When what you do in your profession involves defending as legal counsel people who have been charged with some very serious crimes, a common question is “How can you defend people who have been accused of such serious crimes?” My answer, as a Wrentham Mass. criminal defense attorney, is always…
The Massachusetts SJC just issued a very controversial ruling in reviewing a criminal case that, as a Boston criminal defense lawyer, most people would expect me to agree with wholeheartedly. I don’t. My views aren’t going to win me much agreement with my colleagues in the criminal defense bar, but…
In my previous post on this subject, I wrote about how bad the incidence of texting and driving has become– as well as cell phone use when driving – in Massachusetts and New England. Here I’ll discuss what’s being done in other states, and what might be done here to…
So many times when driving around, I ask myself, ”What is wrong with people these days? Are they just plain stupid, homicidal or suicidal?” I’m referring, of course, to the widespread and outrageously growing habit of texting while driving. On a clinical level of mental health, I wonder what new,…
As everyone knows, self-serve checkout stations at supermarkets continues to grow exponentially, even at retail store outlets that aren’t purely supermarkets like Stop & Shop, Star Markets or Shaw’s. Personally, I don’t like them as I find them too impersonal, and their expansion will continue to cut jobs in that…
No, the title of this post is not some Republican campaign slogan, and it’s not a joke, either. Barack Obama’s Drug Enforcement administration (DEA) today issued its final decision that marijuana is to remain on the federal government’s list of the most highly dangerous and regulated drugs, the Associated Press…
In my previous post on this subject, I discussed how the Massachusetts Legislature is debating on whether to change the current OUI/DUI law in Massachusetts – known As “Melanie’s Law” for the young girl who was killed by a repeat drunk driver. The change now being vigorously argued over would…
I’ve lived in Massachusetts my whole life. I’ve been driving since I was able to get my learner’s permit at age 16 (no, I won’t tell you what year that was…) The point being, I know what it’s like to drive in Massachusetts – and for anyone reading this from…
A battle over how to reduce drunk driving even further has been brewing for some time now at the Massachusetts State House. Leading this effort is the Massachusetts chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD.) MADD is a laudable organization, with an admirable goal: The elimination of drunk and drugged…
We all see the occasional reports that come out by various organizations, listing “Best Places To Live,” “Best Companies to Work For,” and many other kinds of lists. Allstate Insurance Co. just released a report listing the best & worst 200 cities in the U.S. when it comes motor vehicle…