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Local and Unique

Posted on August 07, 2008
There's something unique in the works at SpinJ Corporation. We're working on a new website. It's top secret. So secret that if I told you what it was, I'd have to ... well ... not kill you ... maybe tickle you until you promise not to say anything. That's all I can really do...

Milestones on the web

Posted on August 03, 2008
Our websites hit some new milestones. First, The Redlich Law Firm site had over 10,000 visits in July. We came close to that in both January and March, but this is the first time we went over. It wasn't that long ago we had only 6000 visits a month, so this is good for business...

Tax Benefits of Leasing a Car - IRS Depreciation Limits

Posted on August 02, 2008
I've been thinking about leasing a car (see my previous post about leasing certified pre-owned cars). My accountant told me to lease. But I like buying. I know there's a tax benefit to leasing, but I don't really understand it.If I was smart I would have asked my accountant to explain it to me...

Albany Criminal Lawyer

Posted on July 24, 2008
We've had a burst of clients needing a criminal lawyer in Albany. The unusual part of the spike is cases in the federal court here, related to border problems. So far it's a great example of how foolish our government policies are.We spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money trying to keep drugs, foreigners, and - believe it or not - money from entering our country...

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Speeding tickets and GPS

Posted on July 22, 2008
Just saw a great story on using GPS (global positioning system) to fight a speeding ticket. Check it out on the Press Democrat.

Tuolumne County Superior Court - Interesting Grand Jury Report

Posted on July 22, 2008
Apparently the Tuolumne County Grand Jury (in Sonora, California) covers a lot more ground than the grand jury here in Albany or in most other places. I was adding an entry for the courts in Tuolumne County when I came across this.They investigate public agencies and seem to find a high degree of professionalism everywhere...

A different take on traffic court

Posted on July 20, 2008
Check out this story about traffic court in England. So different from what we see here.

Albany Lawyer in the News

Posted on July 11, 2008
Nice story today about one of our cases: Capital News Nine.

Real Estate in Albany

Posted on July 04, 2008
We are now handling real estate closings in Albany and the surrounding area. David Cooper, our senior associate, has done a lot of work to prepare for handling these transactions, and we've handled a couple so far. First victim was my mother, so David made sure to get it right...

Lawyers Marketing on the Web: Controversy

Posted on July 03, 2008
I've posted in the past about some dubious lawyer marketing. Most recently I posted about an upstate lawyer with a DWI business model for sale.Another aspect of this kind of marketing is a variety of lawyer websites, along the lines of superfreakingawesomelawyers...

Los Angeles Traffic Court story

Posted on June 25, 2008
Just a quick one - the following is a great story about handling a speeding ticket in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles traffic court does not come off well. Great photos, good story, etc.

Certified Pre-Owned and Leasing

Posted on June 25, 2008
I'm getting ready to replace my car. I've had it for 6 years and nearly 110K miles. The backseat is getting too small - something about how the special car seats for kids force their legs forward at an angle - yet another reason why Americans want larger cars...

Google Analytics, Dublin and Digiweb

Posted on June 23, 2008
I've noticed through Google Analytics, for some time now, that my sites get unusually heavy traffic from what appears to be one user in Dublin, Ireland. Nearly all visitors from Dublin are using Linux with the Mozilla browser with Digiweb as the network location...

New speeding ticket pages

Posted on June 21, 2008
We added some new speeding ticket information pages to the Redlich Law Firm website for other states today.First we added a page about Pennsylvania speeding tickets. My associate has been pushing me to add such content.We also added a page for Connecticut speeding tickets...

The Testiliar and Barney Fife

Posted on June 13, 2008
As our firm progresses I've been spending less time in court. Our associates have been doing most of the traffic court appearances, while I spend more time managing the firm. But once in a while I still get out there. I'm still the main lawyer for hearings and trials...

Judicial salaries

Posted on June 12, 2008
I saw this comment on the Times Union Capitol Confidential blog: "Students graduating from law school this year (who have not even passed the bar exam) are making more then these judges who have worked hard through out their career to be voted or appointed to these positions...

