There was a rhythmic flutter in the reflection. Water had pooled on the bar surface, a consequence of the moisture dripping off my Old Fashioned and the fact I had refused to use a coaster. A ceiling fan spun above me, reflecting light that creeped in from the shuttered windows and created a visual show...
Wow. When I am depressed, despondent, and disaffected, I reach for a glass of Lagavulin and my annotated copy of Judge Benitez’s decision in Duncan v Bonta (Becerra). His turn of phrase and invectives at the State make me smile. His full-throated protection of the Second Amendment and the Constitution warms my darkened heart. Last Thursday...
Berlin, at the end of the Cold War, was a den of spies, vipers, and other miscreants. It was a beautiful place. A cold martini and a cold blade were in equal abundance and the one constant in this cloudy world was a lack of constants. Light might serve as an antiseptic, but in...
This has been “a week”. A good “week”... but a “week” nonetheless. Actually, more appropriately, I should say it’s been a “two and a half years”... and technically we are not done yet, but the Sword of Damocles has been removed. (Thank God.) For those of you who are not aware, the Law Offices of...
Last week I received a call from a distressed client. He had just been subjected to a federal search warrant, and he was… and continues to be… terrified. Anyone would. His bucolic life was instantly turned upside down. He will never be the same. What portends of his future remains in question, and the trauma of...
As many of you know, The MAJ and I have been retained by the homeowner in Newport Beach who used deadly force against a home invader at 4:20 in the morning a few weeks ago. Up to this point we have purposely kept quiet about the event, and our representation of the client, as...
On Thursday of last week, President Biden announced his “executive actions” on gun control. This is somewhat of a misnomer as he really did not issue any “executive actions”. The President… all presidents… are allowed to use executive actions when authorized by Congress during states of national emergency and when necessary to clarify executive...
People v Yang OMFG!!!! Last week a couple of clients sent me links to a news story about a case in Northern California called People v Yang. Here are the facts of the case: Yang lives in Tulare. He is a law abiding citizen, and possess a CCW permit. He also was one of the thousands of individuals...
The Dangers of Self-Dentistry YouTube has been a major benefit to society. It really has. I cannot tell you the number of times I have been faced with an insurmountable problem and SGT Google directed me to an appropriate video where some odd individual felt the need to demonstrate how to solve said problem. Last...
