It is Saturday night, and I am sitting at my computer as I think about the opening statement for my first jury trial, which is scheduled for Wednesday. The case is not particularly momentous [though it is to the client]. […]
The East Coast mentality, which places work first and life second, is completely jacked. The blizzard that wasn’t is the backdrop. Schools, courts, and offices were closed on Tuesday, January 15, for fear of a major snow event. The storm […]
All across the country, locally and nationally elected lawmakers, as well as courts, continue to grapple with the issue of the legality of gay marriage. I’ve thought about this situation, and I arrive at one question – What the hell […]
GeriatricsI understand that y’all have been roaming this planet for decades longer than have I. That fact does not give my senior friends a right to monopolize 6 different areas of the gym and shoot me a stink eye when […]
My workweek was a good one. On Thursday, I was on trial. The trial was a milestone because it was the first trial in which I represented one of my own and not Mr. Tinari’s clients. It was a trial […]
Question: If you could not post a video of dumping a bucket of water onto your head, would you still participate in the ALS charity?
I compose this entry in response to some posts on Facebook or comments about criminal defense attorneys and the clients we represent. I understand that many folks do not understand why anyone would choose to work as a criminal defense […]
The accident that changed my life forever occurred on Memorial Day Weekend 9 years ago. As each year passes, the events of that weekend and the immediate aftermath become more distant in time. Despite this fact, they remain fresh in […]
I turned 35 years old on Wednesday. It feels pretty much the same as 34 and 33. It has dawned on me- I am probably at the midpoint of my life. That thought is somewhat heavy but does not scare […]