Denise Peterson, JD, FCIArb
@occasionalprof.bsky.social
Occasional law prof, dispute resolution junkie, nerd, cat queen, bog witch, Houston and Vermont. Views are my own and subject to change. I am not your lawyer.
www.petersonadrtx.com
www.petersonadrtx.com
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So here is probably what is going to be an ongoing biography of my chaos.
My practice is civil mediation and arbitration. I handle cases ranging from personal injury through complex commercial litigation.
I arbitrate for FINRA and AAA and others and I am a FCIArb.
My practice is civil mediation and arbitration. I handle cases ranging from personal injury through complex commercial litigation.
I arbitrate for FINRA and AAA and others and I am a FCIArb.
At some point, it is their world, not ours.
Obama: "At some point, you age out. You're not connected directly to the immediate struggles that folks are going through. I'm not making a hard and fast rule here, but I think Democrats do well when we have candidates who are plugged into the moment. To the zeitgeist. To the times."
February 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
At some point, it is their world, not ours.
People who want to put their name on everything remind me of dogs peeing to mark territory.
February 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
People who want to put their name on everything remind me of dogs peeing to mark territory.
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Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
The sudden urge to add dozens and then sneak them into all my friends and kids’ builds…
I need you to know that you can buy individual crabs from LEGO and they are 21¢ each
www.lego.com/en-us/pick-a...
www.lego.com/en-us/pick-a...
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The sudden urge to add dozens and then sneak them into all my friends and kids’ builds…
Every ICE agent must be removed from Minnesota and all other states.
I don’t know how to legally do this, but my thought is every agent who does not have an actual Judge signed warrant while on duty and in public must be arrested as a public dangers
I don’t know how to legally do this, but my thought is every agent who does not have an actual Judge signed warrant while on duty and in public must be arrested as a public dangers
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Every ICE agent must be removed from Minnesota and all other states.
I don’t know how to legally do this, but my thought is every agent who does not have an actual Judge signed warrant while on duty and in public must be arrested as a public dangers
I don’t know how to legally do this, but my thought is every agent who does not have an actual Judge signed warrant while on duty and in public must be arrested as a public dangers
Published in the Houston Chron this past Sunday.
Posting without further comment.
Posting without further comment.
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Published in the Houston Chron this past Sunday.
Posting without further comment.
Posting without further comment.
Our legal system exists because we choose it. There’s no universal law of justice, nothing in the periodic table that says “law.”
We must demand it. We must demand it serve the people.
We must demand it. We must demand it serve the people.
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Our legal system exists because we choose it. There’s no universal law of justice, nothing in the periodic table that says “law.”
We must demand it. We must demand it serve the people.
We must demand it. We must demand it serve the people.
Welp, Ted’s trip to CA is verified - but I maintained my skepticism because there’s no airport in Laguna Beach!
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Welp, Ted’s trip to CA is verified - but I maintained my skepticism because there’s no airport in Laguna Beach!
There are no United flights to Laguna Beach. There’s no airport in Laguna Beach.
I want this picture to be true, but I got questions, man.
I am a cynical woman in the age of deep fakes and AI
What I deeply resent is the fact that this is made me save pictures of Ted Cruz to my phone!
I want this picture to be true, but I got questions, man.
I am a cynical woman in the age of deep fakes and AI
What I deeply resent is the fact that this is made me save pictures of Ted Cruz to my phone!
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
There are no United flights to Laguna Beach. There’s no airport in Laguna Beach.
I want this picture to be true, but I got questions, man.
I am a cynical woman in the age of deep fakes and AI
What I deeply resent is the fact that this is made me save pictures of Ted Cruz to my phone!
I want this picture to be true, but I got questions, man.
I am a cynical woman in the age of deep fakes and AI
What I deeply resent is the fact that this is made me save pictures of Ted Cruz to my phone!
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It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
Especially when you don’t agree with those voices. Listen anyhow.
You will be surprised what you learn.
You will be surprised what you learn.
Following marginalized voices makes you smarter and better informed than a million hours of consuming any Murdoch-owned news media.
