These are conversational reflections on the practice of law—the kind of things we might talk about if we were sitting across from each other with a cup of coffee. No legal jargon, no courtroom posturing. Just the human side of what we do every day. The Coffee Shop Series Estate planning is one of those things that almost everyone puts off. It feels morbid to think about, and it requires making decisions that no one really wants to make. We avoid it because it forces us to con

The Coffee Shop Series These are conversational reflections on the practice of law—the kind of things we might talk about if we were sitting across from each other with a cup of coffee. No legal jargon, no courtroom posturing. Just the human side of what we do every day. A lot of the law deals with people on their hardest days. We see people when they are grieving, when they are divorcing, or when they are facing the terrifying machinery of the criminal justice system. But on

The Coffee Shop Series These are conversational reflections on the practice of law—the kind of things we might talk about if we were sitting across from each other with a cup of coffee. No legal jargon, no courtroom posturing. Just the human side of what we do every day. Part 1: The Human Side of the Courtroom When people think of criminal defense, they usually picture what they see on television: loud arguments, dramatic objections, and a sterile, combative courtroom. They i