

A Presumption Like No Other
Where the word of a king is, there is power; And who may say to him, "What are you doing?"
ECC 8:4

A New Model of Holistic Representation for Parents with Dependency and Criminal Cases
What does “holistic represenation” mean for parents who have overlapping cases in dependency and criminal court?

Part III. The Credibility Chicanery
What should the jury know about the credibility of witnesses?

Part II. The Direct and Circumstantial Duplicity
What’s the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence, and does it matter?

Part I. The Mendacity of Mathematical Certainty
What is a “mathematical certainty” anyway?

The Wrong Question: Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
Why does anybody care who gets to go to Harvard?

A Dose of Resilience— Holistic Representation and the Locally Served Model
How can we deal with institutional and generational trauma?

Does Pittsburgh Over-Police Black People?
Are black people over-policed in Pittsburgh? If so, is that evidence of systemic racism?

Bruen’s Potential Impact in Pennsylvania
Does Bruen have any impact on the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act?


PA and Federal Sentencing; Parole/ Supervised Release
This post provides a brief overview of Pennsylvania and Federal sentencing, PA parole and Federal Supervised release.

Private Attorney or Public Defender?
Should you hire a private attorney or proceed with the public defender? The answer is… it depends.

The Difference Between Federal and State Criminal Law
This is a short primer on the difference between federal and Pennsylvania criminal law.