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Especially when you don’t agree with those voices. Listen anyhow.
You will be surprised what you learn.
You will be surprised what you learn.
And mediation and negotiation classes…
Breaking: All International law and constitutional law classes will no longer have final exams. You will be graded on reflection papers, as there's just no way to put together an exam rubric at this time.
#Satire
#Satire
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
And mediation and negotiation classes…
And Tiny atom, who did not die, learned the best of Tims and the worst of Tims.
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, had the time of his life, no, he never felt like this before, yes I swear, it's the truth, and he owes it all to Scrooge
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, where the shadows lie, One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them, One Tim to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them.
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
And Tiny atom, who did not die, learned the best of Tims and the worst of Tims.
GET THE POPCORN!
slow day in the office so figured we'd start some beef with museums
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
GET THE POPCORN!
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12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
Does this include the mandatory creepy smiles and greetings?
Hard double pass.
Hard double pass.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Does this include the mandatory creepy smiles and greetings?
Hard double pass.
Hard double pass.
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Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
Democratic leadership needs to watch the two day duck hunt guy video.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Democratic leadership needs to watch the two day duck hunt guy video.
I always trust the Republicans to do exactly but they say they’re going to do.
And I never trust the Democrats to do what needs to be done.
And I never trust the Democrats to do what needs to be done.
Jeffries: "These Republicans have tried to repeal the ACA more than 70 different times. They're not acting in good faith in dealing w/healthcare crisis they're visiting on the American people. This is the same group who just enacted the largest cut to Medicaid in history in their big ugly bill."
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I always trust the Republicans to do exactly but they say they’re going to do.
And I never trust the Democrats to do what needs to be done.
And I never trust the Democrats to do what needs to be done.
Because doctors have been taught to ignore women when we talk about pain.
This researcher is exploring both the biology of endometriosis and why it’s so difficult for people to get diagnosed. For her, it’s personal: She happens to have the condition.
Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?
A scientist diagnosed with endometriosis is working to answer fundamental questions about the disease and pave the way for better treatments.
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Because doctors have been taught to ignore women when we talk about pain.
As a self proclaimed master negotiator, he should be aware that he has to bring something to the table for the other side to want to engage with him.
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
As a self proclaimed master negotiator, he should be aware that he has to bring something to the table for the other side to want to engage with him.
Me, trying to mentally process Vermont and Alabama being in the same sentence…
Also as I understand it the Reagan ad was run by Ontario Province, not by Canada’s federal government or privy council or whatever. Imagine if countries cut off trade with us because of shit Alabama or Vermont did.
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Me, trying to mentally process Vermont and Alabama being in the same sentence…
Am I understanding that the entire East Wing is gone now?
October 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Am I understanding that the entire East Wing is gone now?
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Undergrad: "Man, 10 page essay. what am I going to write in here"
Lawyer: "What do you mean just 13,000 words?"
Lawyer: "What do you mean just 13,000 words?"
October 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Undergrad: "Man, 10 page essay. what am I going to write in here"
Lawyer: "What do you mean just 13,000 words?"
Lawyer: "What do you mean just 13,000 words?"
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The key to good legal writing is clarity. Exceptional clarity persuades. Unclarity sows doubt.
Not key? Originality. Humor. Cleverness. A distinctive voice. Torrents of peripheral legal authority. Demonstrations of opposing counsel’s stupidity and bad faith.
Edit for clarity.
Not key? Originality. Humor. Cleverness. A distinctive voice. Torrents of peripheral legal authority. Demonstrations of opposing counsel’s stupidity and bad faith.
Edit for clarity.
July 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The key to good legal writing is clarity. Exceptional clarity persuades. Unclarity sows doubt.
Not key? Originality. Humor. Cleverness. A distinctive voice. Torrents of peripheral legal authority. Demonstrations of opposing counsel’s stupidity and bad faith.
Edit for clarity.
Not key? Originality. Humor. Cleverness. A distinctive voice. Torrents of peripheral legal authority. Demonstrations of opposing counsel’s stupidity and bad faith.
Edit for clarity.