Blog Posts in 2011
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 By Steph Stradley
As a former assistant district attorney and current criminal defense lawyer, my husband, Bill Stradley is known for working on difficult trial cases that other attorneys do not have experience ...
Continue reading "Q&A on the Jerry Sandusky Child Sex Abuse Cases" »
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Steph Stradley
I learned about blogging from my sister Debby. She wrote an inspirational blog that started off talking about her life and her love for daughter Zoe, and sadly ended talking about her fight against ...
Continue reading "My Sister Deb's Thanksgiving Message to Us All" »
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Steph Stradley
One way that politicians on both sides of the aisle get elected is being "tough on crime." Nobody wants to take laws off the books that make them look soft. If there's a high profile bad ...
Continue reading "Want to Save Taxpayer Money? Stop Federalizing Crimes." »
Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Steph Stradley
I've been asked to talk to a high school class about fundamentals of blogging. Instead of giving out handouts, I figured the best thing to do was to write a blog post. Here's some Blogging 101 ...
Continue reading "Blogging Fundamentals: A Guide for Beginners" »
Posted on Oct 12, 2011 By Steph Stradley
Most emails I get aren't terribly uplifting. Through accident, I found one that truly has benefited my day to day life. Everybody I've shared this with agrees with me, so there must be ...
Continue reading "My Favorite Houston Email/Website of 2011" »
Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Steph Stradley
Today, Amanda Knox was found not guilty of murdering and sexually assaulting her roommate by an Italian appeals court. As a lawyer, I find the differences between the Italian criminal defense system ...
Continue reading "The Amanda Knox Case: Character Assassination Versus Evidence" »
Posted on Oct 1, 2011 By Steph Stradley
Interesting story today in the New York Times about King James Bible exhibit hosted at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. They are commemorating the 400 year anniversary of the King ...
Continue reading "Fined for a Typo? The Story of the 'Wicked Bible'" »
Posted on Sep 28, 2011 By Steph Stradley
I'm often asked to comment on legal issues by non-lawyer media members. I enjoy helping with that, though it is sometimes hard to explain legal matters without simplifying to the point of ...
Continue reading "'Presumption of Innocence' or 'Everybody Knows They're Guilty?'" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Steph Stradley
As a child, I didn't know any attorneys. Probably didn't meet one until I did an internship at a large lawfirm during college when I was trying to figure out whether I was going to law school. ...
Continue reading "'To Kill A Mockingbird' - Representing Unpopular Clients in the Modern World" »
Posted on Jun 3, 2011 By Steph Stradley
Greetings to those visiting from HoustonCriminalLaw.com and others. My name is Stephanie Stradley, and if you are here, you have discovered the location of my new blog. The blog isn't built out ...
Continue reading "Houston Criminal Law visitors...Welcome to my blog" »