I’m in the market for a new paralegal. So that means reading lots of cover letters and resumes. The quality of these coming from our craigslist.com advertisement is abysmally low. There are some good applicants out there, but their salary… Continue Reading
I heard traffic trials today up here in Lancaster. My calendar had six trials. Not a single case ever went to taking evidence. In the first two trials, the defendants did not show up. One had posted bail, which I… Continue Reading
Ray Comfort is an interesting individual – a quasi-celebrity Christian preacher who likes to confront non-believers, particularly atheists. An untrained but fervent convert to evangelical Christianity, he uses a considerable intelligence and glibness to his advantage in debates. I recall… Continue Reading
This is a guy who at age 17 had accumulated a lengthy rap sheet of violent crime, and appears to have spent at least half his life behind bars. He was first charged with first-degree murder when he was 14… Continue Reading
Well, I wish I could say my kids put in a winning performance. They didn’t. The other team was visibly better; they knew the facts better and they knew the rules better and they used them to their advantage. And… Continue Reading
After two paralegals left our firm — one wanted to retire, the other took an offer for more money at a personal injury firm — we’re a little short on support staff. So the paralegal who assists me has been… Continue Reading
The Elliot Spitzer scandal — likely to result in him resigning about an hour (or $4,900, whichever comes first) from the time I write this post — got me thinking. If I were a prosecutor (at any level, be it… Continue Reading
My kids on the mock trial team did it — after a very tough match against my alma mater, the local Catholic high school. They faced an aggressive prosecution case from that school, with some kids who looked confident and… Continue Reading
So I go to the urologist’s office this morning. I make it a point to get there early because I know that as a new patient, I’ll have some extra paperwork to fill out with my medical history and insurance… Continue Reading
You can read all of the briefs here. If you’ve the stomach for it, you can watch the three-hour oral argument here. I don’t have time for that tonight. The Fish Wrapper reports that three Justices seemed skeptical of the… Continue Reading