Law… “I Just Got a Target Letter; Now What?” 27 Feb 2015 If you have received a letter from a United States Attorneys Office in your area stating that you are a target in, or the subject of, a federal criminal investigation, that's…
Law… Can I Get My Texas Criminal Record Expunged? 26 Feb 2015 NOTE: INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WILL NOT BE ACCURATE AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2015. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THIS UPDATE. I often get asked "Can I get my Texas…
Audio… Random Interesting Things–Houston 25 Feb 2015 The other morning, during my commute, I decided to try Tim Ferriss's podcast, for no other real reason than that he sponsored an episode of Startup and his voice sounded generally listenable. The…
Law… TYSK: Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) 25 Feb 2015 Axiomatically, every man is presumed to know the law. This is, of course, a falsehood. But it's a legal fiction that allows courts to avoid the problem of dealing with…
Law… Dismissals Are Good 10 Jul 2014 It's always nice when you walk into the court and the prosecutor has done the right thing by dismissing an assault case because they knew they couldn't prove the case…
Office Administration… Mobility 5 Jul 2014 As part of my ongoing series regarding law firm technology, I have downloaded and installed an app that allows me to add posts and pages while on the go. It's…
Law… When the Push Goes to Law Enforcement 2 Jul 2014 I am dealing with a case that deals with an obscured license plate creating probable cause to conduct a traffic stop. This is one of those cases that drives me nuts, because it…
Law… Hobby Lobby and the Supreme Court 30 Jun 2014 I am withholding comment on the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case until I get a chance to actually read the opinion for myself. All too often, commentary…
Technology… Orkut’s Still Around? 30 Jun 2014 I remember first hearing about Orkut in... probably 2009. When I was one of the two or three people who were Officially Fed Up with Facebook, and I was looking to…
Office Administration… Dell Venue 8 Pro–Four Months On 30 Jun 2014 While plenty of people seem think that we are in a post-tablet era (meaning that pretty much everything we need to do can be done on a phone), I happen to…
