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Hoping for more success stories through drug-court treatment programs
The Justice Reinvestment Act puts a focus on treatment for drug offenders statewide. I've already seen it work in Howard County.
Summer is coming!
Paid time-off is a benefit of your job. Why not take advantage of all the benefits provided by your employer, not just the health insurance?
How I found the best legal assistant
Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned throughout the hiring process that might save you some time on your next hire.
Improving District Court
No system is perfect, but our District Court could use a better, more efficient one that would benefit all parties involved.
Using all your tools
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 is a rule that federal practitioners should revisit, and it is not an easy one to parse out.
Building a brand and making it on CNN
'I had my whole workday planned out. I had no idea I would wind up at CNN a few hours later being interviewed for a story about Prince.'
A history lesson at a young lawyers’ conference
Although I studied the Dred Scott case as a political science student, I had forgotten I was in the very town where such an unfortunate part of our history took place.
Positive client reviews are worth more than client referrals
A positive client review acts as an endorsement and recommendation every time a potential client finds you online and is available indefinitely.
Governors: They’re just like us!
Out of the corner of my eye, I spied a friendly-looking gentleman with not much hair on the governor’s mansion's lawn.
Finding the right words, not just the correct ones
We make pitches all the time, so it's important to practice and refine how you sell yourself.
Rules, rules everywhere
You learn in law school the Maryland Rules will be your universe. But there are many more 'rules' that will become part of your life as a young lawyer.
Essential research websites for the new attorney
It’s been a little while since I wrote a blog post that attempts to provide some guidance to new attorneys out there. To that end, I’m going to try to […]
