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Speeding tickets: One opinion
Posted on October 22, 2007Saw this article online about whether it's worth it to fight a speeding ticket:MSN Money article on speeding ticketsNot sure I agree completely, and also not sure that all the comments apply in New York State. Still, a cautionary tale for those who get a ticket.
Guilderland: Personal attacks in politics
Posted on October 08, 2007Here they go again. The Mike Ricard and Dave Bosworth team have attacked me personally, along with my running mate Mark Grimm. The latest salvo is in the August 4 edition of the Altamont Enterprise. These are letters to the editor, and do not appear in the online edition...
Troubles for new attorneys
Posted on October 08, 2007I saw another great article in the Wall Street Journal, though it's a couple weeks old now. The law market as a whole has been relatively flat compared to overall growth in the economy. Meanwhile the number of law graduates, and thus, new lawyers, has increased quite a bit...
Follow up on unsolicited attorney mailings
Posted on October 08, 2007In late July I did a post describing a letter that was mailed to a client of mine. This is known as an unsolicited attorney mailing. I think, but am not sure, that the powers that be in our profession decided there is nothing wrong with such a mailing...
Guilderland NY Update
Posted on October 07, 2007Our Guilderland NY campaign for Town Board rolls onward. I updated the campaign website with more information and a better layout for the home page. There is a new page detailing Mike Ricard's illegal variance, and another page on Dave Bosworth and his unethical abuse of his nonprofit...
Traffic Court Landmark - 100K pageviews in 30 days
Posted on October 05, 2007Our traffic court directory website hit a new landmark. As the image below (from Google Analytics) shows*, there were over 100,000 pageviews in the last 30 days. Two other landmarks are getting more than 45,000 visits, and over 40,000 unique visitors...
Traffic Court booming
Posted on September 23, 2007Our traffic court website is booming. Starting roughly September 4th, visits to the site jumped. There were over 30,000 unique visitors in the last 30 days, with over 75,000 pageviews. If recent numbers continue, we will approach 40,000 unique visitors per month and 100,000 pageviews...
Baseball diversion: Fewest Pitches in a complete game
Posted on September 23, 2007I was watching a baseball game the other day and the announcers were talking about pitch count -- how many pitches the pitcher had thrown so far. This prompted two questions in my head:1. What is the fewest number of pitches thrown by a pitcher in a complete game?My friend David found the answer to that one: 58, by Red Barrett in 1944 for the Boston Braves...
Mike Ricard and the assessment process
Posted on September 20, 2007A quick update on our Guilderland NY town board campaign efforts:I've been researching incumbent Town Board member Michael Ricard, his assessment, and other issues.I created a page about Mike Ricard's Assessment showing what I found. It includes satellite images of his property from Google Maps, and photos of his house...
NY Election Law: Update
Posted on September 18, 2007I write with a legal update in the ongoing saga of Ricard v. Redlich. The appellate court ruled against us. We lost. And yet, I'm still on the ballot.For those who were unaware, New York Election Law is confusing. I have heard that 50% of all election law cases in the US take place in our fair state...
A good debtor-creditor experience
Posted on August 30, 2007I've complained in the past about some annoying experiences with debt collection, particularly the Yellow Pages companies. I was starting to have what seemed like a similar experience, but then things changed.In 2004 I agreed to do a free trial of a listing on lawyers -dot- com...
Virginia Traffic Court and DMV fees
Posted on August 29, 2007About a month ago I mentioned Virginia's new speeding ticket fees. I saw a more complete breakdown of them and wanted to just give a quick update on that. These are fees imposed by the Virginia DMV, on top of the fines that come from the traffic courts in Virginia...
Personal Injury: 5 Reasons Why Your NY Injury Lawyer Will Lose His License
1. He steals your money.2. He steals your money.3. He steals your ...
Immigration Lawyer And Assistant Found Guilty Of Visa Fraud
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of T...
Injustice - Righting a Wrong - NY Medical Malpractice Lawyer Explains
Have you ever felt that you were wronged? Maybe you noticed it whe...
Dead Man's Family Calls NY Malpractice Lawyer First Before Burying Him
THIS IS A TRUE STORYA call came in the other day. A hysterical wom...
2 Questions Every New York Malpractice Lawyer Needs To Ask
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What can be done to stop "Harry T. Keane Jr" from persuig his Entertainment Fraud Business ?
Harry Keane in the Dallas Tx area is a fraud. He cannot tell the truth. His whol...
Can driving accident be cause for termination?
If your state is an at-will state, the company can fire you for any reason or fo...
What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...
Must I refinance my house aftering taking full ownership after a divorce via a quit claim?
When financing there are at least two documents...the mortgage and the note. The...
Can a probation officer make a decision that involves a medical decision and prohibit a person from leaving a state to get medical help?
well if you could get him to a mental health facility they could screen him for ...

What can be done to stop "Harry T. Keane Jr" from persuig his Entertainment Fraud Business ?
Harry Keane in the Dallas Tx area is a fraud. He cannot tell the truth. His whol...
Can driving accident be cause for termination?
If your state is an at-will state, the company can fire you for any reason or fo...
What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...
Must I refinance my house aftering taking full ownership after a divorce via a quit claim?
When financing there are at least two documents...the mortgage and the note. The...
Can a probation officer make a decision that involves a medical decision and prohibit a person from leaving a state to get medical help?
well if you could get him to a mental health facility they could screen him for ...








