#Criminal Tax Defense Attorney

[twgjacksonville]

Tax Workout Group 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 2500, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 544-3778 https://taxworkoutgroup.com/location/jacksonville

Tax Workout Group is a tax attorney firm in Jacksonville, FL, comprised of two main practice groups: Tax Controversy Group and Tax Bankruptcy Group. These two practice groups are comprised of IRS tax and tax bankruptcy attorneys, IRS tax auditors, IRS collection division personnel, Certified Public Accountants, and experienced paralegals and administrative support staff. For each engagement, we assign a highly qualified team of professionals headed by a tax attorney so that every client receives extraordinary senior-level attention throughout the handling of their case.

[twgorlando]

Tax Workout Group 121 S Orange Avenue, Suite 1500, Orlando, FL 32801 (321) 430-1045 https://taxworkoutgroup.com/location/orlando

Tax Workout Group is a tax attorney firm in Orlando, FL, comprised of two main practice groups: Tax Controversy Group and Tax Bankruptcy Group. These two practice groups are comprised of IRS tax and bankruptcy attorneys, IRS tax auditors, IRS collection division personnel, Certified Public Accountants, and experienced paralegals and administrative support staff. For each engagement, we assign a highly qualified team of professionals headed by a tax attorney so that every client receives extraordinary senior-level attention throughout the handling of their case.

[twgmiami]

Tax Workout Group

Tax Workout Group 2915 Biscayne Blvd.,Suite 300,Miami, FL 33137 (305) 203-1563 https://taxworkoutgroup.com/location/miami

Tax Workout Group is a tax attorney firm in Miami, FL, comprised of two main practice groups: Tax Controversy Group and Tax Bankruptcy Group. These two practice groups are comprised of IRS tax and tax bankruptcy attorneys, IRS tax auditors, IRS collection division personnel, Certified Public Accountants, and experienced paralegals and administrative support staff. For each engagement, we assign a highly qualified team of professionals headed by a tax attorney so that every client receives extraordinary senior-level attention throughout the handling of their case.

[ehlihr]

ace attorney lawyer specialties if they werent in criminal law

phoenix - tort personal injury, plaintiff leaning

edgeworth - law of obligations. civil law

mia - also tort personal injury prolly, maybe family law

apollo - boutique family law or labour law

athena - IP since she has the science bg

kristoph - tort negligence / personal injury, large corp defense. mergers and acquisitions. real estate. tax. something lip curling. def an in house for a big corp whatever it is

klavier - international business ? maybe ? or IP? open to suggestions here idk — edit: IP law / entertainment law was such an easy grab idk why i didnt think of it before

Godot - tax law

franziska - definitely interntional business

sebastian - law student. doesnt really know what he wants to do rn

blackquill - tax law

[simply-ivanka]

Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means Committees Release Report on Impeachment Inquiry Finding Joe Biden Has Committed Impeachable Conduct

Below are key findings from the impeachment inquiry report. The 291 page report can be found below.

From 2014 to the present, as part of a conspiracy to monetize Joe Biden’s office of public trust to enrich the Biden family, Biden family members and their associates received over $27 million from foreign individuals or entities. In order to obscure the source of these funds, the Biden family and their associates set up shell companies to conceal these payments from scrutiny. The Biden family used proceeds from these business activities to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to Joe Biden—including thousands of dollars that are directly traceable to China. While Jim Biden claimed he gave this money to Joe Biden to repay personal loans, Jim Biden did not provide any evidence to support this claim. The Biden family’s receipt of millions of dollars required Joe Biden’s knowing participation in this conspiracy, including while he served as Vice President.

Joe Biden used his status as Vice President to garner favorable outcomes for his son’s and his business partners’ foreign business dealings. Witnesses acknowledged that Hunter Biden involved Vice President Biden in many of his business dealings with Russian, Romanian, Chinese, Kazakhstani, and Ukrainian individuals and companies. Then-Vice President Biden met or spoke with nearly every one of the Biden family’s foreign business associates, including those from Ukraine, China, Russia, and Kazakhstan. As a result, the Biden family has received millions of dollars from these foreign entities. 

