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For me, primetime TV is the next best thing to going on a vacation in the fall.

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I’ve walked into a few my colleagues’ offices lately and it seems like their spaces have been hit by tornadoes. That can only mean one thing – they’re responding to discovery.

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Of course I am excited about her new job but, for selfish reasons, I am sad to see her go. ...

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Contested child custody cases can be short and sweet, long and contentious or somewhere in the middle. The majority of my cases fall in the “somewhere in the middle”...

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I don’t normally bring work home, but Friday I decided that I needed to work through the weekend. It takes a lot for me to get the motivation to work during the weekends in the summer because I normally spend ...

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One of my recent trips to Upper Marlboro would probably have been frustrating to most people in my position, but I didn’t think it was too bad. I always feel like I am at home when I go to Prince ...

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What do aggravated IT bands, sore quads, shin splints and black toenails all have in common? I’ve had all of them thanks to my love for running. I often wonder why I put myself through such torture during my endless ...

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I was sitting comfortably on the couch in front of the TV a few weeks ago, adding new contacts to the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association‘s email list when suddenly my Mac started moving at a snail’s pace. I didn’t ...

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I recently won my first motion for judgment during a modification for visitation hearing. It wasn’t the win that had me on cloud nine — it was my client’s level of gratitude. Her appreciation is why I work for Legal ...

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