Happy Holidays!!!

This story, courtesy of NBC News gave me a laugh, and it goes to show that there are a lot of great people out there who happen to also be attorneys. Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season. Stranger Gives $983 So Defendant Can Avoid Felony Charge   A...

Mysteries of the Grand Jury

In the wake of the decision of the grand jury regarding the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, I have had several clients and friends ask about how a grand jury works and what may or may not have been done properly in Ferguson.  I will freely admit that...

Radio Show Regarding Town Courts

Continuing my recent media tour (ha!) please also check out an appearance I made last week on Evan Dawson’s “Connections” program on WXXI Radio 1370.  The other guest was David Andreatta from the D&C. The topic of the show originated with...

Warrant Requirement and Cell Phones

The Supreme Court of the United States handed down an important and unanimous decision today that affects just about every American citizen in the modern age of mobile technology, holding in Riley v. California (the text of the decision is here) that a law enforcement...

This and That Tuesday

A few random thoughts kicking around on this extremely cold day: On days like this downtown workers like myself who park underneath the Hall of Justice in the Civic Center Parking Garage will almost certainly notice many, many homeless folks camped out in the garage,...

Acquittal to Finish Off 2013

Pardon the scarcity of blog posts into the fall and early winter of 2013.  The end of the year has been an extremely active, busy and satisfying time here at the Office.  One of my new years resolutions is to post more information to the blog, and I really hope to...