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In Trial Battle, Relax and Practice, and Be Ready for Vomit and Other Messes
My blog entries on trial practice boil down to relaxing and practicing, just as amazing taijiquan teacher Ben Lo reminds his students that the key foundation of excelling in taijiquan is “relax and practice”. For relaxation, I mean active relaxation, not collapsing. Certainly, brittleness is...
The persuasive power of treating the battlefield as a playground
My teacher Ram Dass talks of everyone being connected to everyone and everything else, to the point that if we reached non-duality, we would perceive of everything and everyone as an indivisible whole. See page 173 (apparently from Ram Dass’s 1970’s lecture in Maryland). If that is true,...
Strengthen Your Fight With a Great Virginia Criminal Lawyer
Strengthen your prospects in criminal court by assuring that you and your Virginia criminal attorney are not only trial ready, but also that you both are less likely to be rattled by any unexpected or otherwise stressful matters, through improving your physical health, minds and...
Mental health is not a dirty word says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Mental health (MH) issues are no longer the scarlet letter that was able to cause more harm than now to people's careers and reputations decades ago. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have dealt with hundreds of clients with MH issues running from ADHD to...
Courthouse chaos in Virginia- Fairfax criminal lawyer on ending it
Virginia courthouse chaos is a common perception that can be reversed, at lease if you have the right attorney. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the courthouse can seem to be a sea of people and activity to a criminal defendant visiting for...
Refocus when court goes awry says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Refocus if court developments do not go your way, instead of throwing in the towel, which you must never do as a criminal defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly experienced excellent turnarounds from difficult moments with judges, prosecutors, police and lay prosecution...
Virginia DUI dealing must be backed by trial readiness
Virginia DUI dealing -- and all criminal defense negotiations -- must be fully backed by trial readiness. My Fairfax criminal defense lawyer experience and approach is always to take this path, for a multitude of reasons. First, a Virginia defendant must make his or her choice...
Virginia criminal trial dates- Fairfax criminal lawyer undoes mystery
Virginia criminal trial dates (VCTD's) cause apprehension in many accused people, for instance from fear of possible conviction and incarceration, stagefright, and simply feeling out of place. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I understand all these concerns. For my clients, I am their guide to...
Virginia trials require no mercy for the prosecution, says Fairfax lawyer
Virginia trials are often uneven playing fields with some judges making improvident evidentiary and procedural rulings without giving the defense a fair chance to argue the point, with some prosecutors going against the established Constitutional, procedural and evidence rules --whether intentionally or otherwise -- and...
Fearless defense is essential – Virginia criminal lawyer
Fearless approaches backed by ability and experience are essential for defending the accused in court. As a Virginia criminal lawyer I know that in the heat of battle all that matters to win is ability, experience, wits, cunning and no fear. Enjoying the combat also...