Bristol Myers | December 27, 2009
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Bristol Myers | August 16, 2009
A good friend reminded me that dove hunting season is just about two weeks away. In that spirit, take a look at this brief article from our friends at the Wall Street Journal Law Blog.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/08/13/for-exxonmobil-the-bird-is-now-a-criminal-word/
It is yet another example of over-criminalization of our laws and over-federalization of our criminal jurisprudence. Granted, Exxon has a bad environmental [...]
Bristol Myers | August 12, 2009
“Every case is different.” Usually criminal defense lawyers tell that to folks to downplay previous successes. Sometimes, as in today’s case, it’s a reminder to stay aggressive.
It was just about the worst kind of DWI: the client wrecked into a pole and blew over twice the legal limit. The airbags had deployed, so I figured I might be [...]