Notes from practice · D.C. Superior Court
Koehler Law honored as top 100 legal blog
I received notice the other day that my criminal defense blog – the Koehler Law blog – has been included as a top 100 legal...
Remote sites now offered for D.C. court hearings
D.C. Superior Court now offers WIFI and computers for remote access to hearings at 5 locations. Call 202-879-1900 or email DCCourtsRemoteSites@dcsc.gov....
This website is plagiarized yet again
People really like my webpage on expunging your criminal record in D.C. They like the language so much they keep stealing it....
Presenting your best self at a virtual hearing
I am nosy. I am also a snob. I am curious what people choose to display in the background behind them during virtual hearings....
White men, on the margin
My mother once said that the hardest part about getting old was the fear of being marginalized. She felt this particularly acutely as an older...
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...
On “skyscraper pages” and Google
Tyler tells me to be patient. A couple of months ago I complained about how my Google rankings have tanked, and Tyler Suchman – my...
Reflections of a Google Has-Been
I used to be King of Google for criminal defense in D.C. Traffic to my site was both wide (many visitors each day) and deep...
Unnatural Consequences: The Price of a Tweet
Guest Post by Mary Anne Brush We can all agree that smart kids sometimes do stupid things. Studies show that the teenage brain is not...
Why Prosecutors Love Social Media
This, from Prosecutor’s Discretion, says it much more persuasively than I ever could: Facebook, Twitter, Myspace (anyone use that anymore?), google+. I’m on record by...
Cue the Radiotape
I am a middle-aged man with some life experience. I have been doing criminal defense for a while now. Just yesterday I posted how many...
Groundhog Day at the CVS
It is a snippet of life from a CVS store in the District, viewed again and again through 15 different surveillance cameras. There is a...
On Building a Support Network as a Solo Practitioner
One of the things I liked best about the Philadelphia public defender’s office – in addition to the camaraderie and sense of shared mission —...
Why I Like Surveillance Cameras
A proposal to install indoor surveillance cameras at Fairfax County schools in Virginia has created quite a controversy. With many parents still upset over...
On Prison Tapes: Eavesdropping on Your Client
I am dealing with a “hide-the-ball”-type prosecutor in Virginia. I have gotten spoiled from working with D.C. prosecutors; they are usually pretty upfront about...