Once upon a time, it took ten years for a strong-willed lady and her tenacious attorney to prevail against the woman’s former lawyers over their claims of unpaid fees. The strong-willed lady had signed a lawyer hiring agreement (retainer agreement) with…

In his ongoing fraud trial, Mr. Donald J. Trump does not deny that his financial statements were falsified or that they made him look much richer than he was (and is).  The banks provided hundreds of millions of dollars in loans…

A divorced woman whom I shall call Myra asked for a consultation with me because she wanted to figure out what went wrong in her divorce proceeding. She and her husband had acquired many valuable assets during their marriage including…

Former President Donald Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA LLP now reveals that the last 10 years of the financial statements it created for former President Trump are unreliable, according to published news reports. These same financial statements were used to…

February 4, 2022: UPDATE TO THE STORY BELOW CNN reports: Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing from Stormy Daniels.  This morning, jury deliberations took another turn in the criminal fraud trial of…

A recent New York Times article “Britney Spears’s Courtroom Plea Spurs Questions for Her Lawyer” shows how even famous people with disabilities have trouble accessing their rights in court, and make them vulnerable to ruthless financial and legal exploitation. I’m…

I’m expecting a package from Amazon, and I can’t help feeling guilty about the Amazon employees I am apparently exploiting. The Amazon driver who is bringing my new gym pants, and all the other drivers on long routes, will have…

Many believe that July 9, 2020 will go down in history. I know I do. For today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that no one is above the law, and this principle applies to U.S. Presidents. Today the Supreme Court…

Have you signed a fee contract with an attorney? Do you know that you are losing your rights once you sign this agreement? Attorney Fee Contracts are Written to Protect Attorneys Not Clients An attorney fee contract sets forth the provisions…

Imagine you are a female criminal defense lawyer just trying to do your job in court to defend poor people accused of crimes,  and the judge you are appearing before takes you aside, and makes comments to you such as…