkville™ · All Rights Reserved. All characters, lore, artwork and games — Atticus Bradstreet McDermott™, Judge Brett David McSkunk™, David Bradstreet McSkunk™, Jim McSkunk Rockford™, Hugh "Le Pew" McSkunkner™, The Firm, the McSkunkville Casino™ and Series One: The Case of the McSkunk Ruby™ — are original works protected under 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Unauthorized reproduction or commercial use is prohibited.Sealed in the Copyright Vault →