Don’t Invite the Police to Search Your Car
When my grandson was 17, I gave him a Toyota 4-Runner with 200,000 miles that I took as a fee in one of my cases. He promptly blacked out...
Is Pretrial Intervention Right for You?
The office of the District Attorney for the 15th Judicial District offers a diversionary program called pretrial intervention. If someone...
Experience Matters
Suppose that you have been arrested and charged with committing a serious crime. Does it really matter if you hire an attorney with as...
Every Case Is Different
Over the many years that I have been practicing criminal defense law, clients or potential clients have repeatedly made the same mistake...
Five Pounds of Attitude
About a year and a half ago, I was feeling lonely and decided that I wanted to get a pet. After doing some modest research on the...
Dance To The Music
Sometime in the late 1990s, I was approached by friends about buying Grant Street Dancehall. We would pool our money for the purchase,...
Temps and Tops
In 1983, attorney Jim Roy had a terrific idea. He, together with friends, would form a private club, for the purpose of having a huge...
New Edition
Pretty much everyone who knows me well, knows that I am a huge fan of live music. Sadly, my older brother got all the musical talent in...
Determination Prevails
Deciding late to go to Law School, it turned out that the LSAT would only be given once more before the deadline to apply for admission...
Sunday Call
During my third year of college at U.S.L, I was living in Voorhies dormitory. My father, who lived in Las Vegas, would call me every...