Lawyers are supposed to operate under ethical guidelines.  These ethics rules exist to to protect the public, and to ensure the integrity of the justice system.  In other words, the guiding principle underpinning the rules of ethics is to ensure that those who come into contact with the justice system can get a fair shake, […]

We have arrived at what are sometimes called the dog days of summer. Historically, the dog days were the period following the heliacal rising of the star Sirius, which Greek and Roman astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now considered to be the hottest, most […]