Lawyers with ADD/ADHD may struggle with organization, sustained focus, procrastination and deadlines. Tactics for dealing with common challenges. In my work as a psychologist, most lawyers and law students who talk to me about their attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, are typically under a fair amount of stress due to their symptoms. Most people see ADD/ADHD as an obstacle to overcome. Those with ADD/ADHD often struggle with organization, sustained focus, procrastination and completing tasks on time. For lawyers, there can be real consequences for missing important legal details, letting a statute of limitations run out or missing a court date. So, viewing ADD/ADHD as an advantage is not how most lawyers usually experience it. Then again, there are many with ADD/ADHD who do see it as an advantage. In fact, some experience the flip side of inattention, namely, the ability to hyper-focus on something that grabs their attention. This can be a great strength if that hyper-focus in directed at important work-related tasks. Whether you are struggling with managing ADD/ADHD symptoms or wearing them as a badge of honor, here are helpful strategies to keep in mind. Strengths and Weaknesses First, it’s important to recognize that every human ability is either a strength or a weakness depending on the demands of the situation. The same ability can be a strength in one situation and a weakness in another. So stop viewing a given ability, or lack thereof, as either an absolute advantage or disadvantage. Is it essential to be tall to play in the NBA? Muggsy Bogues was 5-foot-3 and played there for 14 seasons. The key is to be aware of which situations and tasks are best matched with your abilities. Then, when your professional (or personal) life includes situations or demands that are mismatched with

The Apex Court, while upholding the finding of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, held that a consumer complaint against power distributor is not maintainable for raising an additional bill in case of short-assessment. In the instant case, the consumer earlier approached NCDRC against the demand of power distributor on ground of “deficiency of service.” However, the NCDRC dismissed the complaint on account that there had been no deficiency of service on part of power company and an additional bill had been raised for the purpose of recovery of “escaped assessment.” Aggrieved by the order of NCDRC, the consumer preferred an appeal against the NCDRC’s order. The division bench of the apex court agreed to the finding of NCDRC and observed that there had been no deficiency of service as defined under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The Supreme Court bench, while explaining that the raising of additional bill would not amount of deficiency of service, stated that it had been wrongly contended that the multiply factor had not been correct. It further explained that in case licensee discovers in the course of audit that a consumer had been short-billed, then the licensee is authorized to raise a demand. As long as consumer does not dispute the correctness of claim made by the licensee, or short assessment, the former cannot be said to be entitled to claim any deficiency. The bench concluded the order by upholding the impugned order passed by NCDRC and held that it correctly pointed that the case was of “escaped assessment” and not “deficiency of service.” Therefore, it held that the dismissal of complaint had been in order. The post SC upheld NCDRC order on non-maintainability of complaint against power distributor appeared first on LexForti Legal News & Journal. Did you miss our previous article… https://www.itcse.org/?p=175 Randy