Who the f#@& do I think I am now?I’m a current Lamar County, Mississippi assistant public defender. I’ve been a lawyer since 25 September 2001. I have a BA from Georgetown…Feb 3, 2023Feb 3, 2023
Matthew IgnatievMy cousin Matthew died suddenly last Thursday in Hubertus, Wisconsin. He was 43 years old. I have been trying to come to grips with this…Aug 12, 2022Aug 12, 2022
Ageing out of crimeI was reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s recent article on Covid-19 not being an old person problem. This is of course very interesting issue…Nov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021
Residential rental property ordinanceWhen I prosecuted for the City of Hattiesburg, one of my duties was prosecuting in code enforcement/environmental/animal control court, one…Oct 9, 20211Oct 9, 20211
The Way Out is Through (in the Time of ‘Rona)In my previous work in this series, The Way Out is Through, I talked about six principles for effective attorney-client communication and…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
Who the f#@& do I think I am?I’m a current Forrest County, Mississippi public defender. I’ve been a lawyer since 25 September 2001. I have a BA from Georgetown…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Toxic MasculinityI’m tired of semi-literate thinkpieces about the phrase “toxic masculinity” that are all about “my boys are wonderful; men are great; you…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
What optimal number of people should be killed by police in the United States?We have come to the point in the discussion of Black Lives Matter and statistics about police killing people that the ignorant are…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020
Roy Moore finally sues his accusersIt’s finally happened. Long after there is any obvious gain, Roy Moore fired his incompetent former attorneys and hired one with an…May 1, 2018May 1, 2018