The Biden family leveraged Joe Biden’s positions of public trust to obtain over $8 million in loans from Democratic benefactors. Millions of dollars in loans have not been repaid and the paperwork supporting many of the loans does not exist and has not been produced to the Committees. This raises serious questions about whether these funds were provided as gifts disguised as loans.

Under the Biden Administration, the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) afforded special treatment to President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.Several witnesses acknowledged the delicate approach used during the Hunter Biden case, describing the investigation as “sensitive” or “significant.” Evidence shows that Department officials slow-walked the investigation, informed defense counsel of future investigative actions, prevented line investigators from taking otherwise ordinary investigative steps, and allowed the statute of limitations to expire on the most serious felony charges. These unusual—and oftentimes in the view of witnesses, unprecedented—tactics conflicted with standard operating procedures and ultimately had the effect of benefiting Hunter Biden.

The Biden Justice Department misled Congress about the independence of law enforcement entities in the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden. Biden Administration political appointees exercised significant oversight and control over the investigation of the President’s son. Witnesses described how U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware and now-Special Counsel David Weiss, who oversaw the investigation and prosecution of Hunter Biden, had to seek (1) agreement from other U.S. Attorneys to bring cases in a district geographically distinct from his own and (2) approval from the Biden Justice Department’s Tax Division to bring specific charges or take investigative actions against Hunter Biden. Despite the clear conflict of interest, Weiss was only afforded special counsel status after the investigation came under congressional scrutiny.

The White House has obstructed the Committees’ impeachment inquiry by withholding key documents and witnesses. The White House has impeded the Committees’ investigation of President Biden’s unlawful retention of classified documents, by refusing to make relevant witnesses available for interviews and by erroneously asserting executive privilege over audio recordings from Special Counsel Hur’s interviews with President Biden. In addition, the White House is preventing the National Archives from turning over documents that are material to the Committees’ inquiry.

See report at the below link

[ratlesshonret]

Was thinking about Ace Attorney x Project Moon and wondering how that'd even work. The City seems like a very "fend for yourself," "might makes right" type of place. There are definitely laws, and jail-type locations are shown (mainly in Limbus Canto 6.5-1,) but we never see any kind of "due process." It usually just seems like people are arrested as soon as they're suspected of something, and thrown in jail forever unless they're rich.

We do come across some kinds of "lawyers," such as the Fixers you encounter in the Reception of Mirae Life Insurance, but those are insurance lawyers/collectors. Really, the only types of law ever covered are insurance law, contract law, and patent law. We never see anything about civil disputes or criminal law.

They take care to stress that laws don't apply during the Night in the Backstreets, when the Sweepers come out, which means that there are laws and punishments surrounding violent offenses, at least within the Nests, and possibly in the Backstreets outside of nighttime. Property damage is highlighted as an especially heinous offense, and if my memory serves right, the only offense that you can still be punished for during the Night in the Backstreets.

Overall, we get info on insurance, contract, and patent laws, but very little on criminal and civil law. Those last two seem to only be viewed in the lens of "you'll get punished by someone if you violate them" but it seems heavily dependent on which District you're in. A lot of Districts seem to just be "shoot the violators" while some, like T Corp, do seem to have an imprisonment system, at least for Time Tax Evaders. But we never see any due process.

I do think it'd be cool, though. Ace Attorney style trials in the high-tech City environment, allowing both interesting new tricks in the crimes, and cool new ways to investigate them. Maybe a Fixer Office specializing in defense law, who is hired to defend people accused of crimes in court, using expensive technology to investigate crimes in more detail when the actual police force of The City just doesn't feel like doing their job.

[aita-blorbos]

(reworked some of the wording, i hope this is better!)

aita for doing what i had to for my country?

to be clear, i am certain i am in the right. however, i assume this "tumblr aita" portal that has opened before me is a new methods of appealing for parole, so i will explain my situation. apologies for the long post; 732 hours 6 minutes and 2 seconds in a jail cell grinds on any human psyche.

a decade ago, i (43m at the time, 53m now) learned that an aristocrat had been murdered. he was known for mistreating his servants and furthering regressive tax policies, so i felt no sorrow; as part of the investigation into his death, however, i realized the culprit was my colleague K (33m at the time). i confronted him with my evidence and he confessed, but pleaded with me to not reveal his secret to his brother and wife. no one else had deduced K's crimes yet - he was a prosecutor of high renown, and therefore above suspicion - so i agreed.

