So You’re Thinking of Becoming an Expert?

So You’re Thinking of Becoming an Expert?

The draft of this article has been sitting in my pending file for a few years. Since I’m about 98% retired from the expert industry, I figure now's the time. This is a two-part series. Part Uno will deal with the issues of being a consulting expert. Part Dos will cover all the ...
“The Truth about Black Lives Matter”

“The Truth about Black Lives Matter”

Although relatively new, most cops have heard of the Black Lives Matter folks. Formed shortly after the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in late February, 2012, in Sanford, Fla., they really came to the forefront after the ...
The Full-Moon Kidnapper & a Clerk Named Sue

The Full-Moon Kidnapper & a Clerk Named Sue

The other night I was sitting out by the pool enjoying an iced coffee and indulging in my only remaining vice, a Rocky Patel Premium cigar (Connecticut Vintage, 1999), listening to the local “oldies-but-goodies” radio station. Suddenly, my mind came out of my usual vegetative state ...
Lawyers I’ve Known

Lawyers I’ve Known

Author's Note: Most readers know that my past contributions to this series revolve around the humorous situations I’ve experienced with past attorney/clients. This will not be one of them. I don’t testify a lot in criminal court. My testimonial history reveals I’ve appeared ...
Lawyers I’ve Known

Lawyers I’ve Known

Someone once said that the courtroom is a stage and all the players have a part. And if attorneys are the actors, then the jury must be the audience, and the judge the director. With that said, trials can be either tragedy or comedy. Certainly cases where a death has occurred must ...

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