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🇵🇱 European/Canadian 🇨🇦 Tweets are all my own personal views and are not the views of any entity.

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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
8 years
Always.
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Mitch Kowalski
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@rupasubramanya He obviously doesn't understand that the rule of law means, "innocent until proven guilty in a court of law," not "guilty based on credible evidence that I cannot share." Sounds very much like WMDs in Iraq...
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
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@d_demelis Hard to feel for people who thought real estate was a game and ended up with multiple properties while regular people can't afford a home... 🤷🏻
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Mitch Kowalski
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@melissakchan @JanJekielek Wow. A man is detained by a mob and beaten, and you're concerned about whether or not he's a legitimate journalist? Give your head a shake.
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
BREAKING: Ontario Courts discover email in the 3rd decade of the 21st Century.
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Emily Murray
4 years
Ontario civil and family law counsel can now serve by email without consent or a court order. See C.
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Mitch Kowalski
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@AnitaAnandMP @ZelenskyyUa @JustinTrudeau He has cancelled elections. That's not democracy.
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
@demosisto @joshuawongcf @nathanlawkc @jeffreychngo @chowtingagnes Will you make public the auditor's report on where the money has gone?
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@maryhui What's next? Posting how to make a bomb?
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@MattCampbell @BW The 50 years from 1997 to 2047 were always designed to allow HK to transition into being a fully Chinese city. Sadly protestors don't know their own history and are on a suicide mission to nowhere. An independent HK is as likely as an independent Chicago.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
5 years
I'm on vacation in a small town in Italy answering a few random questions and doing a few easy documents for my best client - nothing intrusive to my life. What an amazing time to be alive. Remote working is not the future, it's the here and now. I really don't need to come back.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
When the Economist writes an unflattering piece on the HK riots you know the revolution is doomed to failure .... @taro_taylor
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@wesyang The temperature at which books burn is....
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Mitch Kowalski
6 years
I just received confirmation from the Elections Officer that my nomination for the 2019 Bencher Elections has been accepted. Time for a serious re-think of the @LawSocietyLSO
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
I can't help but see how this thread applies to law firms. An important part of law firm management is to take care of talent.
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Jason Fried
4 years
If your company requires you to work nights and weekends, your company is broken. This is a managerial problem, not your problem. This is a process problem, not a personal problem. This is an ownership problem, not an individual problem.
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Mitch Kowalski
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@nspector4 @John_Gilhuly It's odd that a non-partisan, independent Speaker would invite any guests to parliament - let alone one that was designed to be part of political theatre. Very hard to believe that there was no instigation by a government that is all PR all the time, for this invitation.
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@kinsellawarren @erinotoole Met him when he was running for leader the first time around and had a good chat with him. Just a regular guy. It would be nice to have an everyday Canadian in office.
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Mitch Kowalski
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@cathmckenna @WillAAmos Appalling that he has so little respect for government work that he doesn't believe he should be fully prepared and dressed BEFORE calling in. You know, like everyone else who has been using Zoom for the last 12 months.
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
Will COVID-19 finally kill the silly requirement for multiple copies of documents with wet signatures?
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Mitch Kowalski
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@Nuttallreports @WriterWong China would say the same about the Meng detention. It was a brazen power play by the US - and Canada played along.
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3 years
@markrmcqueen @erinotoole @CanadianForces Sounds genuine and Prime Ministerial.
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Mitch Kowalski
8 years
@Jeena_Cho @CityNews No free rides. If I need a licence to fish and to boat, then cyclists who want bike lanes need a licence.
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Mitch Kowalski
6 years
Just gave a talk on changes in legal services without mentioning AI or Blockchain - @alexgsmith would be proud.
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@DeeEllDee @karhermy @kinsellawarren Because we live next door.... The point Kinsella makes is that we have a vaccine fail by our federal government. The numbers are entirely relevant because they define success. It is not helpful to cheer on a mediocre effort. This isn't about participation medals.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@adamrollason What would be more interesting is a look at what an independent HK would really look like. Can it survive without China? What if China closes the border and cuts off all ties and supplies? Enough with the heroic democracy and let's deal with how people are supposed to survive.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
Dear Millennials and Generation Z: Photos of pages of a document is not the same as a scan of the document. Repeat 1,000 times.
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@hollyanndoan @JustinTrudeau Wow. She takes her daughter to the event and has the organizer pay for the daughter's flight? All in first class? Wow.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
The money shot.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
Dear Twittersphere. My #law2025 class has begun. Please engage with students using the #law2015 hashtag and convince them that Twitter can be useful.