witnessing the happiness of the people freed from the late aristocrat's rule, however, i realized K was in a uniquely powerful position to rid our city of evil. i convinced him to continue eliminating such untouchable members of the upper class, including the chief justice at the time, who was too weak to truly punish criminals. K agreed.

everything was going well until another person involved in the investigation, G (34m at the time), independently deduced that K was the culprit. they decided to have a duel to the death over this, for… some reason. K died in the duel, but left behind a will implicating me as the mastermind and blackmailer behind his killings - despite me not having harmed a single soul!

despite this betrayal, i felt it would harm the city's morale if they realized K (an aristocrat himself as well as a famous prosecutor) was the "serial killer," so i struck a deal with G to implicate G as the killer instead, since he was an exchange student from overseas and therefore much less well-known. his fellow exchange student (S, 33m at the time) and i would help fake his execution afterwards so he could escape to relative safety.

G agreed. again, i did not harm anyone in doing this.

unfortunately, on the night we were to dig G out of the grave, some grave robber came along and witnessed G coming out. naturally the public's trust in the judicial system would disintegrate if they learned a serial killer was not properly executed, so our hand was forced: i convinced the fellow exchange student S to shoot G.

now 10 years later, crime is on the rise again. i am - was, i suppose; will be again, hopefully - the chief justice now, but even in this position i cannot do enough to stop the flood of pickpockets and swindlers alike. thus i assembled a loyal group of people to help me eliminate those upper-class criminals escaping guilty verdicts through bribery and blackmail, and also to help me attain the position of attorney general so i may continue to implement policies to stifle crime.

unfortunately, a truly irritating detective and a defense attorney revealed my actions to her majesty the queen. apparently it is wrong to convince people to stop criminals? and despite all i have done to lessen crime - despite the fact that i have not laid a finger on anyone myself - the queen ordered me to face a public courtroom, and thus i was thrown into jail.

everything i've done for this country. everything i've done for the queen. and yet.

aita?

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

#20yrsago Itunes blocks you from sharing music with YOURSELF, on your own computer https://web.archive.org/web/20041009202513/http://www.raelity.org/computers/operating_systems/apple/mac_os_x/apps/itunes_single_instance.html

#20yrsago How fanfic makes kids into better writers (and copyright victims) https://www.technologyreview.com/2004/02/06/40304/why-heather-can-write/

#15yrsago Flashmob of ATM crooks scores $9 million in 49 cities https://web.archive.org/web/20090205214559/http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/090202_FBI_Investigates_9_Million_ATM_Scam

#15yrsago Internet not full of pedos, the statistical edition https://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/02/06/doing_the_math.html

#10yrsago Turks bid farewell to the Internet in the face of brutal censorship/surveillance law https://medium.com/@ahmetasabanci/saying-goodbye-to-internet-in-turkey-33d805b98f6c

#10yrsago Middle class brands collapse, 1% brands thrive https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/business/the-middle-class-is-steadily-eroding-just-ask-the-business-world.html

#10yrsago How UK spies committed illegal DoS attacks against Anonymous https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/war-anonymous-british-spies-attacked-hackers-snowden-docs-show-n21361

#10yrsago Toronto’s reference library gets a makerspace https://web.archive.org/web/20140209061223/http://torontoist.com/2014/02/reference-library-unveils-3d-printers-is-cooler-than-indigo/

#10yrsago Toxic Avenger’s brilliant rant about the importance of Net Neutrality https://www.techdirt.com/2014/02/05/innovation-our-better-future-depend-preserving-net-neutrality/

#5yrsago One of pharma’s most notorious gougers is going bankrupt, but 2019 is a banner year for shkreli-grade pharmaceutical price-hikes https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/infamous-pharma-company-declares-bankruptcy-after-3900-price-hike/

#5yrsago Chasing down that list of potential Predpol customers reveals dozens of cities that have secretly experimented with “predictive policing” https://www.vice.com/en/article/d3m7jq/dozens-of-cities-have-secretly-experimented-with-predictive-policing-software