Traffic Court Hits 75K

Posted on June 12, 2008
Our traffic court website reached a new level the other day, with over 75,000 visits and over 65,000 unique visitors in 31 days. There were nearly 170,000 pageviews as well.We've been adding courts in a few states. Our California traffic courts page now covers 23 counties, and the Los Angeles traffic courts page has become one of the busiest pages on the site...

Prosecutors: Some Things Never Change

Posted on June 06, 2008
I've blogged a lot in the past about prosecutors in the Albany area. I had a new experience about a half-hour ago that I feel compelled to relate.In one local county the District Attorney's office has undergone a lot of changes in the past year or so...

The Jeff Gaul Chronicles

Posted on June 03, 2008
Read my latest post about Jeff Gaul. Only if you're interested in crazy Albany politics stuff.

Film Festival for Albany Indie Team

Posted on June 02, 2008
My buddies the Masuccis have a short film that is playing in some festivals. I'm one of two Executive Producers of the film. You can see it at the box[ur]shorts Film Festival website.Short description: In the twilight of his life, Ned reflects on his past, his remaining years, and discovers how his role in life has changed...

Albany Ron Paul Meetup

Posted on June 01, 2008
As one sees with any movement, there can be different factions. In the Albany Ron Paul movement, there are two different "Meetup" groups. One is run by a guy who seems a bit off. Well, okay, to a lot of people outside the movement, we all look crazy. But this guy looks crazy to most of us inside...

Smelly Returns

Posted on May 31, 2008
Almost a year ago I wrote a blog post about a DWI lawyer I referred to as Smelly. This was not a reference to any odor, but rather a play on his name. I've never even met the guy, and have only talked - briefly - with one lawyer who has worked with him...

New York Traffic Courts: The Surcharge Tax Increase

Posted on May 19, 2008
Change is brewing in the surcharges for various offenses in the NY traffic courts and criminal courts. I've posted a portion of the schedule below that's most relevant to what we do, in the usual traffic ticket and DWI cases, will discuss these massive tax increases further below...

Albany DWI and DA Soares' New Policy

Posted on May 17, 2008
Kudos to the Times Union for breaking an important legal news story. The Albany District Attorney's office has adopted a new policy regarding plea bargains in drunk driving cases.For starters, a big chunk of the policy depends on the accused person's blood alcohol content, or BAC...

David Soares and Citizen Action

Posted on May 13, 2008
I just got an e-mail for a David Soares fundraiser, and I just have to debunk the propaganda. Here are some of the claims, and my comments:In his first term in office, David has fulfilled his campaign promises by:Shutting down crack houses through our Safe Homes, Safe Streets Program to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoodsI don't remember a campaign promise to shut down crack houses...

Rensselaer Train Station

Posted on April 30, 2008
Several years ago a new train station was built for Amtrak in Rensselaer. I don't remember all the details, but it cost a huge amount of money. $55 million sticks in my head, but maybe that was before the cost overruns.I'm sitting now in the station waiting for a train...

What do lawyers do? Diversifying the revenue stream

Posted on April 25, 2008
An interesting issue has come up in our office recently. How much should a small law firm like ours do to diversify our revenue stream? Other businesses have this kind of issue, but in some ways this is special to lawyers.Our law firm in Albany has a strong main practice handling traffic cases in upstate New York...

Vermont Traffic Courts

Posted on April 25, 2008
I got motivated and entered all the traffic courts in Vermont in the past week or so. Not too many of them. Vermont has fourteen counties. Each county has two courts -- District Court and Superior Court. As one might think, District Court handles lesser offenses while Superior Court handles the more serious ones...

More Traffic Court News

Posted on April 22, 2008
Our Traffic Court website has shot up in the world a bit. According to Alexa, the site is now among the top 350,000 websites in the world. That's a big jump, but not really because of an increase in the importance of our site.Alexa changed the way it measures websites...

San Diego Criminal Court - The Marine Widow Case

Posted on April 19, 2008
We finished the San Diego Superior Courts, and I came across a great story in the process. It's apparently called the Marine Widow case, and that link is to a story about it. Heard in San Diego Criminal Court.Short version: Marine dies. Wife responds by getting a boob job with the life insurance money, joining wet t-shirt contests, and shagging other soldiers...

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