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Okay, so I'm studying for the Florida Bar Exam. I am encountering one problem repeatedly. I think I'll get past it, but it's a little funny so I'll share ...Here's a sample question from the review course:Bob is showing off his new gun to Ted. Thinking there are no bullets in the gun, Bob reenacts a scene from his favorite movie – points the gun at Ted and pulls the trigger, hitting and killing

Our public service announcement on WTEN for the holidays. I hope everyone follows this advice.

This revolution has started with a whimper, not a bang.In the spring of 2009, New York adopted a new Article 216 of the Criminal Procedure Law. It became effective in October of 2009.This is a huge development in New York for handling drug offenders with treatment instead of incarceration, through Judicial Diversion. Or it should be. In some counties the courts are applying it faithfully. We've

I'm not sure I've ever written up a summary of what we do in our firm. We cover a few areas of law.Personal Injury LawyerWe handle a small number of personal injury cases, usually from car accidents and motorcycle accidents along with a few other areas.Most of these cases are in or near the Albany area, but we do take some further away. We keep the number small by only accepting cases where the

November 8th I will be on a panel speaking about "Using a website and social media to build your practice":NYSBA Solo/Small Firm Success CLE.It will also be shown here in Albany via video conference.You'd think they could set this up so I wouldn't have to go to New York City. But then, I get to go to New York City. Haven't figured out yet if they're paying for my train ride. Hmm ....

Here is our new TV commercial for the Warren Redlich for Governor campaign:Or on YouTube: Republican vs. Democrat.The version that will air on TV is: New York: Republican vs. Democrat

Our Town-Court.com website is growing nicely. The image below shows the number of visitors from January 1, 2006 (shortly after we started measuring) to the present. We have helped nearly 4 million different people find information about traffic courts, with over 10 million pageviews.September is the biggest month yet, with over 240,000 visits by over 210,000 different people (some visit more than

Some time ago, I acquired the domain name christineodonnell08.com in an auction on GoDaddy.A candidate for US Senate in Delaware had allowed her domain name to lapse. I bought it fair and square in that auction. I've done the same with a few other websites, both here in Albany and distant. The idea originally was to preserve the historical record of those campaigns.Due to some controversy that

We are frequently asked by clients if NY tickets will affect them in their home state. Below is an image showing a Pennsylvania ticket on a Maine driving record, and it looks like this violation did not count for points. So if it's the best that you can do for a Maine driver, an 1110(a) isn't terrible.Our biggest blog post on this topic is Do Points Transfer from July of 2009.

As part of my campaign for Governor of New York State, I did a quick video to show why I don't fit in with typical politicians.You can see it on YouTube as NY Politics: Top 10 ListOne of the things I'm doing in the campaign is a very small amount of advertising. In particular I'm advertising this video on YouTube through Google AdWords. Last night I got a message that my ad had been "disapproved.

The Redlich Law Firm no longer accepts American Express through PayPal. I logged into my PayPal account today. There was a notice that, going forward, AMEX transactions will require a higher fee of 3.5% of the transaction, plus 30 cents per transaction.We currently pay 2.2% of the transaction plus 30 cents, so on a $1000 fee, we pay $22.30. If we agreed to the 3.5% rate, we would be paying $35.30

Here's our campaign's new video, a parody of the LeBron James Decision:See more about the campaign at http://wredlich.com/ny

One prominent local lawyer keeps insisting that Joe Bruno's case will be dismissed because of the Supreme Court decision in Skilling. He might be right but I'm not so sure.The attorney talks about how the Supreme Court decision limited the "honest services" law to bribes and kickbacks. He claims that this case did not involve a kickback.Bruno's case is right on the edge of this, however. In their

I often read or hear people say that a blogger should post frequently, like once a day or more. I don't come close to that and have been quite happy with the results. This blog gets 4000-5000 visits a month.Finally someone saying what I've been thinking:Thanks Matt!

There's been a lot of talk in the local news about Joe Bruno and the recent Supreme Court decision - Skilling v. United States, 561 US ____.Bruno was convicted under the "honest services" law, 18 USC § 1346. So was Jeffrey Skilling, of Enron fame. Skilling's conviction under this statute was overturned by the Supreme Court, and many are wondering if Bruno's conviction will also be

The Tea Party movement has a new star in New York. But is he really a Tea Party guy? Find out more about this new site about Carl Paladino.Okay, maybe I'm a little biased. But everything on the site is true.The best part? This video:Carl Paladino Tea Party video

I got a few calls about my recent DWI trial so I figured I should tell the story. Despite a breath test showing a BAC of 0.16, the jury found my client not guilty.Here are some details:For starters, breath tests are not reliable -- see my post on breath test videos for some idea. Also key - in this case my client was innocent. For a variety of reasons, I have no doubt whatsoever.My client, a

A few new milestones for our traffic court directory:In the last 31 days (4/12 to 5/12), we had just over 200,000 visits. There were 175,000 unique visitors in that time (the "unique" roughly means different people).And we now have over 10,000 courts on the site. Actually just over 10,100.

Tried to plan my trip to a nearby office this morning using Google Maps. This was the result. Google Maps on the computer came up with a much better option:Hmm ... 25 miles in 26 minutes, or 6 miles in 13 minutes ... :-)I love my iPhone and the Google Maps app, but you can't trust technology too much.

Most of our speeding ticket clients are concerned about insurance rates. But we also get calls from people who don't own cars. They rarely drive and when they do it's a rental.So a common question is: Can my driving record affect my ability to rent a car?The answer is yes, it can. As an example, see this FAQ answer from Thrifty.Certain things they look for:1. Suspended or revoked license2. Eight

Google Analytics defaults to the last 31 days. We just hit new records for town-court.com - over 190,000 visits and over 400,000 pageviews in 31 days. To put it another way, we are now on a pace to help over 2 million people a year.

In January the US Supreme Court reaffirmed its recent decision about the Confrontation Clause. The new case is Briscoe v. Virginia. I wrote about this in the context of DWI in NY - Melendez-Diaz.New York's highest Court addressed Melendez-Diaz. Here are some quotes from People v. Brown (11/2009 - 13 NY3d 332):The main issue raised on appeal is whether defendant's Sixth Amendment right to

I'm reading this new book, Tales from the Script, and I love it. It's about screenwriting and filmmaking, providing great insights from screenwriters, and also from other players in Hollywood. This is my friend Peter Hanson's baby. He used to write for Metroland, and has a lot of friends here in the Albany area. I was already a fan but now I'm a much bigger fan.You can buy Tales from the Script

The group Flex Your Rights has a new film. The premiere will be shown live on the web at: 10 Rules for Dealing with Police. I'm looking forward to it.Their previous film is on YouTube - Busted: A Citizen's Guide to Police Encounters.

Speeding tickets and other traffic infractions that happen in New York will show up on a NY driving record. First of all, it only shows up on your record after you've been convicted (if you plead guilty to something or if you lose at trial). Second, in my experience they seem to stay on a record for about three-and-a-half years. While researching something else today, I came across the definitive