#5yrsago Amazon is using purchase data to sell targeted ads, which is creepy, but not because they’ve invented a mind-control ray https://memex.craphound.com/2019/02/06/amazon-is-using-purchase-data-to-sell-targeted-ads-which-is-creepy-but-not-because-theyve-invented-a-mind-control-ray/

#5yrsago The next Firefox will block all autoplayed audio, video https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/02/firefox-66-to-block-automatically-playing-audible-video-and-audio/

#5yrsago RIP, author Carol Emshwiller https://locusmag.com/2019/02/carol-emshwiller-1921-2019/

#5yrsago Washington State sheriff used courtroom camera to zoom in on defense attorney and juror’s private notes https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/san-juan-sheriffs-use-of-courtroom-camera-to-view-jurors-notebook-lawyers-notes-sparks-outrage-and-dismissal-of-criminal-case/

#5yrsago Lawsuit says that America’s “break even” court records website shouldn’t be making 98%+ profits https://www.techdirt.com/2019/02/06/multiple-parties-including-author-law-governing-pacer-ask-court-to-stop-pacers-screwing-taxpayers/

#5yrsago Fox News blames schools teaching “fairness” for support for a tax on the super-rich https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/annfs6/fox_news_blames_public_support_of_wealth_tax/

#1yrago Bruce Schneier's "A Hacker's Mind" https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/06/trickster-makes-the-world/#power-play

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

A jury in Manhattan has found former President Donald Trump's company guilty of a long-running criminal tax fraud scheme that lasted into his presidency.

Though Trump and his company have repeatedly faced criminal investigations, this case marks the first time his company has been charged, tried, and convicted on criminal charges.

Trump built his political brand, in large part, on his claim that he was an aggressive and successful businessman.

In all, the jury found two entities controlled by Trump guilty on 17 counts of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records. The maximum penalty is $1.6 million.

Prosecutors had previously secured a guilty plea last summer from Trump's former longtime Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, who became the star witness for the prosecution in the case.

But Weisselberg's co-defendants, two Trump business entities, remained under indictment.

On Halloween, prosecutors made their opening arguments in the trial of the Trump Corporation (which encompasses most of his business empire) and the Trump Payroll Corporation (which processes payments to staff), arguing that the case was about "greed and cheating."

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID IN SUMMATION THAT TRUMP SANCTIONED TAX FRAUD

Trump Corporation attorney Susan Necheles told jurors in her opening statement that the trial is not a referendum on Trump, and asked them to keep an open mind.

Both sides emphasized that Trump was not a defendant, yet the former president's name came up frequently.

Some of the most attention-grabbing evidence presented to the jury were documents with Trump's signature: a rental agreement for a luxury apartment used by Weisselberg, a private school tuition check written for a grandchild of Weisselberg's. Weisselberg admitted he did not declare these benefits as income, as required by law.

In his summation, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass pointed a rhetorical finger directly at Trump, saying Trump sanctioned tax fraud. The defense vigorously objected, and the objection was sustained by the judge.

During the course of the trial, outside the four walls of the courtroom, Trump declared he was running for president, and frequently lambasted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on social media.

Weisselberg previously pleaded guilty to 15 felony tax charges. He admitted hiding the part of his salary that was paid through untaxed benefits like a luxury apartment, Mercedes-Benz leases for him and his wife, and private school tuition for his grandchildren.

The compensation was never reported to New York State or to the IRS.

As part of his plea deal, Weisselberg agreed to testify truthfully and to serve five months in jail.

During his testimony, which laid out the details of his criminal tax fraud, Weisselberg acknowledged that he still receives a $640,000 salary from the Trump Organization – though he has been placed on leave – and of hopes to receive an end-of year bonus.

At issue in this trial was whether Weisselberg and another top executive, Trump Organization Comptroller Jeffrey McConney acted "in behalf of" the corporate entities when they compensated Weisselberg and other top executives by paying for the apartments and luxury benefits that did not get reported to the tax authorities.

TRIAL UNFOLDED AT A MOMENT OF COMPLEX LEGAL PERIL FOR TRUMP AND HIS BUSINESS

In his instructions to jurors, before they reached a verdict, Judge Juan Merchan said that did not mean Trump's company benefited from the scheme, although there was evidence that it did.

