Interesting cross-examination by a prosecutor

The video below shows inappropriate conduct for a prosecutor, or any attorney, in a courtroom, and I'd say the same for the judge. The witness is Stacy Castor in Syracuse. Read more about it at the Syracuse Post-Standard. You think a defense lawyer would be allowed to scream at a cop like this?

Traffic/Criminal Lawyers Club Update

The Traffic and Criminal Lawyers Club is up and running. We are approaching 30 members. I've put together a draft user guide and posted it on my firm website: Traffic/Criminal Lawyer Club User Guide. This is a large file in "pdf" format. It describes how to join and how to use the club features.I will be updating the guide over the next few weeks.

Hiring Is Harder Than Firing

We're currently in the process of hiring a new associate. Since I started this firm, nearly 6 years ago now, I've hired several people and fired some. Based on my experience so far, I have to say that firing people is much easier than hiring them. That may sound harsh, but it's true.Say you get applications from about twenty people for one job. You're going to have to say no to 19 people. When

Weird Analytics

Something weird on Google Analytics just now. This blog had nearly 300 visits in the past two days from a single keyword phrase search from Yahoo. The search was for "funny speeding ticket excuses".Ordinarily I'd figure it was some kind of glitch on one computer somewhere. But I checked and the searches come from 255 different cities. See image below. I also checked operating system -- 273 from

Traffic Lawyers Club - Free!!

Our traffic lawyer club is up and running. This is a feature on our traffic court website.Membership in the club is for lawyers only and it's FREE. We are going to verify that those who register are lawyers.If you're a lawyer who handles some cases in traffic court or local criminal court, please register on the site.There are currently 14 states in the directory, plus DC. A couple of the states