Email addresses for Erik J. Heels.

I’ve had many email addresses through the years. I’m listing them all here (in plain text) because:
- I think the list is interesting, and
- it doesn’t matter if spammers get them, because:
- email has ceased to become a reliable form of communication, and
Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.

Intro Stuff
The opinions expressed in LawLawLaw do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Clock Tower Law Group, its employees, or the author. Do not taunt happy fun ball.
I lived the life of Dilbert when I was in the Air Force. Once while… [read full post]
I heart Gmail.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 04/01/2008; Law Practice magazine, “nothing.but.net” column; American Bar Association

My wife works at the hospital where I’ve had surgery three times in the last three years. When I joked that I should get a free toaster for being such a good customer, she bought me one for Christmas. Since we’ve been together… [read full post]
Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.

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• Introduction Stuff
• Client Stuff
• Law Stuff
• Technology Stuff
• Baseball Stuff
• Rock ‘n’ Roll Stuff
• Random Stuff
The opinions expressed in LawLawLaw do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Clock Tower Law Group, its employees… [read full post]
In which Erik Heels demonstrates that domain names – not diamonds – are forever.

I am an engineer (BSEE from MIT). I have worked with engineers. Engineers share a common feature/bug: they like to be right. And they will go to great lengths to prove that they are right.
I am also a lawyer. I have worked with lawyers. Lawyers, like… [read full post]
Business consulting.

I have known Peter Schmidt (of Lifting Mind, Inc.) since 1984 (when we both entered MIT) and worked with him at both BBN and Cayman. When I was working for Inherent.com, we leased spaced from Midnight Networks, a company co-founded by Peter and sold to Teradyne in 1996. Peter’s latest company, Lifting Mind, specializes in helping companies with… [read full post]
And what’s wrong with law school education.
Hello, my name is Erik. I’m a lawyer. And I like to do drawings. Would you like to see some of my drawings? Here are some of my other drawings:
- Drawing That Explains Patent Laws
- Drawing That Explains Copyright Law
- How To Debug Computer Problems
On 10/19/05, the daughter of one of… [read full post]
Art Mellor retires Cool List after 14.5 years.

For the last 14.5 years, my MIT friend Art Mellor has been running the Cool List, an email list of cool and uncool stuff. Art is a skillful editor, and I have never belonged to any mailing list longer. Art also described the web to me before it was invented, imagining an… [read full post]
From Chief Justice to the patent examiner.
Hello, my name is Erik. I’m a lawyer. And I like to do drawings. Would you like to see some of my drawings? Here are some of my other drawings:
- Drawing That Explains Copyright Law
- How To Debug Computer Problems
On 10/19/05, the daughter of one of my MIT friends shadowed me for… [read full post]