Weisselberg acknowledged knowing taxes were owed on that compensation, but it was never reported.

Prosecutors argued that by compensating top executives in this fashion, the Trump Organization was able to save significant amounts of money.

This trial unfolded at a moment of complex legal peril for Trump and his business, with his attorneys playing defense in recent weeks in three different New York City courtrooms.

Last month, a judge required Trump's firm to submit to an outside monitor as part of an on-going $250 million civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

James' lawsuit claims Trump and his children fraudulently manipulated the value of its real estate holdings for more than a decade, deceiving lenders and and cheating tax authorities.

Trump and his attorneys have pushed back, arguing that prosecutors in New York have overstepped their authority and engaged in a a political witch hunt against the former President.

Trump also faces federal probes involving his role in efforts to block the peaceful transfer of power after he lost the 2020 presidential election and his decision to keep classified documents after leaving the White House.

Last month, the U.S. Justice Department appointed a special counsel to oversee those investigations. Trump has also described that process as politically motivated.

[beardedmrbean]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs, ending a first-in-the-nation experiment with decriminalization that was hobbled by implementation issues.

The new law rolls back a 2020 voter-approved measure by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. It also establishes ways for treatment to be offered as an alternative to criminal penalties by encouraging law enforcement agencies to create deflection programs that would divert people to addiction and mental health services instead of the criminal justice system.

In a signing letter, Kotek said the law's success will depend on “deep coordination” between courts, police, prosecutors, defense attorneys and local mental health providers, describing them as “necessary partners to achieve the vision for this legislation.”

Measure 110, approved by voters with 58% support in 2020, made the personal use possession of illicit drugs such as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine only punishable by a ticket and a maximum fine of $100. Supporters said treatment is more effective than jail in helping people overcome addiction and that the decadeslong approach of arresting people for possessing and using drugs hasn’t worked.

The law directed hundreds of millions of dollars of the state’s cannabis tax revenue toward addiction services. But the money was slow to get out the door and health authorities, already grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, struggled to stand up the new treatment system, state auditors found. At the same time, the fentanyl crisis began to spark an increase in deadly overdoses.

Those pressures prompted Oregon Democrats to shift their stance on decriminalization policy in recent months.

Some who historically supported the measure voted for the new law during this year's short legislative session. While other Democratic lawmakers opposed the measure, concerned it would result in more arrests and exacerbate social inequities, it ultimately passed the Democrat-controlled Legislature last month.

GOP leaders had long sought to overhaul Measure 110. After Kotek's signing, House Minority Leader Jeff Helfrich said the law illustrated how Republicans "stood united and forced Democrats” to restore criminal penalties.

The changes take effect Sept. 1.

[longwindedbore]

Perhaps we can understand the people lured down the Trump rabbit-hole:

[1] The money Trump obtained from his father transmogrified by endless self-aggrandizement into Donald’s ‘Own Personal Success’. Which in turn

[2] creates an illusionary argument that Donald’s disconnect from Reality might actually a deeper insight into Reality? Rather than a mental breakdown it seems to be. Then

[3] The Victim(s) - attorneys, investors, donors, voters, VP candidates - begin to believe that Trump’s rambling Narcissistic insanity is actually ‘Genius’?

Because how else can you explain these handlers, donors , defense attorneys, and hangers-on believing that they can positively influence a raging Narcissist with the vocabulary of a second grader and - somehow - rebrand him with positive messaging?

In the meantime he’s alienating his big donors {from the posted article)

.’At an Aug. 2 dinner in the Hamptons, "rattled donors" hoped Trump "would signal that he was recalibrating after a series of damaging mistakes." Instead, he invoked the "stop the steal" claims about 2020 that his advisers have urged him to drop. And Trump said of a race-baiting comment to the National Association of Black Journalists, where he questioned Harris' identity: "I think I was right."

‘Trump stunned one of his wealthiest patrons, Miriam Adelson, widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, on July 25 "by having an aide, Natalie Harp, fire off a series of angry text messages to Mrs. Adelson in Mr. Trump's name," complaining about people running Mrs. Adelson's super PAC, Preserve America, into which she's pouring millions to support Trump.’

