I have two visions of a man who so desperately wants a woman to tell him she loves him. In one vision, the man has a gun to the head of the woman telling her to say she loves him or he'll blow her brains out. In the other vision he earns her love and eventually, when [...]
Like many other businesses, the practice of law has taken a huge hit with the advent of COVID-19. People are out of work and in need of money. People without money cannot afford lawyers. And with all the lawyers vying for what little cases are out there, it becomes particularly trying to pay overhead and make [...]
George Floyd was murdered. Plain and simple. Anyone who would watch that video of someone, civilian or police, occluding the airway of a handcuffed man lying face down on the street for eight minutes, would come to the same conclusion. Premeditated, if you ask me. That case will play out in court. I'll take money [...]
Mirror, mirror on the wall . . . Do you remember the title to this column from the story of Snow White? “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” Well let’s change that to “… who is the best criminal defense lawyer of them all?” Have you ever given any thought [...]
Law offices were initially declared essential businesses and therefore, in theory, never had to close. Law practices took the same hit as restaurants. In short, the phone stopped ringing. That reality, in part, was caused by people unable or unwilling to leave their homes, they lost their own jobs and had little money to spend. [...]
The coronavirus came upon the world like a tsunami that has yet to reach shore. The impact of the virus was something that none of us would have imagined. Small businesses whose finances were dependent on a steady income were damaged beyond repair. Some of those businesses will never reemerge or thrive again. Families with [...]
When I began in the practice of law, advertising was prohibited. The most a lawyer could do was to put a small add in the Yellow Pages. But television, radio and billboards were strictly prohibited. When I opened up my law practice in the mid-70s I had no money. I scrounged for enough to commission [...]
The United States Senate voted to acquit the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, of charges that amounted to corruption for political benefit. There was no evidence taken and no witnesses called. They merely relied upon what they were told happened in an earlier proceeding before the House of Representatives. Hearsay. Plain and [...]
When it comes to advocacy, the British have us beat. You would think that since we patterned our laws after the common law of England, that we would adopt everything that is good about their system. Unfortunately, the American judicial system does not permit advocates to serve both as prosecution and defense counsel (back and [...]
Many people believe that all they have to do is walk into a criminal defense lawyer's office and say "you're hired". It is not quite as simple as that. There are three factors that go into the attorney/client relationship. First, the client must indeed be comfortable with a lawyer. After all, it is the lawyer who [...]
