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Writer, California attorney, stumbling through the courtrooms of Southern California
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Loved this ad on a can of Diet Pepsi



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It's time for me to enter the 21st century and have a blog

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Dumb lawsuits and even dumber lawyers

  • 2018 dumb lawyers
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  • eBay won't let lady sell parcels of the sun
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Dumb judges and even dumber rulings

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Lawyers arrested for doing their jobs

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Law Blogs

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    3 purchases where shopping around can be a huge benefit
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Awesome military links

  • The right way to turn down a job offer
  • 6 things veterans should have ready for job interview
  • Books for soldiers
  • Happy birthday US Navy. Thanks for always having the watch
  • Six seconds to live
  • How to prepare for basic training
  • An open letter to my military children
  • 11 things a military buddy will do that a civilian BFF probably won't
  • Legal documents for deployment
  • How to approach wounded warriors
  • Soldier who lost 4 limbs writes book to inspire others
  • Courage - interviews with the troops
  • Not a good Halloween costume
  • Countdown to deployment
  • The Pentagon
  • Extreme civilian jobs for vets
  • Military humor
  • Why nothing gets done during deployment
  • What military kids can teach civilians
  • 11 awesome things drill sergeants say
  • Soldiers going thru airports
  • Artist paints the fallen
  • Military working dogs
  • Employment for veterans

Impressions of jury duty

  • 9 things lawyers look for when picking a jury
  • Jurors - Help justice prevail
  • Taylor Swift
  • Advice for trial lawyers from a playwright
  • Why jury duty was best experience
  • My jury duty experience day 1
  • My jury duty experience day 2
  • Lessons from jury duty Part 1
  • Lessons from jury duty part 2
  • How jury duty almost turned me into an anarchist
  • Dressing like a prisoner might get you out of jury duty
  • Donald Trump fulfills jury duty
  • Lawyer ducking jury duty
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Landlord / Tenant

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  • 15 questions to ask potential roommates
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Traffic laws

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Family issues

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Criminal Law

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