Genius or Mental Breakdown?

Parenthetically, the money from his father has been wasted and Trump has kept afloat with loans (bankers also bought into the fantasy).

Unfortunately due to his overinflated valuation of assets for bank loans his assets are worth LESS than the billion plus dollars in coming-due-soon-loans that he borrowed.

PLUS he owes the IRS $100 million for taxes on Trump Chicago, NY State $490M, various political rally venues $800M, $100M in legal settlements, $40M in back taxes following the criminal conviction of the Trump Payroll Corp. He’s been spending $50M per year in legal fees.

His llusion of wealth is evaporating before his eyes.

[follow-up-news]

Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was sentenced Wednesday to five monthsin jail after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury last month in his testimony during former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial. The sentencing matched Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's recommendation. After Weisselberg's sentence was agreed upon by prosecutors and the defense, Judge Laurie Peterson asked him whether there was anything he would like to say. Weisselberg replied, "No, your honor," and the judge handed down the sentence. The hearing lasted only about two minutes. Weisselberg was accused of committing perjury in a deposition and during testimony in Trump’s trial, including allegedly lying when he said in July 2020 that he learned Trump’s triplex apartment had been overvalued from a Forbes report, but really knew about it well beforehand, Bragg’s office said. Weisselberg received a separate five-month sentence in a criminal case last year, serving only 100 days, after pleading guilty in 2022 to tax fraud charges in a 15-year scheme involving the Trump Organization’s business dealings. He agreed to pay nearly $2 million in taxes, interest and penalties for allegedly dodging tax payments on $1.7 million of his income with “off the books” benefits, including tuition for his grandkids, a luxury apartment and two Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Weisselberg was a witness and a co-defendant in the civil trial, in which Judge Arthur Engoron ruled in February that Trump, his company and current and former top executives including Weisselberghad to pay more than $350 million in damages and forbade the former president from running businesses in the state for three years — which ultimately became $464 million when pre-judgement interest was included.

[coffeebleeds]

The law might be slow and not always fair most of the time, but u hurt a tree and you’re facing the power of Tree Law. This just makes me think Alfred really likes trees. The IRS works hard, but tree law works harder

//There are a few areas of law that the US just goes particularly hard on and it's never the areas you would expect. Tree law is a meme-worthy example, but a few of my personal favorites include:

Mail Fraud

Social Security Fraud

Tax Fraud

Constructive Eviction

Ground Support Rights

Employment Discrimination

The first three are the agencies who no one really expects to do much, but who whack people witch big fines and jail time well after all the evidence has been gathered. By the time the postal service catches you, you might as well confess.

The other three are much more in the vein of tree law. Constructive eviction is a favorite in my state in particular because it's the best hammer we have against shitty landlords. My state authorizes a tenant who is locked out of their apartment to get three months of rent as a penalty from the landlord. The one time my firm got a constructive eviction case (they are rare because the deterrence is strong), I swear I saw some of attorneys start salivating. We love cases where we can slam landlords into the dirt. Big fans. Ground support is similar in that you can get a huge amount of money if someone's excavation causes your land to collapse.

All lawyers have their Thing. Mine just happens to be employment, divorce, and landlord-tenant. My roommate loves criminal defense. Our friend group now consists of a public defender, a divorce attorney, a patent lawyer, a bankruptcy clerk, a tax attorney, and an estate planner. We all love very different areas of law.

But we all love Tree Law.

[merlinswritings]

Criminal Attorney

@neowritings on IG {no reposts}

Hi, welcome (back) to my page! I felt like I want to have a crime theme in the future, with only crime-related posts! However, I am very impatient so here you have the first post!

Disclaimer: These are primarily based on the American justice system and random countries that give me the needed information! Please correct me (kindly) if I'm wrong or should add some things.

Trigger warning: crimes, anything related to crime and law

What is an attorney?

The word kind of has two meanings of the same.

An agent or someone authorized to act for another

A person who has been qualified by a state or Federal Court to provide legal services, including appearing in court.

While countries such as the US tend to classify all practitioners of law under the title of attorney, some countries have developed a tradition of creating titles that help to identify the era of expertise.

