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Our police state must be dismantled, one step at a time

April 1, 2017

How do we reverse the Nation's oppressive police state of affairs? As I have blogged for over a decade, we start by shrinking the overgrown criminal justice system, starting with steps as simple as legalizing marijuana, prostitution, and gambling; heavily decriminalizing all other drugs; eliminating...

Enough is enough- Fatal police shootings in Baton Rouge and Minnesota

July 7, 2016

I would have hoped that the only similarity between the Khmer Rouge and Baton Rouge/Red Stick, would be the word "rouge"/red rather than deadly abuse of power. We don't need nor merit police using excessive force with red sticks, blue sticks, guns, fists, tasers, nor...

Seattle police wisely terminate cop for over-reacting with calm man with a golf club

September 20, 2015

Congratulations to William Wingate for his complete vindication in the September 15, 2015 termination of the police officer who arrested him in July 2014 for obstruction of a police officer, merely for having a golf club with him on the street (an implement necessary for...

He thrived in this environment clearly navigating and strategizing the best outcome for me
I was charged with soliciting a prostitute and frequenting a bawdy place. The end result was dismissal of the first charge and a reduction to a disorderly conduct for the second charge with a steep fine. Jon Katz was my lawyer for five months to which he assigned me “homework” and tasks to help mitigate possible risks and show the court my good faith when the time came. It was a lot of work but has absolutely paid off. I have no regrets as to selecting Jon. He has an outstanding reputation as a fierce civil rights lawyer. He is direct and to the point with no sugar coating. No doubt I would recommend him to anyone. In fact, I would recommend going to his website and review the lessons learned videos in preparation for any possible arrest specifically about keeping your mouth shut! During court day, Jon “worked” all the players. He thrived in this environment clearly navigating and strategizing the best outcome for me. I really don’t think anyone could have done better in this situation. Jon exceeded my expectations and in this area, your lawyer is your best friend which Jon was!
Anon.
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I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome and it was a lesson learned.
A few years ago when I was younger I got DWI and the next day was pulled over driving without a license since it was suspended due to the DWI the night before. Talk about double bad luck. Anyways I went to several lawyers but I didn’t feel they were the right ones until I went to see Jon. At first he didn’t want to take the case because he felt it was to easy and wasn’t challenging. Here I’m thinking he must be out of his mind, I’m in big hole with two different court dates and he thinks it’s not a big deal for him to take it on. Anyways to make this short, I ended up hiring him as my lawyer and he knew exactly how to handle each of the prosecutors for the different court dates and the DWI was reduced to reckless and the charges for driving on suspended license was 7 days restriction. I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome and it was a lesson learned.
F. C.
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He is always prepared and has thoughtful arguments for the Court to consider
Jon is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable lawyers in the Area. He is always willing to help and teach younger attorneys the ins and outs of the good practice of law. He is always prepared and has thoughtful arguments for the Court to consider.
Terry Adams
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police abuse

Our police state must be dismantled, one step at a time

Enough is enough- Fatal police shootings in Baton Rouge and Minnesota

Seattle police wisely terminate cop for over-reacting with calm man with a golf club

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