Commodify Your Rights: Litigation Funding and the future of the courts
Big lawsuits are big business.
Big lawsuits are big business.
Some lawyers are street fighters. Some lawyers are street walkers...
Called "the most important letter never sent," on July 14, 1863, ten days after the last battle at Gettysburg, President Lincoln put pen to paper and evicerated General Meade. Meade had allowed the Confederate Army to escape from Pennsylvania and to retreat back to Virginia, and now, complained L...
I asked a client to e-sign some documents. They sent me this.
Famed San Francisco trial attorney Melvin Belli has a unique and compelling answer to the oft repeated question, 'how do you decide what cases to take on?' If you like to discuss your family law or custody case in Whatcom County or San Juan, contact us today.
I tried hard to have a father but instead I had a dad. At Lighthill Law, we’ll help you get there. That legendary divorce, dissolution, custody, parenting plan or child support matter is such a bore. Talk to a lawyer today.
The mandatory waiting period for a dissolution of marriage is three months—or ninety days.
Based on the work of developmental psychologist Patricia Crittenden, the Dynamic Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) is a theory of attachment patterns, how they develop and change over time The model emphasizes that attachment patterns are shaped not only by early experiences ...
The court forms for dissolution, parenting plans, and child support are all available as fill-in pdfs online. If you can fill out a form, you can file a parening plan. In San Juan County, the Courthouse Facilatator can assist with many family law issues, without providing legal advice. Facing ...
Known as the Rosenhan experiment, in 1973 psychologist David Rosenhan enlisted eight mentally healthy people who posed as patients with fictitious symptoms to see if they would be diagnosed as mentally ill and admitted to psychiatric hospitals. Once admitted, the participants acted normally and...
Steve Martin delivers some great lines in this sketch from the great recent holiday episode.
Should you ever find yourself in a similar situation with courtroom proceedings heavily biased by sand-throwing and teeth-bearing displays of dominance, defense or prosecuting sides steeped in gimmicky attempts for bench favoritism, or the mere involvement of any chimpanzees in your legal case, please do not hesitate to reach out to Lighthill Law.
"The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasonable is the rational. To the uninformed, the enlightened. to the straight-out lie, the simple truth."- Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
I hope you'll join Congresswoman NANCY PELOSI, California State Assemblyman TOM AMMIANO and ME in supporting this great organization. ALRP -30th Annual Reception Auction “ALRP is hnoring Congresswoman NANCY PELOSI-House Democratic Leader for her leadership, dedication and support of HIV/A...