No one wants a traffic ticket. In addition to the heart stopping process that is being pulled over with blue lights and sirens behind you, there is the cost of paying the ticket, and the […]
If you want to feel old, mark the passing of a quarter century since you’ve accomplished something. Such was how I felt when I walked into the room of old people at my 25th college […]
Living in the state of Georgia, where a comprehensive public transportation isn’t generally found (or desired), losing one’s driver’s license can be devastating. If you don’t have a driver’s license, you may very well have […]
The Walton County Boys & Girls Club is hosting its annual Boots and Bowties event on May 12, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Engine Room in Monroe. This event features a chef […]
How many times have you seen it on TV? Where someone is missing, but then there’s that ‘rule’ that you can’t call the police until they have been missing for 24, or maybe 48 hours. […]
I have a tendency to make obscure references, which don’t feel obscure to me, since they are based on things I’ve seen and remember. To me, the more things you know, the more random connections […]
Often, when you have to sign a document, you will be requested to do so in front of a notary. What does that mean exactly? Well, in the first place, it means that the notary […]
On average, given a wide margin of error, the standard deviation and other statistical considerations, I am right approximately 100% of the time. I mean, I’m not right ALWAYS, and not in every context. I’m […]
Many years ago, I worked as a prosecutor for the DeKalb County Juvenile Court. In that capacity, I saw all manner of sadness and tragedy, and wrestled with a great number of moral conundrums. Some […]
A few times in my lawyering career, I’ve had medical malpractice cases in which careless doctors accidentally left things in people’s bodies after cutting them open. Wires, superfluous body parts, and the ever-popular sponges, to […]
It’s spring. The birds are singing, the pollen is drifting, and it’s time for standardized testing. This gets lots of people in a tizzy, and they want to know what they can do about it. […]
The Walton County Boys and Girls Club, located at 405 Community Court in Monroe is now accepting application for its summer camps. Children ages 6-18 are welcome. The camps include activities involving the arts; sports, […]
My sweet little baby boy is ill. He went to school on Tuesday, and almost immediately called to come home from the nurse’s office. He had a fever of 100.7, which is a number better […]
If you know me in real life, or even just on social media, you know that I have strong opinions about the Oxford Comma. The Oxford Comma, also known as the “serial comma” is the […]
March is, as I’m sure you have absolutely no idea, Essential Tremor Awareness Month. Every disease seems to have some kind of celebration these days, some whole months, some weeks, and some days. Thursday, for […]
When people come to my office for estate planning, they have some difficult decisions to make. One of the biggest ones is who should be in charge. This may be who should be the executor […]
Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about attorney/client relationships. I’ve talked about the obligations of attorneys, what non-attorneys can’t do, and what happens if you don’t pay your lawyer. This week, I am going to […]
I have a semi-well-deserved reputation amongst my friends as being a high ranking official in the local office of the grammar police. It is true that I have very strong opinions about the Oxford comma. […]
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