The type of legal services provided by an attorney varies, as many attorneys choose to focus their practice on a particular portion of the law

Ex: An attorney may choose to focus on criminal law, while another chooses to build a practice around family law.

The reason there are specializations of degrees is that it helps make it easier for clients to find the right lawyer who has the right knowledge that will prove helpful with a given set of circumstances.

What is criminal law?

Criminal law is a part of law that concerns crimes that are committed against the public authority. It's not the same as civil law, which involves crimes people commit against each other, not necessarily against the whole public.

Ex 1: Civil crimes are like suing your partner for cheating on you and wanting full custody of your child. Or suing a company for not giving the promised things. Ex 2: Criminal law is murder or robbery. It goes against the law. And although there is a specific victim, murder in general runs against the interest of the public.

Three broad types of crimes appear in the criminal code:

Misdemeanors: A crime less serious than a felony - petty, theft, prostitution, intoxication, simple assault, etc.

Felonies: A crime of high seriousness - murder, animal cruelty, tax invasion, robbery, battery, etc.

Treason: The crime of attacking a state of authority to which one owes allegiance - participating in a war against one's native country, (attempting) to overthrow the government, etc

Defense Attorney vs Prosecutor

What is a defense attorney?

A defense attorney is a lawyer who defends a person or business against criminal charges. There are two primary types of these professionals: civil defense attorneys and criminal defense attorneys. Civil defense attorneys represent clients who face fines due to non-criminal lawsuits. Criminal defense attorneys work for clients who may serve jail time if convicted.

What is a prosecutor?

A prosecutor is a lawyer and elected official that represents an individual or an entire body of citizens of jurisdiction when they press legal charges against a person or corporation. Prosecutors are responsible for charging the accused with specific crimes and presenting evidence for members of a jury to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused party is guilty. These professionals are public officers, meaning they represent the district attorney's office, an elected official responsible for criminal prosecutors within a jurisdiction who the government funds with public money.

Then what is the difference?

The difference is that the prosecutor is on the side of the government and the law. Their clients (often cops) have a case against the said-to-be guilty and try to convince the jury that they deserve a specific punishment (usually jail).

A defense attorney has to convince the jury that their client is in fact not guilty, even when they are they still have to make sure there will not be, or as minimal as possible, a punishment.

Criminal defense lawyer

what do they do? (duties)

Investigate the case and interview witnesses

Research case law, statutes, crime codes, and procedural law

Build a defense and develop a case stragety

Negotiate with the prosecution to plea a bargain to lesser charges

Draft, file, and argue motions such as motions to dismiss and motions to surpress

Advocate for the defendant at trual

Draft, file and argue appeals

Do they help the bad guys?

Defense lawyers get hired, they can choose not to do so but will miss out on lawyers. It can so happen they have to prove someone is not guilty, even if they are, and they might win. They also help innocent people from being put with the blame.

Education, Training, Certification:

Education: Like all lawyers, criminal lawyers will first need to complete a bachelor's degree, then get a law degree. Those two degrees typically take a total of 7 years to complete.

License: Criminal Attorneys must pass the bar examination in the state whoch they intend to practice.

Certification: Criminal lawyers earn a board certification from the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification (NBLSC). The NBLSC is a non-profit organization accredited by the American Bar Association to provide board certification for attorneys and is an outgrowth of the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Skills needed:

Writing and speaking skills: Excellent oral and written advocacy skills in order to argue a client's case and pursuade the jury.

Research and investigative skills: Are important in building a client's case and establishing a strong defense.

Creative and analytical skills: Strong creative thinking and analytical skills to develop a legal strategy, analyze case law and litigate complex cases.

Legal knowledge and experience: In-depth understanding of state, federal, and local rules, court procedures, evidentiary laws, and local judges to navigate the criminal justice system efficiently and competently.

Interpersonal skills: Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary to build a strong client-attorney relationship. Criminal defendants are a finicky group who somethimes go through many lawyers before setting on one they like. Therefore, the ability to attract and retain clients is essential to thriving criminal defense practice.

