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Back to SearchWhy He Asks for More Time Than the Judge Wants
I had dinner with a prosecutor tonight. I wasn't expecting it. I was at my club working on our legal directory, which will have about a hundred lawye…
17 hours ago
The Judge Asked If He'd Ever Earned a Living Lawfully
I've attended more than 1,500 sentencing hearings. This one was a guy who graduated college, went straight for an MBA, and built a business raising m…
17 hours ago
Freedom Doesn't Prove You Changed, Conduct Does
Freedom doesn't prove you've changed. Your conduct does. George Santos was sentenced to 78 or 87 months for fraud and identity theft, went to prison,…
1 day, 17 hours ago
Thank You, Have a Great Vacation
Someone stopped me at the water park in the Bahamas today while I was with my family. It happens about once a month. He was complimentary about the v…
1 day, 17 hours ago
Study Your Judge, Then Mirror Those Values
I had an early Zoom call with a doctor indicted in Florida and his lawyer. The doctor couldn't reconcile two things: the FBI agent told him at his ar…
1 day, 17 hours ago
Nobody Can Take This Investment From You
I read a quote from Warren Buffett. He wrote that the best investment you'll ever make is in yourself. Learn to communicate on paper and in person. I…
2 days, 19 hours ago
Mackenzie Shirilla Is Documenting Herself Into a Life Sentence
58 pages of conduct reports. Sex toys on a video visit. Stolen earrings from the kindwear room. Fake eyelashes. Mackenzie Shirilla has a 2037 parole …
2 months ago
Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Why You Don't Have a Math Problem
Most defendants I speak with think they have a math problem. Loss amount, offense level, criminal history points. They obsess over the guideline ran…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Executive Who Practiced His Apology for Weeks and Still Got 18 Extra Months
He rehearsed his apology for weeks and still got 18 extra months. In this episode, I explain why vague remorse fails in federal court, what judges ac…
3 months, 4 weeks ago