Reflections of a Boston Lawyer

Seeing all the lists of top ten events of 2010 makes me want to come up with a forward-looking list of wishes for 2011.  The risk of creating such a list is not just that it will not come true, but that it will include wishes that have no realistic possibility of coming true.  While my reach may exceed my grasp, I am nevertheless going to limit the list to matters within some reasonable realm of the possible.  I therefore won't include wishes for world peace, an end to terrorism, or that North Korea will become a beneficent state, even though I would love to see all those things come to pass.  Also, some items on the list will focus on matters that are (or, in my opinion, should be) important to lawyers and others in Boston and Massachusetts.  I have limited the list to matters of public policy, and have not included many things I might wish for in areas such as technological advancements or artistic or athletic achievements.  Finally, as with any top ten list, there is a risk of o