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Police: The Good Guys?

Posted on February 28, 2011
Police are not always the good guys. This is just stunning.I routinely encounter prosecutors insisting on confiscating items from defendants, though nothing as bad as this one. For some reason they seem to like my clients' laptops though.

New point violations - cell phones and texting

Posted on February 12, 2011
Just read that cell phone violations will now count for 2 points on a NY driving record. The recent texting law also carries 2 points.Also, there is a new law this year requiring cars to "move over" when passing an emergency vehicle on the side of the road...

Courts and the Super Bowl effect

Posted on February 07, 2011
How does the Super Bowl affect web traffic? The picture below shows web traffic by hour on our traffic court website. The blue line is for this Sunday and the green line is for the previous Sunday. Traffic did drop noticeably during the game, but not by nearly as much as I would have expected...

Traffic Court - Growth Continues

Posted on February 01, 2011
Our Traffic Court website continues rapid growth. The image below shows we had nearly 300,000 visits in January, compared to 170,000 the year before. That is 74% growth. Going back to January of 2007, we had 19,000 visits.Other milestones in January include 70,000 visits in a week...

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FAQ for Lawyers: Questions Lawyers Should Ask

Posted on January 30, 2011
Usually an FAQ (frequently asked questions) has responses to questions regular people ask. Our law firm website has faqs for speeding tickets, DUI, personal injury and criminal law.But today I'm writing an FAQ from a different angle. These are questions I frequently ask people who call our law firm...

Real World Bar Exam Questions

Posted on January 23, 2011
As I continue studying for the Florida Bar Exam, I keep coming across questions that are very rare in the real world. Few lawyers will ever deal with a separation of powers question, for example.Here are some questions that (maybe) should be on bar exams:1...

Insurance Companies: A Personal Injury Lawyer's Opinion

Posted on January 15, 2011
With 15 years of experience in personal injury cases, I have some strong opinions about insurance companies. Most of my experience has been with car accidents, so I'll focus on that but some of the companies also cover homeowners or other types of insurance...

Marana Municipal Court, Jared Lee Loughner and Diversion

Posted on January 11, 2011
Reports indicate that Jared Loughner's case in Marana Municipal Court was resolved through a diversion program. There's no link on the Court's official website about diversion, but it is just northwest of Tucson, and the city of Tucson's site has more about their own diversion program: Tucson Diversion Program...

Jared Loughner, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Posted on January 09, 2011
I just read an article in the Arizona Daily Star about Jared Loughner, the Tucson shooter.The article indicates that Loughner completed "diversion programs" after minor criminal charges. This is just another example of how our so-called criminal justice system fails to deal with mental health problems...

DWI: A Problem With Plea Bargaining Policies

Posted on December 30, 2010
As a criminal defense lawyer sometimes we get cases where we have pretty good but not overwhelming evidence that our client is innocent.In some counties, I contact the prosecutor and explain the evidence. Sensible prosecutors will agree to a deal where my client pleads guilty to a lesser offense that's better than the original charge...

Bar Exam and Real World Experience

Posted on December 25, 2010
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

Don't Drink and Drive!

Posted on November 30, 2010
Our public service announcement on WTEN for the holidays. I hope everyone follows this advice.

Judicial Diversion for drug felonies

Posted on November 22, 2010
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...

Albany Lawyer: What we do

Posted on November 14, 2010
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...

CLE on Solo/Small Firms - Guess Who?

Posted on October 09, 2010
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...

Republican vs. Democrat

Posted on October 05, 2010
Here is our new TV commercial for the Warren Redlich for Governor campaign:

Traffic Court site sees more growth

Posted on October 01, 2010
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...

Christine O'Donnell?

Posted on September 18, 2010
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...

Out-of-state tickets for Maine drivers

Posted on August 31, 2010
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...

AdWords, YouTube and Adult Content: This is funny!

Posted on August 06, 2010
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...

PayPal and American Express (AMEX)

Posted on August 01, 2010
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...

LeBron James Parody Video

Posted on July 11, 2010
Here's our campaign's new video, a parody of the LeBron James Decision:See more about the campaign at http://wredlich.com/ny

Joe Bruno and the Supreme Court

Posted on July 02, 2010
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...

How often should you update your blog?

Posted on June 26, 2010
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!

Joe Bruno, Jeffrey Skilling and "Honest Services"

Posted on June 25, 2010
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

Carl Paladino

Posted on May 27, 2010
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.

DWI Trial: BAC of 0.16 and a Not Guilty Verdict

Posted on May 15, 2010
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...

Traffic Court Milestones

Posted on May 13, 2010
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...

iPhone Google Maps glitch

Posted on April 14, 2010
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.

Driving Record and Car Rentals

Posted on March 18, 2010
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...

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