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Bob Bromage: Cold Case Files
At first glance, he is your typical cop. Cop hair. Cut short, a sprinkle of salt among the pepper. Cop shirt. Tan not white. Cop tie. Tan and green—no contrasting colors. At second glance, Captain Bob Bromage is all business. In his twentieth year with…
Buzz Words
At the beginning of the decade, when the focus was on accounting principals and shareholder reports, Wall Street made the phrase “Fuzzy Numbers” famous. As people grew tired of yet another financial scandal and sought out entertainment, the focus turned to athletes, performance enhancing drugs,…
Death Penalty Certified
“My first death penalty case was back in 1990. My client was the first person in South Carolina to be executed by lethal injection after the demise of the use of electric chair. Oddly enough, I spent the last few hours with him in his…
Doorman for America: the Immigration Lawyer
In New York City, there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of immigration lawyers. I practiced immigration law from my Manhattan office for nearly three years, and I would dare say that the average New Yorker knows quite a lot about what an immigration lawyer does.…
He Says / She Says: Prenups
HE SAYS… Kanye West threw down the gauntlet in his song, “Gold Digger,” when he challenged men who weren’t punks to demand prenuptial agreements. Now, normally I don’t recommend that you take marital advice from any recording artist unless he’s a blues or country musician. B.B.…
Judge Tupper - In Search Of Innocence And Guilt
He was at the ripe old age of 37 (or was it 38?) when the five members of the Beaufort City Council asked him if he wanted to be a municipal court judge. That was 23 years ago. Part of his job (he shares this…
Justice For All - Lowcountry Legal Aid
The American ideal of equal justice for all is the foundation of our nation. Yet this basic principle is tested every day when representation is out of reach for people who are facing civil legal problems and are unable to afford an attorney. In 1998, recognizing…
Samuel C. Bauer, Attorney At Law (Bauer & Metro)
“Hopefully, you’ll never have to hire me,” said attorney Samuel C. Bauer of the Bauer & Metro law firm. It’s probably not the most effective sales pitch you will ever hear, but attorney is one of those professionals of which we vigorously avoid becoming customers.…
Sheriff PJ Tanner
On the morning of January 23, 1981, PJ Tanner put his pants on one leg at a time. However on this morning those pants were a part of his Beaufort County Sheriff Officer’s uniform. Tanner had waited for that moment for years. He knew at…
The New Shape of Divorce Litigation
The practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, is growing in popularity due to the constraints of the economy and the trend toward low-conflict resolution. In fact there’s less litigation and more negotiation in this hybrid method of resolving differences for divorcing couples. Couples can…
At first glance, he is your typical cop. Cop hair. Cut short, a sprinkle of salt among the pepper. Cop shirt. Tan not white. Cop tie. Tan and green—no contrasting colors. At second glance, Captain Bob Bromage is all business. In his twentieth year with…
Buzz Words
At the beginning of the decade, when the focus was on accounting principals and shareholder reports, Wall Street made the phrase “Fuzzy Numbers” famous. As people grew tired of yet another financial scandal and sought out entertainment, the focus turned to athletes, performance enhancing drugs,…
Death Penalty Certified
“My first death penalty case was back in 1990. My client was the first person in South Carolina to be executed by lethal injection after the demise of the use of electric chair. Oddly enough, I spent the last few hours with him in his…
Doorman for America: the Immigration Lawyer
In New York City, there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of immigration lawyers. I practiced immigration law from my Manhattan office for nearly three years, and I would dare say that the average New Yorker knows quite a lot about what an immigration lawyer does.…
He Says / She Says: Prenups
HE SAYS… Kanye West threw down the gauntlet in his song, “Gold Digger,” when he challenged men who weren’t punks to demand prenuptial agreements. Now, normally I don’t recommend that you take marital advice from any recording artist unless he’s a blues or country musician. B.B.…
Judge Tupper - In Search Of Innocence And Guilt
He was at the ripe old age of 37 (or was it 38?) when the five members of the Beaufort City Council asked him if he wanted to be a municipal court judge. That was 23 years ago. Part of his job (he shares this…
Justice For All - Lowcountry Legal Aid
The American ideal of equal justice for all is the foundation of our nation. Yet this basic principle is tested every day when representation is out of reach for people who are facing civil legal problems and are unable to afford an attorney. In 1998, recognizing…
Samuel C. Bauer, Attorney At Law (Bauer & Metro)
“Hopefully, you’ll never have to hire me,” said attorney Samuel C. Bauer of the Bauer & Metro law firm. It’s probably not the most effective sales pitch you will ever hear, but attorney is one of those professionals of which we vigorously avoid becoming customers.…
Sheriff PJ Tanner
On the morning of January 23, 1981, PJ Tanner put his pants on one leg at a time. However on this morning those pants were a part of his Beaufort County Sheriff Officer’s uniform. Tanner had waited for that moment for years. He knew at…
The New Shape of Divorce Litigation
The practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, is growing in popularity due to the constraints of the economy and the trend toward low-conflict resolution. In fact there’s less litigation and more negotiation in this hybrid method of resolving differences for divorcing couples. Couples can…
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