The company later went broke, and of course all blame was directed at the lawyers. Not once did I hear any talk that maybe a trace of mismanagement could in any way have contributed to the bankruptcy.
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against self-incrimination,
Sounds awful.No, it's wonderful. And it's just for one year. Let's take a break. Blair's not here. she'll be back next year and we can jump back into the Christmas chaos, if that's what you want. Come...
Some of our clients have not been saints, but no lawyer can dictate morals to his client.
Since 1990, Oklahoma has executed more convicts on a per capita basis than any other state. No place, not even Texas, comes close.
Sadly, dissent nowadays is considered unpatriotic, and in our post-9/11 atmosphere any criticism of those in uniform, any uniform, is stifled. Being labeled soft on crime or soft on terror is a politi...
Plans—nothing ever goes as planned, and the survivors are the ones who can adapt on the fly.
Perhaps in another era, a trial was an exercise in the presentation of facts, the search for truth, and the finding of justice. Now a trial is a contest in which one side will win and the other side w...
Once you've seen a pretty girl naked, you feel a certain attachment to her.
My dad's filthy rich, and even though we're Irish Catholic I'm an only child. I've got more money than you do so I'll work for free. No charge. A free law clerk for three weeks. I'll do all the resear...
My children know nothing of Christmas. They have so little, and want so little, it makes me feel guilty for the mindless materialism of our culture.
It must be pretty cool being a lawyer, she said in awe.Cool was not an adjective Jake would use. He was forced to admit to himself that it had been a long time since he viewed his profession as someth...
In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.
I was tired of secrets, tired of seeing things I was not supposed to see. And so I just cried.
I had never seen a woman's breasts before, and I doubted if any seven-year-old boy in Craighead County had. Maybe some kid had stumbled upon his mother, but I was certain no boy my age had never had t...
I didn't dare think of the future; the past was still happening.
I believe in God, he said, truthfully but weakly. It’s easy to say that, she said, her words still slow and soft. And I don’t doubt you. But saying is one thing, living is another matter.
Hopt v. Utah, the Supreme Court ruled that a confession is not admissible if it is obtained by operating on the hopes or fears of the accused, and in doing so deprives him of the freedom of will or se...
Bram v. United States, said that a statement must be free and voluntary, not extracted by any sorts of threats or violence or promises, however slight. A confession obtained from an accused who has be...
Black lung is a legal term for a preventable, occupational lung disease. It is more formally known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP), and is caused by prolonged exposure to coal dust. Once coal du...