Every year The Legal Intelligencer selects Lawyers on the Fast Track, an award recognizing young lawyers from all across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who have emerged as leaders. This past week an awards dinner was held honoring the winners. This year Attorney Justin McShane was selected as a recipient for this prestigious award. At the…
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Jury Lambasted for Disagreeing with the Judge
So what happens when a jury hears the evidence in a trial and makes a unanimous opinion to issue a verdict that may be bold and unpopular? Shouldn’t they be commended for taking a stand for what they felt was right? Well that wasn’t the case recently in Tarrant County, Texas. In a DWI trial…
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The Cops are the “Good Guys” Right?
When I was little we were always taught that the cops were the “good guys” charged with protecting the public. Videos like the one below shatter that theory. In the video below, cops forced a driver out of his vehicle and handcuff him. While the citizen is lying on the ground totally harmless and defenseless,…
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Big Brother is Watching Your Medicine Cabinet
After the whole NSA uproar you would think that lawmakers would tread softly when it comes to creating databases about law abiding citizens. Well think again. Recently, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a statewide database to monitor the prescription drugs common citizens are using. They claim that this database…
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Dumb DUI Defense
To all those who say that all DUI lawyer are the same, I present to you…the dumbest DUI defense in the world: Dina Lohan drove totally wasted and it’s all because the paparazzi drove her to the bottle and then the steering wheel … this according to her bizarre lawyer. Dina and her lawyer, Mark…
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Are Interlock Devices the Answer?
I came across an editorial recently on Pennlive entitled: Here’s a better way to deter drunk drivers from re-offending. In it the editorial staff touts the effectiveness of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) and recommends them as a solution to stopping being from getting multiple DUI offenses. As an attorney who deals with DUI cases on…
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DUI Checkpoints This Weekend
DUI Checkpoints will be setup on roadways in Central Pennsylvania this weekend. Yet another waste of resources on a tactic that does nothing but inefficiently enforce the law. If you are serious about drunk driving enforcement, you do roving patrols. They are repeatedly shown to be more effective and a lot more efficient. Static roadblocks…
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