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For attorneys
Practice-facing writing, kept apart from the public guides. Same author, same review, different reader. Nothing here is written down for a layperson, and nothing on the consumer side is written up for you.
Two sections, listed below. This section has its own listing and its own search scope. It is not mixed into the consumer guides, and it carries one link back to the public side.
Practice notes
Written for someone who already knows the law.
Sorting Custody Credits Between Cases: The Day That Counts Twice, and the Day That Earns Nothing
Pulling the Time Waiver: What the New Clock Actually Gives You, and the Ten Days It Does Not
When the DV Restraining Order Lands on Your Molestation Case
Reviewed 5 Aug 2026
DUI With a Kid in the Car: Two Charges, One Punishment, and a Plea Decision That Actually Matters
Reviewed 3 Aug 2026
Alternatives to Custody in California: Home Detention, Work Release, Work Furlough, and Split Sentences
What I Wish I’d Known Before My First Solo Trial
Reviewed 28 Jul 2026
Current issues
What changed, and what it means at the counsel table.
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