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
It took a pandemic for the @LawSocietyLSO to finally wake up and "encourage" lawyers to be able to work remotely. If only this same law society hadn't been warning about the dangers of the cloud for the past 8 years....
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
11 months
@visegrad24 Using civilian infrastructure 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️
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Mitch Kowalski
1 year
Well done!!
@NewEmergingKing
King Randall, I.
2 years
Wanted to highlight our academic scholars! One month in at Life Prep and these students have went above and beyond in the classroom, with Gregory holding the highest GPA. Gregory holds 100% in every class except 1, holding a 95% there. 🔥😃
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Mitch Kowalski
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@acoyne @howardknopf If one is paying attention to every day Canadians it's not hard to understand at all. No money for Canadian problems, but unlimited funds for a war on the other side of the planet - a war that does nothing to further any Canadian interests.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
This is what integrity looks like 👇👇👇
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@isabelo_cheng @Birdyword You know that American cops would have shot these protestors, right? Go overseas and try to attack police and see what happens. So, let's give credit when it is due. This cop was amazingly restrained.
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Mitch Kowalski
9 years
Something for young lawyers to think about..... http://t.co/BkFloM0the
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
@kinsellawarren Slow news day
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Mitch Kowalski
9 months
@KevinMelnuk @sooschreiber @unusual_whales Except he's already spent $100M of the $628M on houses he doesn't need... his burn rate is gonna kill him.
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@DeeEllDee @kinsellawarren The US has exponentially more people with second doses. You forgot to mention that.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
5 years
I'm at Tom Jones restaurant with my wife celebrating her raise. My friend asks me if it's unusual. I missed the cue. I'm not worthy 😠😠😠😠
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Mitch Kowalski
10 years
Yes, law offices are so much more secure than the Cloud..... http://t.co/uZX7hBWnSe
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Mitch Kowalski
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@KevinMelnuk @sooschreiber @unusual_whales He pocketed $628M after paying tax on his lump sum payment - not $800M
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@CBA_News Work hard, arrive first, leave last -sounds so @Badlegal . Out think everyone else - the tournament is alive and well. Forget team work. You have no friends. Does the honourable judge know what century we're in? Has he completely lost touch with professionals in the trenches?
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@hoccgoomusic @ColinCrowell @TwitterDC @joshuawongcf @BrianLeungKP @nathanlawkc So @Twitter how can you be neutral if you are meeting with the leaders of a violent "revolution" in HK?
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
This guy 1000% 👇👇👇👇
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King Randall, I.
3 years
Work hard, play hard, then work harder! After a great week where we finally closed on what will be our new school and the boys having a great welding workshop, a celebration was in order. God delivered in abundance with 3 buildings, when we were only looking for one! 🔥
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Mitch Kowalski
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@MacaesBruno
Bruno Maçães
7 months
After storming Shifa hospital and shooting at everything that moved, Israel announced the capture of a box of dates, two Korans and enough guns for a Texas family of three
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Mitch Kowalski
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@MyLordBebo That why this song hits home all across the country.
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TaraBull
10 months
Watching people from all walks of life connect with Rich Men North of Richmond reminds me that we are not alone in the struggles that we’re facing. Nothing scares them more than us unifying against them.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
My experience at @ProBonoOntario has convinced me that we can do better -
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@uoftalumni Now about that @UTLaw scandal and censure?
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@tomgrundy @GuuToby @RichScotford You have now endangered him with a cowardly exhortation to the mob. Well done.
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@Pascucci015 Feet left the ice. Hit was high. After the goal was scored.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@cafreeland Ministerial responsibility.
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Mitch Kowalski
9 months
@Eric_M_V @AirCanada Same as it ever was. There has been a culture of arrogance and superiority there for decades. This is not new.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
7 years
@frank_bough @SoVeryBritish But then worry you heard wrong
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Mitch Kowalski
11 months
To All Courts thinking of issuing a practice direction on ChatGPT or on AI: Stop. Verify the Problem You Think ChatGPT and AI Create. Review Your Rules of Professional Conduct (Hint: they already solve the problem you think you have). Relax. Do Not Become a Lemming.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@althiaraj After meeting with @gmbutts you've lost all credibility.
