Defending People

the tao of criminal-defense trial lawyering

No Hero

| July 26, 2012

Long­time com­menter Thomas Grif­fiths writes, in response to my efforts to rep­re­sent, pro bono, the British guy charged with aid­ing his wife’s sui­cide: Hon­estly, I’m frig­gin baf­fled by one of my pub­lic heroes’ actions. My right brain, says it’s the right thing to do when a Real CDL learns of incom­pe­tence, while the left side […]

Share

Lessons in Media Relations and Blogging, from Tyler Flood [Updated, and Again]

| November 7, 2009

Tyler Flood (one of the smartest lawyers Tyler Flood has ever met!) says of his recent deba­cle in the Hous­ton Press: Dur­ing the course of this process I praised so many of my col­leagues and even told Mike who to talk to, includ­ing Jed [Sil­ver­man], Gary [Trichter], Troy [McK­in­ney], [Mark] Thiessen, Murph [Doug Mur­phy], Jim […]

Share

The Further Adventures of “Lawyer” Andy Nolen

| August 17, 2009

Fol­low­ing on from this post … “Jerry k.” left 31 reviews for Hous­ton lawyers on July 23, 2009: 30 one-star reviews and one five-star review. Guess who got five stars. Yep, James A. “Andy” Nolen. Among the lawyers panned by “jerry k.”: Don Becker (again, twice on this day), Todd Lef­fler, Dan Cor­ri­gan, Doug Durham, Dane […]

Share

Andy Nolen, “Lawyer” [Updated Again]

| August 17, 2009

Okay, let’s play “one of these things is not like the other things,” Hous­ton criminal-defense lawyer edi­tion. Ready? John Floyd. Jack Car­roll. James A. “Andy” Nolen. Don Becker. Tyler Flood. Wayne Hill. Which of these things just doesn’t belong? If you guessed “Andy Nolen”, you’re right.

Share