Four-Part Series: A TAINTED LEGACY First in a four-part series: SINS, SECRETS AND DENIAL Diocese underreported scope of abuse allegations By Rob Dennis, Jeremy Herb, Matthew Artz and Chris De Benedetti STAFF WRITERS On a March night two years ago, Bishop Allen...
Tips For Internet Predator Prevention There are sexual predators online searching for your children all day, all week, around the clock, around the calendar. Some “internet detectives” report receiving instant messages from at least a dozen bona fide sexual predators...
An Excellent Reputation Built On Success In The Courtroom Most innovative use of technology during a trial William Smith and R. J. Waldsmith, Abramson Smith Waldsmith. Ted Brooks, consultant. Court technology runs the gamut from basic video presentation systems to...
An Excellent Reputation Built On Success In The Courtroom By William B. Smith Abramson Smith Waldsmith San Francisco, California / January 20, 2006 I. The four biggest mistakes: A. No plan. On the fly/Too ambitious/Don’t know...
An Excellent Reputation Built On Success In The Courtroom By Ryan Oliver Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES – A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison after pleading guilty Monday to molesting two teenage boys in the...
An Excellent Reputation Built On Success In The Courtroom Former Priest Pleads Guilty to Abuse, Receives 10-Year Sentence By Ryan Oliver Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES – A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison after...
An Excellent Reputation Built On Success In The Courtroom Article: Proving The Invisible Injury Proving The Invisible Injury: Making an Impact With Video Settlement Documentaries in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases By: William B. Smith, Abramson Smith Waldsmith, San...
Mediation Is Not the Only Way to Successfully Resolve Your Case: How to Recognize and Capitalize on Other Settlement Opportunities By: William B. Smith, Abramson Smith Waldsmith, San Francisco, California Doris Cheng, Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger, San...
An Excellent Reputation Built On Success In The Courtroom A Suggested Model for Educating the Jury About Plaintiff’s Personal Injuries A SUGGESTED MODEL FOR EDUCATING THE JURY ABOUT PLAINTIFF’S PERSONAL INJURIES Over the years I have read many “how to” articles and...
If there’s one place where students should expect to be safe, it’s on school grounds. However, every year thousands of children wind up in the emergency room for accidents that occurred at school. As many as 25% of all accidental injuries suffered by children 14 and...