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Mitch Kowalski
9 months
We don't have leaders anymore, just public relations.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
4 years
Note to law firms: If it takes 36 hours to do a conflicts check, you've got the wrong conflicts system.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@joshuawongcf Mate, when you make up things you lose all credibility.
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
@michaelsfirm @LawSocietyLSO From a value-for-money perspective, they are way high. The LSO needs to justify its costs - instead of saying "this is what it costs to regulate", we need to ask, "what should it cost to regulate?" And the answer ain't $100+ million a year.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
3 years
Meanwhile in law land..... Crickets...
@chris_herd
Chris Herd
3 years
PwC following Deloitte to become remote-first forever is far bigger than people realize In one swoop they: - forced KPMG & EY to be remote-first or lose all their best people to PwC - established themselves as the best place for accountants to work Jedi move 🧠
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Mitch Kowalski
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@Coronavirusgoo1 This would be consistent with the famous Spanish Flu which got milder by the 3rd variation.
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
Those were the days......
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
1 year
@AlexUsherHESA Would it not have been possible to refresh the "symbols" to adjust the "ratio" without resorting to children's wallpaper which is generic enough to apply to virtually any other country?
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Mitch Kowalski
2 years
@KellyScaletta Why would the pay be cut? The company saves money on rent - do you work less at home?
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Mitch Kowalski
6 years
@ADodek @uocommonlaw You're not that special. You will obtain certain skills to assist people, just like anyone else who has a trade. Don't let that one skill turn you into an arrogant person that others don't want to be around.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
6 years
Best opening line in a student blog ever - "As I sip my morning coffee listening to the smooth tones of Mitch Kowalski’s soft Canadian accent....." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
4 years
About to board a flight to Orlando filled with small children headed to Disney. Pray for me.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
3 years
First Pfizer dose, done and dusted. Small benefit of living in a hot zone.
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Mitch Kowalski
1 year
@apmassaro3 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 don't tweet when high.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
5 years
This is the future of legal education - now. Schools that don't follow suit will whither.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@CBCToronto Journalists need to do a full story on the supply chain. Are there really 1.2 million sitting in freezers? Or are they at pharmacies and no one is booking there? What's the real story? Making a claim from back of the envelope math on the number of doses is lazy and unprofessional
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
Priceless
@BetootaAdvocate
The Betoota Advocate
4 years
Gold Coast Hospital Staff Roll In A Volleyball To Keep Tom Hanks Company In Quarantine:
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year and Family Day long weekend. ❤️
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
6 years
@Glen4Climate Do you honestly believe that Kathleen Wynne was crushed in the election and virtually destroyed the Liberal party in Ontario through no fault of her own?
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
7 years
Sat in on a client meeting where all the discussion was about how to get work done more efficiently, more accurately, more quickly and at a better price point. Zero talk about the greatness of lawyers. This HBA Legal team gets it. So refreshing.
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
4 years
All the more reason to modernize the court system to reduce the amount of "in person" attendances. Will COVID-19's silver lining be that it pushes judges to demand a modern system?
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Superior Court of Justice (ON)
4 years
The SCJ knows access to justice must be available if COVID-19 disrupts court operations & is committed to ensuring hearings remain safe. #SCJOntario is working with MAG to update emergency plans, including remote hearings. Instructions will be communicated on website & Twitter
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
@680NEWS Why not allow fully vaccinated persons in now?
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@MEKowalski
Mitch Kowalski
5 years
The end of a long week.
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Mitch Kowalski
5 years
@IvanCNN A revolution that has lost its moral compass, has lost the right to say it represents the best interests of HKers.
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Mitch Kowalski
6 years
The Ryerson Law School needs to find people like this.
@ABAJournal
ABA Journal
6 years
Couple donate $33M to Michigan Law for student financial support
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Mitch Kowalski
7 years
This whole legal writing thing is a horrible way to live....
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Mitch Kowalski
3 years
The free market argument only works if a lawyer "training" articling students isn't receiving a fee for work done by students, or if students are simply riding shotgun to learn. Charging clients for work done by unpaid articling students is exploitation, not market forces.
@AlexDWilkes
Alexander David Wilkes
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Let me be clear. I am condoning the free market system, not free labour. I agree that articling experiences are anything but standardized. Someone working at a large downtown Toronto corporate law firm will have a completely different experience versus someone...1/x
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Mitch Kowalski
4 years
So awesome
@RexChapman
Rex Chapman🏇🏼
4 years
Driving on thin ice. Terrifying. Insane. Wait for it...
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