Not long ago, I accepted a Smith & Wesson handgun as part of a fee in a criminal case – the pistol had been confiscated during a criminal matter and…
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Legal OTR: Case Dismissed – ‘Child Support’
Another weekend is upon us, so it’s time to relax, unwind and generally take it easy until Monday. While unwinding and all that, why not spend a few minutes and…
Read moreThe right standard of review is a big deal
A case out of Maryland stands as clear evidence of why it is so important for courts to pick the correct standards of review when deciding if government action violates…
Read moreDischarging student loan debt in bankruptcy?
Just a few months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a Wisconsin man claiming a bankruptcy court improperly denied the discharge of $260,000 in student…
Read moreBankruptcy and evictions
Being an attorney who handles both bankruptcies and evictions comes with certain advantages – it can be handy to understand the strengths and drawbacks of both areas of law when…
Read moreWhat’s all the hubbub about executive orders?
The more President Barack Obama talks about gun control, the more he talks about the potential use of executive orders. Of course, there are some folks out there who are…
Read moreSecond Amendment rights can vanish in a hurry
The United States Supreme Court – at the first of December – demonstrated that the Second Amendment rights that some of us take for granted can be severely limited in…
Read moreScam alert — ISEA AB
I’ve got to hand it to the folks who came up with what I’ll call the “ISEA AB” scam — those folks sure do work hard to trick attorneys and…
Read moreLegal OTR: Case Dismissed – ‘Pitfalls of Buying a Home’
So, we’ve been blessed with another weekend and that means we have a couple of days to kick back, relax and enjoy ourselves. While taking it easy, why not spend…
Read moreMarital property redefined in Arkansas
Earlier this month, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued a ruling that could substantially change the way state courts have defined marital property for years. The Supreme Court’s opinion at issue…
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