New Mexico

Just so you guys know, lawyers don’t represent every client who walks through the door. Really. I know that the public perception of lawyers is that they’ll take just about any client, but it’s not true. And not just because some cases are “dogs.” Sometimes lawyers turn down clients simply because the law firm morally […]

Compared to their colleagues in the trial court, appellate judges have a reputation for being delicate, academic creatures, with less in the way of “street smarts.” But don’t lump New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Ira Robinson in that group. From the Albuquerque Journal (subscription): New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Ira Robinson expected the […]