As a takeoff from my presentation today at Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Defending Juveniles, I wanted to share an outline of how to approach advising your juvenile client to plea or not to plea. What is a Plea? In this context, a “plea” is similar to a plea-bargain in a criminal case. A “plea” … Read more
If your practice is like mine, chaos can easily take over. Each client’s question is the most important question in the world…to him. Sure it’s important to you as well, from a representation perspective, but you must manage the chaos before it takes over. Set Priorities Do you really need to read every email as … Read more
Some of the most powerful words in history: The Declaration of Independence. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among … Read more
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true. – Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on courage, March 8, 1965 Loosely translated, this has … Read more