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Competence

The lesson from recent struggles of N.J. lawyer is to be honest with your client and yourself early in legal career

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War on Christmas?

Merry Chris... er, Happy Holidays? Thank the establishment clause.

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Criminal Use of Technology

The potential pitfalls of social media: Do these technologies really pose a threat to users? Do you think services such as Four Square and Facebook need to do more to educate their users?

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Starting Up A Criminal Law Practice

By Eric Rice For me, criminal law is the reason I went to law school.  I love the substance and practice.  Unlike the corporate litigation I practiced, criminal defense brings clients with an interesting array of problems that I help solve while practicing in court.  Instead of throwing a lot of paper back and forth, [...]

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Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions

By Britt Ackerman Any experienced criminal defense attorney knows that a myriad of collateral consequences are triggered by criminal convictions (or even upon arrest), and that the possible sentences under the criminal code often doesn’t come close to the collateral risks triggered by the entry of the conviction.  These consequences may be called “sanctions” or [...]

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