Fun facts:

salary:

Criminal lawyers employed in law firms generally ern the highest salaries; experienced criminal attorneys can earn well into six figures. The highest-paid criminal lawyers are often those that represent high-profile, wealthy defendants in high-stakes cases.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the salary range for all attorneys, including criminal attorneys, is as follows:

Median Anual Salary: $120,910 ($58.13 /hour) Top 10% Anual Salary: More than $208,000 ($100 /hour) Bottom 10% Anual Salary: Less than $58,220($27.99 /hour) Public Defender and Non-Profit Salaries are usually modest (the $30,000 - $50,000 range is common).

Costs: Costs of legal representation depend on the bureau they work for, or if they are freenlancers. It can even depend on how many cases they have won. Some go by the hour (expect above the $150,- an hour.) and some by a fixed or set fee (will depend on the outcome mostly). Note that you will make a lot of hours with them.

[theconstitutionisgayculture]

As an Ohioan are you familiar with ballot issues 1 & 2 in this year’s midterms? Make sure to vote yes on both! Leftists will whine that green card holders in Ohio pay taxes and should this be able to vote in *local* elections, but if the last decade taught me anything it’s that the slippery slope is indeed very very real. This will just embolden leftists to eventually justify and allow non-citizens to vote in federal elections.

Issue 1

What it does: Removes the Ohio Supreme Court's authority on determining bail and requires courts to consider public safety when setting it.

Background: The state Supreme Court recently ruled public safety shouldn't be a factor in setting cash bail — it should instead focus on ensuring attendance in court.

Catch up quick: Bail reform advocates have long argued that cash bail disproportionately impacts poor defendants and keeps them in jail despite a constitutional presumption of innocence.

What they're saying: "Fear of future crime is not justification to use financial means to deny a person their constitutional right to bail," Blaise Katter, the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' public policy chair, told lawmakers during testimony.

The other side: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and other prosecutors support the amendment.

"The presumption of innocence in court does not require the pretense that a career criminal is harmless on the streets," Yost testified.

Issue 2

What it does: Requires Ohio voters to be 18 years old and registered to vote for at least 30 days before an election to cast a ballot.

State of play: The Ohio Constitution already requires this, but state law lets individual communities expand local voting rights.

Only one does: Yellow Springs passed a 2020 charter amendment to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in village elections.

No noncitizen has actually registered to vote there since it passed, per the Legislative Service Commission.

Nonetheless, Secretary of State Frank LaRose joined GOP lawmakers in taking up the cause.

LaRose has called voting a right earned only by "birth or the oath of citizenship."

Yeah these should both pass. Anyone in Ohio, make sure to vote yes on both of these issues.

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

The Smoking Gun: Get Jim Jordan on the phone

Subpoena Matt Colangelo

Jim Jordan

Washington DC Office

2056 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC  20515

Phone: (202) 225-2676

Fax: (202) 226-0577

Lima District Office

3121 West Elm Plaza

Lima, OH  45805

Phone: (419) 999-6455

Fax: (419) 999-4238

Mansfield District Office

28 Park Avenue West

Suite 100A

Mansfield, OH  44902

Phone: (419) 982-8045

Fax: (419) 668-3015

Environmental Crimes

And assisting with the District Attorney’s focus on financial crimes will promote confidence in the legal system by making clear that the same rules apply to everyone — no matter how powerful.”

This is the first time the Manhattan D.A.’s Office will have an executive position focusing on these priority areas. The Office recently announced the creation of its first-ever Housing & Tenant Protection Unit, which investigates and prosecutes landlords and developers for systemic harassment of tenants and abuse of government programs. Colangelo will provide support to the Unit and deepen the Office’s relationships with stakeholders, drawing on his three years spent as the Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Labor, his work as Deputy Director of the Obama-Biden Administration’s National Economic Council, three years at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and seven years litigating fair housing and fair employment cases at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Colangelo brings a breadth of relevant experience, most recently his two years at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served in a senior leadership position and helped to oversee the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environment and Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions, including review of significant hate crime matters. In his time at the New York State Office of the Attorney General, he was Chief Counsel for Federal Initiatives, leading more than eighty lawsuits challenging federal agency action on constitutional and statutory grounds. This work included representing three dozen states and local governments in a successful challenge to the inclusion of a citizenship question on the decennial census, challenging the federal policy of conducting immigration arrests at state courthouses, supervising civil and criminal labor prosecutions, and investigating the Trump Foundation.