How Can You Defend Criminals? I had just started my private practice and volunteered as a courthouse tour guide, giving grade students a tour of the courthouse which included a short Q & A with a judge. After the tour we (the attorneys) decided to introduce ourselves and describe what areas of the law…
The Fear Itself. Nothing is more frightening than being charged with a crime. The whole experience can be demeaning and demoralizing. When you are arrested and standing at a jail getting fingerprinted, you are confronted with a realization that you are now part of the criminal justice system. Whereby they can run your fingerprint against the thousands…
Common Mistakes About Expungement. A client walks into my office and wants me to file an expungement to erase his criminal record. Some time ago the client was caught stealing and was charged with a grand larceny (felony). After negotiating with the prosecutor, the attorney amended the charge to a petit theft (misdemeanor) and…
Can I Sit in Front? Kids. At least inside a car their station in life was so much simpler when they were babies. Tucked away in their cradle in a rear facing position, you knew they were safe and that you had done the right thing. And the babies knew it as well, never…
When a Fraud is Not Really a Fraud. You just lent $10,000 to a “friend”. He says he’ll pay you back and gives you three signed checks for $2000, $4500, and $4500 (the extra $1000 is interest). He says he can’t pay all at once, which is why he has the checks postdated and…
14 Ways to Be Reckless. I think Reckless Driving is perhaps the most misunderstood traffic offense in Virginia. Not only because it is a misdemeanor crime (yes, it’s a crime), but also because there are 14 different ways to pick up a reckless driving charge. A reckless driving charge is what the defense bar…
A Promise and a Handshake – Good. Now Put That in Writing. A law professor once told me that a written contract is useless if people never breached their agreement. In fact, the whole body of contract law would become obsolete if everyone simply kept their promises. Why? Because a written contract is only…
음주운전, $10,000 질문 음주운전에(DUI 또는 DWI 라고 불림) 걸리게 되면 비싼 벌금과 비용이 소비됩니다. 우선 음주운전으로 경찰에게 걸리게 되면, 경찰은 음주운전자의 차를 견인해 갈것입니다. 그 이유는 음주운전에 걸리는 운전자는 이미 술을 마신 상태이고, 대부분의 경우 운전자 혼자만이 차에 타 있기 때문입니다. 차가 견인이 되면, $250불에 견인 요금을 지불하게 됩니다. 만일 견인된 차를 제때 찾아가지 않는다면…
손한번 잡아봐도 될까요? 제가 하루는 직장에서 일어나는 성희롱/성추행 (sexual harassment/sexual assault) 에대해 강의할 기회가 있었습니다. 그때 어떤 여자 분이 저에게 질문하셨습니다. “퇴근후 회사 사람들끼리 저녁을 먹고 노래방을 갔는데, 부장님께서 항상 제 옆에 앉으시려고 하고, 제 손을 쓰다듬으시면서, 저는 아주 어리고 영리하다며 일에 관련이 없는 다른 것들에 대해서까지 칭찬을 해주시는데, 이런것도 성희롱/성추행이라 할 수 있나요?”…
나 홀로 집에 “아이들을 (18 살 미만) 집, 차, 혹은 다른곳에 혼자 두고 외출을 해도 되는 나이가 언제입니까?” 라는 질문을 자주 받습니다. 대부분의 부모들은 한번쯤은 잠깐 볼일을 보러 나간다는 이유로 아이들을 혼자 두고 자리를 비우 신 적이 있을것입니다. 하지만, 이런 가벼운 행동들이 보호자 혹은 부모에게 법적인 책임을 물을 수 있습니다. 그래서 저의 대답은 “보호자나…
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