SECURE Act
You may have heard that the federal appropriations bill enacted into law by Congress and the President in the final weeks of 2019 includes changes to the federal tax code … Read more
We move forward; we move back
We move forward; we move back. On the edge of the Central District, a historically black neighborhood that has been gentrified[1] by people like my family – white and affluent … Read more
Reconsidering Qualified Immunity
Reconsidering Qualified Immunity It was 1993 during my first year of law school when I was assigned to write a note on Pletan v. Gaines[1] for The Urban Journal, a … Read more
Don’t Be a Jerk
Recently, the Washington Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding the trial court’s decision to decline to appoint the named personal representative in a decedent’s last will and testament. That’s … Read more
Help During Difficult Times
I first began practicing law in 1995. Back then, most legal matters required attorney intervention. We were the gatekeepers and held the key to solving all sorts of legal entanglements. … Read more