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The “Back Story” in a Civil Protection Order Hearing

Jamison KoehlerDomestic Violence

I took a break yesterday afternoon from losing to Norm Pattis at Words with Friends to finish up a civil protection order hearing in D.C. Many colleagues eschew any case involving a domestic dispute.  The cases are messy.  People tend to cry.  There is lots of emotion and not much law. I, on the other hand, love these cases.  I …