Notes from practice · D.C. Superior Court
Fielding general questions on D.C. criminal defense
I do not charge for free consultations. Nor, as a matter of practice, will I take over representation from another lawyer....
My claim to fame
This website is my claim to fame at D.C. Superior Court. It is not my commanding courtroom presence or my oral advocacy skills. It is...
On choosing a house. Or a lawyer.
Some clients will hire the first lawyer they reach by phone. Others will take more time. They interview multiple lawyers in person. They ask questions....
Stop plagiarizing my website
Last year I found out that Nabeel Kibria of Ervin Kibria Law had lifted whole blocks of language from my website for use on his....
Presenting your best self when soliciting business
When marketing your writing services through mass emails, it is a good idea to make sure there are no typos, misspellings or grammatical errors in...
Beautifying this website
As part of my effort to improve the look of this website, I am replacing stock legal photos with two types of images: D.C. landmarks...
Second-Guessing Your Lawyer
The caller tells me he wants my professional opinion. What he really wants is some free legal advice so that he can second-guess the lawyer...
Avvo: Falsus in Uno, Falsus in Omnibus
Like Kramer asking for extra MSG on Seinfeld, I think I am going to put myself on a “please call” list for marketers. Just kidding....
Three Years In: Dealing With Potential Clients on the Internet
I get a lot of strange emails and phone calls from people who find me on the Internet. A woman wrote me the other day...
Get Out of My Office: A Hypothetical Interview With a Potential Client
Jamison Koehler
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03/22/2012
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A woman and her son come into the office for a consultation. At the end of the hour, the woman turns to me and tells...
On Ethical Issues Raised by “Letter Lawyers”
Mark Bennett refers to them as “letter lawyers”; they are the lawyers who, with the hopes of securing new clients, send out advertising materials...
Telling Your Wife You Have Been Sued For Defamation
My wife heard a lot of terrible and heart-wrenching stories while interviewing Iraqi victims of the Abu Ghraib torture. She was always completely spent whenever...
When Your Business Card Is More Memorable Than You Are
I am pretty good with faces and with names. I have always been impressed — almost flattered — by people who remembered my name after...
More on Joseph Rakofsky: The Story Keeps Getting Worse
Jamison Koehler
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04/10/2011
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“We really didn’t check him out. He said he was this and could do that. We thought he was telling the truth.” — Henrietta Watson,...
On Becoming A Solo Criminal Defense Attorney Right Out of Law School
A couple of days ago I was contacted by a colleague here in town on a criminal case she had just taken on. My...