Ten years ago, I did one of my professional career's most challenging and best things. I left the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office to start my own firm. My work as a prosecutor was very fulfilling, and I worked with some great people, but I had achieved everything I…
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Is there a time to plead guilty? Statistically, about 98% of criminal charges end up in a plea. So if we're being honest, statistically, most people plead guilty. People ask how often I win. I have to answer honestly. Once lawyers get involved, no one is winning the…
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How can a DWI impact your immigration status? Any time I have someone from another country in the United States illegally and they pick up a crime, specifically a DWI, I have to look at each case and the facts surrounding it. Because I can talk about things…
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So, I quit watching law shows. I quit watching Dateline. I can’t stand watching other people practice law in court. Because that’s what I do. But I do watch these short videos of people sitting in their cars having conversations with law enforcement officers, because they’re being foolish.…
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What to wear to court? What should you wear to court? I used to say, wear something to court that you would wear to church with your grandmother. And I have to tell you, after saying that a couple of times, peoples’ grandmothers are a lot cooler than…
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