Notes from practice · D.C. Superior Court

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...

On Zealous Representation and Public Defenders
Jamison Koehler
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01/05/2012
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I will remember this. This is what the prosecutor promises you. In another context, she could be intending this as a threat. As in: ...

Rakofsky v. The Washington Post: Being on the Other End of the Attorney-Client Relationship
Jamison Koehler
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06/21/2011
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Over at My Shingle, Carolyn Elefant muses about finding herself on the other end of the attorney-client relationship; in this case, as one of over...

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,...
