From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Stalking in Washington, D.C.

November 29, 2009 Other Criminal Offenses

“Stalking” is defined generally as the following of another person by stealth.  Alternatively, it can be the following or loitering near the other person, often surreptitiously, with the purpose of annoying or harassing him or her.

This past July, former Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry was arrested for allegedly stalking an acquaintance.  A woman flagged down [...]

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Post-Stop, Pre-Arrest Challenges to DUI, DWI, and OWI in Washington, D.C.

November 26, 2009 DUI and Driving Offenses

As noted in the previous entry, a good criminal defense attorney handling a DUI, DWI, or OWI case in Washington, D.C. will challenge the prosecution’s case at every possible step along the way.

The attorney might contest the legality of the stop itself.  He or she might challenge the police officer’s observations after making the stop [...]

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Challenging a DUI, DWI or OWI Stop in Washington, D.C.

November 25, 2009 DUI and Driving Offenses

When faced with a DUI, DWI or OWI in Washington, D.C., a good criminal defense attorney will challenge the prosecution’s case at every possible step along the way.
First, the lawyer might challenge the legality of the stop itself.  In other words, why did the police officer pull the driver over to begin with?

Second, the attorney [...]

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Choosing the Koehler Law Motto

November 24, 2009 Law Marketing/Networking

During my first year in law school, I heard a Latin phrase that immediately resonated with me:  Fiat Justitia Caellum, which is roughly translated into English as “Let Justice Rule, Though the Heavens May Fall.”  On starting my own law practice, I immediately thought of that phrase as the potential slogan/motto/tagline for my new firm.
I [...]

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Educating D.C. Criminal Defense Lawyers on DUI/DWI/OWI

November 23, 2009 DUI and Driving Offenses

This past weekend I attended a full-day seminar entitled “DUI, DWI, and OWI Cases After Melendez-Diaz.”  Hosted by the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, the seminar was attended by almost 100 criminal defense lawyers in D.C.  Two prominent DUI/DWI/OWI lawyers, Thomas Key and Bryan Brown, led the presentations.  Also speaking at the [...]

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Shoplifting in Washington, D.C.

November 23, 2009 Theft/Fraud

In 2001, the actress Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting $5,500 worth of goods from a store in Beverly Hills.  As captured on the store’s surveillance tape, Ms. Ryder went into a Saks Fifth Avenue store and stuffed a number of garments into empty shopping bags.  Ms. Ryder then walked out of the store and [...]

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“Escaping” from Washington, D.C.

November 19, 2009 Other Criminal Offenses

When you hear of someone escaping from prison, you might think of Steve McQueen breaking out of the Nazi prisoner-of-war camp during World War II or Clint Eastwood escaping from Alcatraz.  Or, if you’re younger, you might think of Tim Robbins working his way through the sewer pipe in The Shawshank Redemption.
All three of these [...]

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Tracking the Koehler Law Blog: We’re #2117!

November 18, 2009 Law Marketing/Networking

I read a New Yorker article a couple of years ago in which the author was tracking sales of his new book on Amazon.com.  While I can’t recall the author’s name or the title of the book, I remember that the book was ranked at well over 1 million on the list of Amazon.com’s best-selling [...]

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Pardon Me, Mr. President?

November 15, 2009 Other Criminal Offenses

President Clinton made a lot of people unhappy back in 2001 when, during the very last days of his presidency, he granted a presidential pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich.  Rich had been indicted for evading $48 million in taxes and had been living for the previous 17 years in Switzerland.  His former wife Denise [...]

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Putting Faces to Names at the Solosez Lunch

November 13, 2009 Law Marketing/Networking

One of the first things I did when I decided to open my own law practice was to join an ABA listserv called Solosez.  I’ve been telling other solo practitioners about it ever since, and am always surprised if they haven’t already heard about it.
Pronounced “so-low-says,”  Solosez is an email discussion group that, according to [...]

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