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Caila A Coleman: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

On the criminal side, I handle low level misdemeanors up to felonies. We are very blessed that some of the biggest names in Business, VC funding, Sports, and Entertainment read this column. My practice areas include Family Law and Criminal Defense. I handle anything from child custody cases to divorce to paternity.

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Supreme Court will hear forum selection and workers’ comp cases, but it turns down two animal rights matters; also, there’s one separate statement

At the Lectern

The First District, Division One, published opinion concluded the defendant could not be relieved from a mandatory lifetime sex offender registration requirement despite his felony conviction for attempting to distribute harmful material to a minor having been reduced to a misdemeanor. Justice Groban wrote, “I.

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“America’s Got Trump”: Get Ready for a Truly Made-for-TV Prosecution

JonathanTurley

I have been critical of the indictment, which is reportedly based on a highly dubious use of a New York misdemeanor charge to revise a long dormant federal election law charge. A Section 175 charge would normally be a misdemeanor. Yet, there was no hue and cry for this type of prosecution in Washington or New York.

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The Closing: Trump’s Final Argument Must Be Clarity to Chaos in Merchan’s Courtroom

JonathanTurley

Trump’s lawyers are defending a former president who is charged under a state misdemeanor which died years ago under the statute of limitations. The First Leg: Falsification of Records The dead misdemeanor that is the foundation for this entire prosecution requires the falsification of business records.