Comments for The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC - Federal Criminal Defense in Washington DC and Maryland

Comment on The first rule of being charged with a crime by Brad

Brad — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:54:43 +0000

Three Rules in Talking to the Police/Prosecutors/Fellow Criminals when being charged with a crime or possibly being charged with a crime.
1. Shut up!
2. Lawyer up!
3. Confused? — See #1.

Comment on Feeling Your Client’s Pain by Benjamin Seaman

Benjamin Seaman — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:43:01 +0000

As a psychoanalyst, I know this struggle really well and I like to think I keep one leg in the river with my client – how else to know exactly how strong the currents are that he faces – and one leg on the shore – how else to maintain access to solid land where access to sanity, community, perspective and other essential resource abound? Then the work is knowing at any point you may be shifting your weight from one leg to the other, and the work will slap in your face when you’re getting it wrong – whether it’s because you’re losing the case, on the one hand or losing your piece of mind on the other.

Comment on The Kaiser Law Firm on the Radio by Jamison Koehler

Jamison Koehler — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:56:14 +0000

Congratulations. It’s a good interview. You’re informative, without getting bogged down in legalese, and you show you also have a good sense of humor.

Comment on The Kaiser Law Firm on the Radio by Hayes Legal Videos

Hayes Legal Videos — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:20:15 +0000

Very cool, congrats on landing the radio spot. Perhaps they’ll invite you back after all is said and done to do a legal wrap up of what you saw happening (especially if you turn out to be right!)

Comment on Criminal Charges and Depression by Monday law blog round-up - On the Record

Monday law blog round-up - On the Record — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:49:27 +0000

[...] How do you handle a depressed client? [...]

Comment on Criminal Charges and Depression by Dan Stiller

Dan Stiller — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:55:03 +0000

It’s unfortunate that so many local courts hear “Gideon’s trumpet” but then place the onus on the defendant to obtain appointed counsel (i.e., “you can go to the public defender’s office to apply for appointed counsel”).

Comment on Criminal Charges and Depression by Jeff Gamso

Jeff Gamso — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:38:31 +0000

And it’s not just mental health issues – though those are real. Let’s get back to the little girl standing by her mother. What do we do with her? What are we doing to her? How does Mom deal with that?

The system is crushing.

Comment on Criminal Charges and Depression by Matt Brown

Matt Brown — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:09:59 +0000

Great post. It’s so easy for defense attorneys to get pissed at their clients for not doing things that seem easy. We often forget how difficult it is for clients facing charges and how seriously that can affect pre-existing mental health conditions or create new ones on its own. Thanks for bringing it up.

Comment on What’s Wrong With Maryland Lawyers? by Monday law blog round-up - On the Record

Monday law blog round-up - On the Record — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:34:27 +0000

[...] scary is that defense lawyers let bad guidelines calculations though,” writes Matt Kaiser. “Obviously, everyone has a bad day, but a ten percent error rate is way outside of the range [...]

Comment on Coming Soon – Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions? by John David Galt

John David Galt — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:40:47 +0000

It would be nice to know details.

If they are going after individuals who signed loan applications which overstated their income, I hope they’re selective enough: I’ve heard of many cases where the borrower didn’t understand what s/he was signing, and a few where mortgage brokers actually changed the application after it was signed.

It seems to me that the main villains here (if you don’t count the authors of the Community Redevelopment Act) are mortgage brokers who knew up front that most of their borrowers would default, but wrote the loans anyway to collect commissions for reselling them. In my reading of the law, if a lender knows the borrower will default, then he commits fraud when he writes or facilitates the loan. I would like to see courts start nullifying these loans and thus allow the borrowers to keep their homes.