Congressman Richard Poff As a young man of this era,  I confess some embarrassment at not remembering Richard H. Poff a Virginia Congres...

The Bad Lawyer blawg will publish irregularly through the 4th of July holiday.   A brief summer hiatus to focus on professional obligations...

At 6:45 AM one day last week I sat in a holding cell in the Reception and Discharge area at FCI, Morgantown dressed in prison issue "ou...

When I started writing here, and it became apparent that nothing good, from my limited perspective was going to come of my tax and disciplin...

This AM I placed the phone call to the US Marshal Service to begin the process of "surrender" to federal custody.  I am to serve 5...

Complete darkness, on this side of dawn on this side of town. All light, any light reflects up from head lights that my car and the very f...

Brandon Rhode (pic) was a suicidal death row inmate in Georgia.  He was convicted with a buddy of the heinous (really, is there any other ty...

The Bad Lawyer is off this weekend, working on  Personal Thank You notes and an Update, following his sentencing in US District Court on th...

I am off to federal court, where I will be sentenced on my tax crime at noon, today.  I am grateful to all my friends, family and follower...

Today, the Bad Lawyer blawg celebrates several milestones.  This blawg began one year ago, and this will be the 1000th post.  Personally, t...

The Bad Lawyer is in Indianapolis Saturday and Sunday for a seminar.  Since I spent some of my childhood in Indy, I'm looking forward to...

I've been trying to deal with the self-inflicted humiliation that has become occupationally-specific agoraphobia of moving around my for...

I am guilty.  But you knew that.  I am guilty and I intend to tell a federal judge or magistrate that I am guilty.  I am guilty of not fil...