by Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense/Civil Rights Attorney)   Clarence Darrow, in his obituaries, was described as a "fighter for...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) Some attorneys hate discovery. Even though I don't understand why for...

Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) This "Know Your Rights" guide, written and published by the ACLU...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense & Civil Rights Attorney) I have discussed this topic with other criminal defense counsel. I...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense & Civil Rights Attorney) From a prior post, you can look at a case through the lenses of...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) I attended a criminal defense conference in San Diego over the...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) Great listing of law reviews taken from https://www.ilrg.com/journals....

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) As with other professions, attorneys acquire knowledge and skills...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense Attorney / Civil Rights Attorney) Does your criminal defense attorney run what I call an "ADP"...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) "OSINT" is an acronym for "Open Source Intelligence." OSINT is...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) I have clients who ask me, particularly potential clients before my...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) When I speak with new clients, one subject that comes up (or should...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense Attorney / Civil Rights Attorney) What is a "pre-file intervention" in a criminal case? When a...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) Sometimes the best of us forget to go back to basics. I happen to be a...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) I attended a recent National Police Accountability Project (NPAP)...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) One of your challenges as a criminal defense attorney is to argue...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) Clients occasionally require what's called a "mitigation packet" to...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) In domestic violence ("DV") cases, the complaining witness (i.e.,...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, and Civil Litigation Attorney) In a criminal case, the prosecution's purpose is...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation & Civil Rights Attorney) For those of you who have already been convicted, or...