Happy to report two separate dismissals of criminal charges against two of my clients in two day! Yay! And you know why? Because they’re not criminals. That’s why it’s important not to always believe what the cops allege.
Read more »It may be stating the obvious, but insurance companies routinely exploit non-catastrophically injured people by making it too expensive to try cases. “Orthopods” (orthopaedic surgeons) charge about $7k daily when serving as expert witnesses. Deep pocketed insurance companies exploit this reality to secure settlements most advantageous to them by trying to force middle class clients …
Read more »Law practice is one of the true professions. To be entitled to practice law, lawyers undergo a rigorous program of doctoral education and training, background checks, monitoring, ethical review and continuing legal education. Being a good lawyer involves a commitment to a way of life that includes keeping current on a vast body of legal …
Read more »By Charlton Heston I remember my son when he was 5, explaining to his kindergarten class what his father did for a living. “My Daddy,” he said, “pretends to be people.” There have been quite a few of them. Prophets from the Old and New Testaments, a couple of Christian saints, generals of various nationalities …
Read more »According to one Midrash the Torah begins and ends with an act of loving kindness. According to another the whole Torah rests on justice; and with justice it will end: Not until just judgment has come, on the one hand, for the poor and the meek, and on the other, for the wicked, will it …
Read more »We are objects of fear and respect. We are the butt of jokes. We are working lawyers. We can act with surpassing nobility; we can do what has to be done. We can raise fundamental issues of constitutional law; we can fuss over matters so seemingly trivial that our adversaries scream in frustration. We live …
Read more »Missak’s last letter: My dear Melinée, my beloved little orphan, In a few hours I will no longer be of this world. We are going to be executed today at 3:00. This is happening to me like an accident in my life; I don’t believe it, but I nevertheless know that I will never see …
Read more »According to Congressional Quarterly’s Jeff Stein, Rep. Jane Harman (D – California), long involved in intelligence issues and who pushed for warrantless wiretapping of Americans, was caught in her own net on a NSA wiretap (oh the irony!) telling a suspected Israeli agent she would lobby the Department of Justice to reduce espionage-related charges against …
Read more »