I have been away for awhile.  I have been buried under an avalanche of work and also have been Thinking Deep Thoughts with my pregnant wife about how I will practice criminal law while having an infant girl strapped across my chest in a couple of months (more on this topic… Read full post »

I found out that one of my clients died in a fire on Wednesday.  What troubled me the most was not so much what I felt about the news, but that I didn't feel very much at all.

A prosecutor, a friend of mine, approached me in the jury room of… Read full post »

A few words about your son, and about "masking."

When I launched this blog, I envisioned it as an internet diary about being a criminal defense lawyer.  I didn't expect it to be read much.  I anticipated only the occasional snotty comment about lawyers or criminals.  Having grown up in… Read full post »

One of my clients survived three tours of duty in Iraq, but couldn't quite survive coming home.

He retained us several months ago, after he had been arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.  He had just come back  from his third tour in Iraq, and was temporarily stationed… Read full post »

December was about juggling court schedules and resetting cases so that no one wound up in jail or on probation for Christmas.  The first Monday of business in January was about holding the hands of those who spent Christmas with mere visions of  jail and probation dancing in their heads.

O… Read full post »

After a two-and-a-half-week respite, its back to court tomorrow.  We have court scheduled every day this week.  On tap:  one reckless driving, four driving while intoxicateds, two failures to stop at the scene of an accident, an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a burglary of a… Read full post »

Why This Blog:  I'm a criminal defense lawyer who became frustrated trying to find an "honest" blog about life as a criminal defense lawyer.  Oh, sure, there's a zillion blogs out there written by criminal defense lawyers, usually linked to some firm website, some of them quite good.  … Read full post »