About 10 years ago, my wife had just adopted Ripley, and we were thinking of getting a kitten next, and we thought it might be fun to get a purebread kitten. We weren't sure what breed we wanted, so we did some research on the web and at cat shows. Eventually we settled on the Ragdoll breed, and began to contact a few local breeders to learn to learn how the adoption process … [Read more...] about Meet the New Cuteness
“Caylee’s Law” Is a Bad Idea
I've been getting slammed in the comments to my earlier post about why Caylee's Law is a bad idea, as has Radley Balko on his piece in the Huffington Post. Perhaps people will ease up a bit if I point out that Serena Straus, a former prosecutor in the Bronx Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence Unit, also thinks that Caylee's Law is a bad idea. Some of her reasons are … [Read more...] about “Caylee’s Law” Is a Bad Idea
Don’t Dis the iPad
I think it's fair to say that Scott Greenfield is not a fan of Apple's iPad. From reading his banter with Brian Tannebaum, I gather there's been a lot of hype about how the iPad is a "game changer" for lawyers -- I guess because it can serve as a thin client front-end to some sort of "virtual office in the cloud" web application. Whatever. As criminal defense lawyers, Scott and … [Read more...] about Don’t Dis the iPad
We All Knew This Was Coming: Caylee’s Law
I haven't posted anything about Casey Anthony trial. I'd pretty much like to keep it that way because, really, I don't know anything about the case. On the other hand, I know there's a long and painful history of laws like this: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 6, 2011 Contacts: Michelle Crowder, "Caylee's Law" petition-starter, 918-289-8479 (CDT)Brian Purchia, Director of … [Read more...] about We All Knew This Was Coming: Caylee’s Law
The Road to Chicago
So, after I drove to Avalon, I had to drive back to Chicago. My wife had gone to Avalon ahead of me with her friends, and I was going to meet her there and bring her home. We were planning to swing south into Kentucky to visit family on the way. Step one was getting out of New Jersey, which proved a little tricky. There are several bridges across the Delaware from south Jersey, … [Read more...] about The Road to Chicago