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As quoted in the Washington City Paper blog and WAMU's The Kojo Nnamdi Show ****************** "Casey" spent five days in the D.C. jail..... They just threw me in the cell and shut the door, and no one said anything, and that was it....This is the scary thing. People just screaming ******** at you, and then they throw you in your cell, and that's it. ( More....)
Sharon's husband lost his license over decades-old DWIs. ( story) ....................................... "Casey" says the police who arrested him were biased against black men. ( story) ........................................ Pam had to use a breast pump in the bathroom during jury duty. ( story) .......................................... "Deborah" couldn't get the judge to order child support. ( story) ....................................... Kenny got held up at gunpoint. ( story) .......................................
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I just want to be a happy lawyer.

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Tracey

FIRST-PERSON….My family’s firm has really been like a medical general practitioner. People would go in, maybe they started with my uncle for a divorce. Then they wanted to sell a house and my father would do their real estate. So it was kind of one-stop shopping. Traffic tickets, draw up a will. They [...]

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Children’s law is so raw.

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Tracey

FIRST-PERSON….When I started doing the work somebody asked me how it was. And I said it was really hard, and they said in what way is it hard. And I said in every possible way. I was doing comprehensive advocacy….I mean the kid walks in the door, and they’re our client. They’re our client forever. [...]

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Children’s law is so raw.

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