June 9, 2010
Assault
Self-defense is the use of force to protect oneself, one’s family or one’s property from a real or threatened attack. It is an affirmative defense, meaning that the defendant has the initial burden of raising it. In D.C., once the defendant has been able to introduce sufficient evidence of self-defense, it then becomes the government’s [...]
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June 9, 2010
Law Practice
I was sworn into the Virginia Bar on Monday in Richmond. I drove down with my friend and colleague Chris Guest, and also ran into Kathryn Pearlman and Tevenia Jacobs while there. It was an impressive ceremony presided over by the entire Supreme Court of Virginia.
During the preliminary ceremony, the President of the Virginia State [...]
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