January 31, 2012

The Right Way & Wrong Way to Get a Job | Salt Lake City Criminal Defense Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work:  Trying to get a job as a graphic designer by spray painting your portfolio on train cars, billboards, overpasses, livestock, milk trucks, sidewalks, etc., […]
January 19, 2012

Mattress Malfeasance & $150 for a Free Attorney | Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work:  Trying to plea bargain your criminal charges down by offering to provide to law enforcement “inside information” about people who have intentionally and […]
January 5, 2012

I’ll Sic My Momma On You! | Salt Lake City Criminal Defense Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work: Fighting a jaywalking ticket by quoting the bible, using bomb threats, threatening a hunger strike, citing the Constitution, or having your mother call […]
December 27, 2011

New Year’s No-Nos | Salt Lake DUI Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work: While driving home from the New Year’s Eve party, demonstrating to the police car behind you that you are fully capable of operating […]
December 21, 2011

Intentional Incontinence and Wearing the Judge’s Shoes | Utah Defense Attorney Criminal Defense Tip

What Doesn’t Work: Peeing your pants while you are being pulled over to prove to the officer that you had no choice but to run the […]
November 29, 2011

Prescription for Disaster | Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work: Saying, when questioned by the police about the pills in your pocket: “These aren’t illegal drugs. The guy I bought them from has […]
November 23, 2011

Ill-Advised Black Friday Deals and A Tip Every Driver Should Know | Utah Defense Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work: Advertising your amazing Black Friday deals for all of your “hard to find” merchandise: slightly used wallets, mislabeled prescription drugs, feel goodbrownies, imported DVDs, second hand electronics, and fresh start identity […]
November 16, 2011

Busting Bubba & Knowing When to Plead No Contest | Criminal Defense Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work: Making a citizen’s arrest on your cellmate, Bubba, to show the police that you are really on their side. What Works:  Knowing when you […]
November 8, 2011

Copycat Comeuppance & A Crucial Legal Myth | Utah Defense Attorney Tip of the Week

What Doesn’t Work: Playing the copycat game during police interrogations.  “Where did you get the gun?”  “Where did you get the gun?”  “Are you copying me?”  “Are youcopying me?”  […]