I HOPE YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES ARE SAFE AS HURRICANE IRMA PUMMELS OUR SHORES.

Here I repeat one of my very favorite Tips.  I present it annually as the first post-Labor Day Tip.  I only wish I had been there!

9/6/2017

Do a thorough background check!  At a DCBA Bench and Bar Conference Federal District Court Judge Cecelia Altonaga shared a rather memorable incident which occurred in her courtroom.  An expert witness gave a lengthy, erudite presentation.  Opposing counsel’s first question on cross:  “Does your probation officer know you are testifying here today?”