Albany Criminal Lawyer

We've had a burst of clients needing a criminal lawyer in Albany. The unusual part of the spike is cases in the federal court here, related to border problems. So far it's a great example of how foolish our government policies are.We spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money trying to keep drugs, foreigners, and - believe it or not - money from entering our country. Through this policy we are

Speeding tickets and GPS

Just saw a great story on using GPS (global positioning system) to fight a speeding ticket. Check it out on the Press Democrat.

Tuolumne County Superior Court - Interesting Grand Jury Report

Apparently the Tuolumne County Grand Jury (in Sonora, California) covers a lot more ground than the grand jury here in Albany or in most other places. I was adding an entry for the courts in Tuolumne County when I came across this.They investigate public agencies and seem to find a high degree of professionalism everywhere. I get the feeling their investigations may be somewhat limited in scope,

A different take on traffic court

Check out this story about traffic court in England. So different from what we see here.

Albany Lawyer in the News

Nice story today about one of our cases: Capital News Nine.

Women & Entrepreneurship: Your Thoughts?

I have been invited to write an article for the Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business & the Law. JBEL is a publication of the University of Pepperdine Law School.

I am writing on the topic of women and entrepreneurship, a crucial subject in economic development and a rising area of legal scholarship.

As part of my research this month, I am inviting views and stories from both women and men.

To participate through LinkedIn, please click here. You may also participate by posting comments on this blog. To stimulate your thinking, I have posted two questions below. Please respond to any or all.

I plan to attribute comments that I use in the article to their contributors. If you prefer to remain anonymous, please so indicate in your response.

I earlier published in the Idaho State Bar's The Advocate regarding my own adventures in entrepreneurship. Here's a link to that article. For more information, please contact me at 208.939.4472 or info@technologylawgroup.com.

Thank you in advance for your answers and input.

1. What special issues do women entrepreneurs face?

2. How may women entrepreneurs maximize their opportunities for success?

Real Estate in Albany

We are now handling real estate closings in Albany and the surrounding area. David Cooper, our senior associate, has done a lot of work to prepare for handling these transactions, and we've handled a couple so far. First victim was my mother, so David made sure to get it right. :-)In addition to closings, we also handle real estate litigation in Albany. I have a lot of experience in that area.

Lawyers Marketing on the Web: Controversy

I've posted in the past about some dubious lawyer marketing. Most recently I posted about an upstate lawyer with a DWI business model for sale.Another aspect of this kind of marketing is a variety of lawyer websites, along the lines of superfreakingawesomelawyers.com. Not a real website as far as I know, but you get the idea. Usually it's really a name like topiclawyers.com, or topic.com, where