I have gotten a lot of emails and feedback both positive and negative to my suggestions for upgrading the education at the law school. I am more interested in responding...
Author: Roy Black
UM Law School
The UM Law School is in a death spiral; we have plummeted in the law school rankings, falling to 77th while UF is 47 and FSU is 50. This is...
Crime After Crime
The best documentaries are great stories and teach us how to tell a story with words and pictures. Storytelling is the best way to communicate with an audience and ensures...
Clarence Darrow
This photograph was published in the Los Angeles Times heading a review of John Farrell’s new Darrow biography. It is Darrow arguing a point with Leopold and Loeb sitting behind...
Irwin Block
Irwin J. Block, Esq.I enjoyed writing the post about Phil Hubbart (and it was long overdue), so I decided to continue the series with another unforgettable character from my beginning...
DSK: Has the Maid Bitten Off More than She Can Chew?
In an earlier article, I expressed disbelief that Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted the hotel maid by twice pushing his penis into her mouth. Not once but twice! Obviously that is...
Vest’s Dog
Vest's Dog plaqueThe test of a great poet is the ability to craft a delicate sonnet. The structure of a sonnet requires a strict meter and cadence all contained within...
Casey: The 403 Strategy
I am not obsessively into the Casey Anthony trial as many people are; I have my own cases to work on, but interesting evidentiary issues keep popping up. This happens...
Hubbart: The Reaction
I have received a huge outpouring of support for Phil: blog comments, Facebook posts, emails, and phone calls from former and present assistant PDs, former law clerks, and a lot...
Phillip A. Hubbart
I became a criminal lawyer on the corner of Bird Road and Dixie Highway on November 3, 1970. I had just passed the bar exam and was driving downtown to...