Dan Abrams and the Presumption of Innocence

I just read this op-ed piece by Dan Abrams in the Wall Street Journal. He responds to criticism about media ignoring the presumption of innocence. In one sense he is correct -- that the presumption really applies to juries. The general public is not required to presume someone innocent. But his characterization of the criminal process is what got me.My favorite quote is this one: Essentially we

How NOT to handle a speeding ticket

I just got one of those speeding ticket phone calls ... the kind that leaves you scratching your head.I got a ticket for going 96 in a 55.Okay, so that's an 11-point speed which leads to a suspension unless you take defensive driving, and the fines are up to over $1300 ($685 on the ticket and $675 from the DMV assessment).I already went to the trial date. The judge wouldn't let me put my case in,

Dan from Expert Village

I just thought this was funny. If you want advice on getting out of a speeding ticket, check out Dan from Expert Village. I'm not saying you should follow the advice, keep in mind. Use your own judgment on this.

Delaware Traffic Courts

I got motivated today and added the State of Delaware to our traffic court directory. There are only three counties with a total of about maybe 20 courts. If you get a ticket in Delaware, check out the Delaware county courts.

Breezes Curacao

We took a recent trip to Curacao. It was quite an experience.Fairly short flight from Miami, maybe 2 ½ hours. We stayed at Breezes Curacao, an all-inclusive resort. I describe the experience including a number of complaints below, but I should start out by noting that it seems pretty inexpensive. We paid $3500 for a week at the resort in a nicer room, including airfare, food, and a number of

Ken Runion of Guilderland

Cool new website up for those interested in Guilderland. The infamous Ken Runion is now discussed in detail in a website about him. Quality stuff.

Traffic Court - New Milestones

Our traffic court site has cleared some new hurdles. We not only surpassed 100,000 visits in 31 days. We've hit 130K visits, and over 114,000 unique visitors. We also cleared 300,000 pageviews. These numbers are one day short of a peak -- going a day forward we'll lose a Sunday and pick up a Wednesday - an extra 5K visits and 12K pageviews.Oh, and we're doing well on Alexa too:So according to

Albany DWI "Blanket Patrol"

Big news in Albany - this past weekend had a "blanket patrol" per Capital News 9.Nice bit from the story - 944 traffic stops and 21 "drunk driving" arrests. If I've got this right, they interrupted the lives of about 1100 people (figuring 1.2 people per car) to make 21 arrests.Also seems like 21 DWI arrests on a weekend for 11 municipalities is less than normal, not more. Maybe they should just

Change to Consulting Practice

Dear All,

After six years of founding Technology Law Group and leading the TLG team, I am ready to embark on a new endeavor.

After a brief sabbatical and beginning March 1, 2009, I will offer consulting services for executives and attorneys on intellectual property strategy, commercialization, and strategic intelligence matters and on international law matters.

Although I have wrapped up the firm, my clients may expect the same TLG brand of advanced intellectual property strategy and penetrating strategic intelligence for intellectual property transactions and litigation, and the same knowledgeable support on international legal matters.


My contact information remains 208.939.4472 and eloza@TechnologyLawGroup.com.

Thank you,
Emile Loza, MBA, JD, CLP

NY DWI: Why low BAC cases should be fought

I got a call the other day from a prospective DWI client. His BAC was 0.16. It's already difficult in Albany to negotiate a reduction with a BAC that high. But it's worse than that. He had a previous DUI offense 3 years earlier and his lawyer pled him to a DWAI. That causes a big problem - he is ineligible for a conditional license. This guy won't be driving for at least a year.On the prior

Drug policy blog

Just a pointer to a great: drug policy reform blog. I've been involved with ReconsiDer for many years and am a big fan.