I was disappointed, a few days ago, when I saw that "Strike Lawyer" John Regan was the "John R." who has commented extensively on Simple Justice. I'm not going to beat up on John—even though I did say that I would—because I don't think that would help anyone. I don't know that any good ever came of a tour of Bedlam.But I do want to talk about

Randy MartinEric DavisJacqueline CarpenterTe’iva BellCraig StillCecelia ValentineJules JohnsonRoger Donley (Mental Health)Tanya TerryIf you are one of those anti-PD people who questioned whether the PD's Office would be able to attract any real trial talent, feel free to shut up now. Alex Bunin (and Mark Hochglaube, who I may have mentioned is the felony trial chief of the office) have done very well.I hope that they will let

Can someone who has successfully completed felony deferred-adjudication probation in Texas (and been in no other trouble) possess a firearm under Texas law?Sec. 46.04. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY FELON. (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony commits an offense if he possesses a firearm: (1) after conviction and before the fifth anniversary of the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony

He called for lawyers to take concerted action, going on strike against bad judges, while he remained anonymous because "I see no reason to take even small risks with the interests of others when the potential for accomplishing anything good is as speculative as this is right now." So we, criminal-defense lawyers of the world, were expected to risk the interests of our own clients while he

Marketer Rachel Rodgers, in her dwindling fifteen minutes of blawgospheric fame, writes:In conclusion, my point is this: Experienced attorneys stop trying to scare young lawyers half to death with your scary ethics anecdotes about lawyers who were disbarred or suspended due to unethical behavior. Most of the stories involve gross misconduct on many levels and they only serve to disproportionately scare young lawyers when the news tells

Scott Greenfield and others decry “overcriminalization”—the attachment of criminal penalties to mala prohibita regulatory violations that include no culpable mental state:The problem is that regulatory violations sometimes result in fines and orders to change procedures, but other times result in criminal prosecutions resulting in extraordinarily harsh prison sentences for people who make a business mistake. If overcriminalization is the application of criminal procedure to what should properly

From Texas Senate Bill 1761F, adding Section 82.0651 to the Texas Government Code:(c) A person who was solicited by conduct violating the laws of this state or the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas regarding barratry by attorneys or other persons, but who did not enter into a contract as a result of that conduct, may file a civil action against

Yesterday:Mark ,As I mentioned Monday, I am hosting a free teleseminar on August 10, 2011 entitled:"How to Double Your Criminal Defense Practice Income Without Spending One Extra Hour In The Office” What I will reveal in this call will enable you to design and implement a strategy to boost your practice revenues and boost them quickly! These are proven techniques.I am not a marketing coach. I am a

Two of the many defendants in the ill-fated Rakofsky v. Internet case are University of St. Thomas (of Minnesota) school of law, and law prof Deborah Hackerson. Hackerson apparently wrote something about Joseph Rakofsky's failure in a murder trial (his first trial of any sort ever) in Washington, DC, and Rakofsky sued her in New York, just like he sued the Washington Post, and the ABA Journal,

The Professional Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Texas recently emitted a new opinion in support of allowing Texas lawyers to participate in for-profit Internet websites that help match attorneys with people seeking legal representation. In Opinion 573, released August 11, 2006, the Texas Ethics Committee, announced that it permits automated online legal matching services and that lawyers in Texas could ethically use this type of