March 9, 2010 Comments Off on The $10,000 phone call
In my story today about a collection dispute between two lawyers, I was unable to include some interesting expert witness testimony. Leonard H. Shapiro, a longtime criminal defense lawyer in Owings Mills, testified for the defense about the $10,000 legal ...
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Read More »January 11, 2010 Comments Off on Monday law blog round-up
Happy Monday! Dawn Bowie touts the use of “parent coordinators” in custody cases. If you (or, more precisely, Above the Law’s David Lat) eat the cookies from a hotel minibar, then replace them with the exact same cookies you bought ...
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Read More »August 20, 2009 Comments Off on Disclosure as an ethical duty
A prosecutor’s ethical duty to disclose information to the defense exceeds his or her constitutional duty, according to a new ABA Ethics Opinion. So — if the Supreme Court rejects your Brady challenge, take heart: there’s always Bar Counsel.
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