Blog Posts in 2012

Why the New Orleans Saints Bounty Penalties are Too Harsh

As a lawyer and as a NFL fan, I can't say I am a fan of the NFL-enacted penalties against the New Orleans Saints for bounties and the cover-up of the bounty program. Though much has been said and ...
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What Not To Wear: Harris County Criminal Court Edition

The husband Bill reported seeing a guy at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center wearing this t-shirt. He wasn't sure if the guy was a defendant or visitor, but I don't have to tell you ...
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Clipper Darrell and The Legal Issues of Super Fandom

I've been watching the sad Clipper Darrell super fan saga with great interest. He says he is devastated that the Clippers told him that they preferred for him to drop the "Clipper" out ...
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Sharing Amazing Pictures: Life-Size Longhorn Grill

You love the Texas Longhorns? You love grilling? You love gigantic yard animals? Me too. All right-minded people love those things. Well how about this life-size metal longhorn grill? You cook your ...
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NOPE

NOPE! I guess from now on when I want to say "Nope" to someone with a face that says "Really??!," I will just link to this page. ------------------- This is a picture of the spouse ...
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Sharing Amazing Pictures: Giant Bull

For sales pictures, photographers usually stage pictures carefully to make the product more attractive. I don't think this picture was staged, but you never know. Is the bull smiling? If you wish ...
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Talking to Your Kids About Jail, the Law, and Avoiding Dumb Choices

Most of the people who hire our criminal defense firm have never been in trouble with the law before and see themselves as law-abiding people. Everybody wants to throw the book at criminals unless it ...
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Why Does the Sheriff's Department Want to Censor Our Law Firm Website? Issues at the Harris County Jail.

If you practice criminal defense law in the Houston area, you may not be terribly surprised at the article in Sunday's Houston Chronicle entitled, "Discipline problems persist at Harris ...
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