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Legally Speaking: Catching Up With Columns Past (Part 2)
As I mentioned in the first installment of this series, some of the best examples of the point I was trying to make in a particular column didn't come along until after the article had already run.
Legally Speaking: Assault With a Deadly What?!
During a summer in which most of us will not doubt be subjected to a seemingly endless stream of blockbuster movies characterized by explosions and gunfire, it might be refreshing to consider that not every true crime story features a Glock, an Uzi or a Smith & Wesson.
Legally Speaking: Anything For A Continuance
When a lawsuit is filed, it may be anywhere from nine months to several years before the parties finally have their day in court.
Legally Speaking: Catching Up With Columns Past
One of the challenges of writing a column like this is the fact that time marches on, resulting in some often interesting developments that took place later after a particular article ran.
Legally Speaking: Keep Those 'Privates' Private, If You Please
Lately, it seems like peoples' inability to keep it in their pants has led to their winding up in the courtroom.
Legally Speaking: The High Price of Not Keeping a Low Profile
It never ceases to amaze me what people think they can get away with in a reality-show-obsessed, 15-minutes-of-fame society.
Legally Speaking: Brought to You by the Department of Irony
In the 1994 film "Reality Bites," a recent college graduate played by Winona Ryder finds herself desperate for a job after losing her production assistant gig with a local morning television show.
Legally Speaking: Lawyers Need Love, Too
There aren't too many professions more maligned than the legal profession.
Legally Speaking: Lawsuits You Just Won't Believe
Readers often ask if I make up some of the more outrageous lawsuits that are featured in this column. The sad truth is that I'm not that inventive.
Legally Speaking: You Got the Ticket, But Do You Have The Excuse?
I recently read a study by online U.S. insurance company, insurance.com, that rated attorneys atop the list of the "Ten Most Dangerous Drivers By Profession."
Legally Speaking: Here's My Card
My law firm recently announced that we would be receiving new business cards.
Legally Speaking: Trademark Silliness in the Courts
As a lawyer who's handled trademark infringement lawsuits over the years, I know all too well how seriously companies take their trademarks.
Legally Speaking: Warning - Beware of Killer Hot Dogs
When I was a child, my mother would warn my three older brothers and me during particularly exuberant bouts of horseplay that "it's all fun and games until somebody pokes an eye out." Thank goodness she never bought us a hot dog at a Kansas City Royals' baseball game.
Legally Speaking: The Great Getaways
In my recent article "Take the Money and Run", I chronicled how would-be bank robbers were foiled by their failure to adhere to some pretty basic principles of their chosen career: show up when the bank is actually open, write a legible stick-up note, wear a disguise that actually works, and so forth.
CORRECTION: Legally Speaking-Know Before You Vote contained inaccuracies regarding candidate Rick Green
In last week's "Legally Speaking" entitled "Know Before You Vote - The Texas Supreme Court Races," certain inaccurate information concerning Supreme Court Place 3 candidate Rick Green appeared.
Legally Speaking: Know Before You Vote-The Texas Supreme Court Races
Editor's note: The original column first posted Feb. 18 contained a few inaccuracies regarding candidate Rick Green. The errors have been removed from this posting.
Legally Speaking: Your Tax Dollars at Work
Early voting begins across Texas on Feb. 16. While I always think it's a good idea for voters to be well-informed and wary of who they put in office, sometimes incidents come along that serve as reminders of what can happen when you put too much faith in how the government runs things.
Legally Speaking: Take the Money and Run
I like to think of myself as a law-abiding citizen, the type of person who would never do something like hold up a bank.
Legally Speaking: Unusual Moments in Lawyer Advertising
Lawyers market themselves and their practices in all sorts of ways: from the more traditional, subtle approach like giving speeches to industry groups or writing articles to somewhat more "in your face" methods like television commercials in which they promise to get injured clients "maximum cash" and ride around in tanks.
Legally Speaking: Foiled by Facebook
Social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook have hit society with the force of a juggernaut.