The difficult prospective client

Had a call today from a prospective client who got a speeding ticket near New York City. For some reason the conversation was difficult. This guy would ask me a question, and I would answer it, and then after a few minutes he'd ask the same question again. After round three or four, I decided he needed to find another lawyer.This happens once in a while. I tend to gauge it by how long the phone

Speeding tickets, police, and your attitude

Just handled a speeding ticket in a local court. Met with the trooper to discuss the case. He reviewed his notes. Aha, he said. There's your problem. He pointed to the word "Attitude".I knew exactly what he meant. This client had been difficult with me as well, and I remember from speaking with him that it sounded like he'd been difficult with the court staff as well.So this particular client did

Malpractice in Florida

I got such a kick out of this I posted it on my other blog too. Went to a walk-in clinic in Florida and they had this sign up. It did not inspire confidence. I was not impressed with the doctor either.

Interesting private investigator blog

When I'm searching for information on town courts, I often come across Jon Sabin's blog. Mostly it seems to be a listing of police blotters in the Watertown NY area, and lately there is a focus on some kind of problem with an animal control officer there.Here in the Albany area, I have used Centurion Private Investigators LLC. When I was with Allstate we used Joe for some investigations. I have

Violations and out-of-state records

One issue for speeding ticket cases (and other traffic tickets as well) with out-of-state drivers is how the result will show up on the driver's home state record.It is a widespread impression that non-moving violations do not transfer to other states. So far I've seen no evidence to the contrary.Sometimes we are unable to get non-moving violations for our clients, but we are able to get