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Negotiations: not leisure, but not that bad
In addition to the hard work of preparing yourself mentally, understanding your case and communicating with your client, negotiating effectively requires a complex set of skills as well as a healthy amount of common sense.
Conviction of Del. pedophile pediatrician upheld
DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of former pediatrician Earl Bradley, who is serving life in prison for sexually abusing scores of patients over […]
Judge orders Fort Hood suspect be clean-shaven
FORT HOOD, Texas — A military judge says the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage must be clean-shaven or will be forcibly shaved before his murder […]
Woman pleads guilty to government fraud
GREENBELT — Prosecutors say a Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to government fraud which netted her and her husband more than $100,000. Forty-eight-year-old Karen Strayer of Lovettsville, Va. entered the […]
Alleged Perry Hall shooter indicted on 29 counts
A 15-year-old high school sophomore was indicted Tuesday on 29 counts related to the shooting of a classmate at Perry Hall High School, and the charging document alleges that the […]
WikiLeaks case set for trial in February, March
FORT MEADE — An Army private accused of handing over a trove of classified documents to the website WikiLeaks is scheduled for trial in February. Army Col. Denise Lind is […]
Oh discovery
I’ve walked into a few my colleagues’ offices lately and it seems like their spaces have been hit by tornadoes. That can only mean one thing – they’re responding to discovery.
Top court overturns 2006 conviction for felony murder
Even though he did not try to stop the crime when he was out of immediate danger, a murder suspect was entitled to have a jury consider whether he was acting under duress, the Court of Appeals has held.
Va. man pleads not guilty in D.C. guard’s shooting
WASHINGTON — A man accused of shooting a security guard at the Washington headquarters of a conservative lobbying group pleaded not guilty Friday to assault and handgun charges. Floyd Lee […]
On pro se litigants
Our system is not perfect, but it is unbelievably impressive in many ways. This, I think, is one of them. ...
Storm prompts another delay in 9/11 pretrial hearings
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — An approaching storm prompted the U.S. military to place its base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under an alert Wednesday and cancel several days of […]
All Verizon services restored from Ellicott City train derailment
ELLICOTT CITY — Verizon Communications Inc. says all services disrupted by a train derailment near Baltimore have been restored. The New York-based company said Wednesday that all services were operating […]
