It seems some local churches are organizing, and maybe even leading, efforts to organize voters to pass the anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot this November. Me, I wonder whether this activity would cause the churches to forfeit their tax-exempt… Continue Reading
I’ve enjoyed reading columns on CNN from Roland Martin. He comes from a very different perspective than me (he’s a Protestant minister) and I don’t always agree with him. But his commentary is always lucid and thoughtful. And today, he’s… Continue Reading
I don’t practice lingerie law but now I know who does, in case I ever need to make a referral for a case like this. And usually, when a G-strong causes an injury to someone’s eye, you’d expect the injured… Continue Reading
I’ve made special appearances for colleagues before in criminal matters but I’ve never undertaken representation of a defendant facing actual criminal charges. Unfortunately, it looks like I’ll have to do it now. We’re facing some personnel challenges and that involves… Continue Reading
I wrote recently about the United States v. Isaacs case and why I thought it should never have been brought in the first place. But there it is, and it’s being tried before, of all the judges in the Central… Continue Reading
Me: “Okay, thank you, Deputy So-and-So. Mr. [Smith], do you have any questions for Deputy So-and-So?” Defendant: “No, Your Honor. I just came here today to see if the officer would show up, and he did. I just wanted to… Continue Reading
Apparently in the Commonwealth of Virginia one of many civil procedure maneuvers available in a case like a contract action is to represipe a motion craving oyer. This is a ceremony where the nature of the obligation to which you… Continue Reading
So in the mediation today, the mediator said to my client, “You should feel confident in this process. You clearly have an above average attorney working with you.” My client, who has something of a salty sense of humor, would… Continue Reading
Yesterday morning in court, a client asked me, “How do you deal with all the stress of this job? I’d be so frustrated if I were you, dealing with all these [pro per litigants] and judges and so many different… Continue Reading
I’ve had a particularly interesting project at work for the past several days — a petition for a writ of mandate after a judge totally blew a call and threw an entire lawsuit into disarray. I like this sort of… Continue Reading