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I sometimes laugh at the notion of lawyers as counselors. We are not trained to be counselors. We are trained in the law and by experience we learn to be fighters. Advocates. I have always liked the French term "avocat" as it better describes our role in the disputes that dominate our professional lives. But what do our clients really…
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Kari Atkinson, a 28-year-old former middle school teacher will spend at least two years in prison for having sex with her 14-year-old student. To protect the boy, the court also ordered that she not have any contact with him for eighteen years. The sentence includes two years fixed time – that is time that must be served before Atkinson is…
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This week I am in trial preparation mode and only this morning checked my email for the past five days. In my email I found a post to a blog written by Trial Lawyers College great, Paul Luvera. Luvera is a master of the game and a wonderful teacher. If you are a lawyer reading this, go to his blog…
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