by design | Jan 17, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Here’s a situation I personally encountered a number of years ago. I received a phone call from a neighbor to a piece of property I owned informing me that a tree from my property had fallen on to his house, causing damage. I did not really...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan Let me say it right at the beginning: yes, your phone calls you make to and from jail are recorded. Yes, it is legal for law enforcement to do this. A few years back I was representing a criminal client on a drug case and the investigating office...
by design | Jan 2, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time I will be reviewing a document with a client and they will stop me and say something like, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is this part called prayers? What is that about?” With a chuckle I will explain to them that the “prayers” part of...
by design | Dec 20, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time I will be contacted by someone who tells me that they have been contacted by law enforcement about some investigation that is being conducted into criminal activity they may or may not have conducted. Typically, that person will...
by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan The legal profession, perhaps like other professions, has a number of quirks that are unique to it. Some of these quirks I find ridiculous. For example, some attorneys whom I have cases against insist on sending me correspondence by email, fax and...
by design | Nov 7, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan This question comes up in almost every single divorce case. No, no, no. You do not win. Unfortunately, the fact that your spouse cheated on you hardly even matters anymore in divorce cases because almost every single divorce case has at least one...