by David Enevoldsen | Jun 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
The trial court in the Thomas Beatie (aka “pregnant man”) case, recently dismissed the divorce action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Court found that there was insufficient evidence to show that the marriage was between a man and a woman and...
by David Enevoldsen | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
When Stephen Slevin was arrested he had no idea what was in store for him. He was incarcerated, forgotten, and left in deplorable conditions in solitary confinement for two years before being released. Slevin was arrested in August of 2005 for a charge of DWI and...
by David Enevoldsen | Feb 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, I went to paralegal school and took a course in family law. My impression of family law at that time was that it was both boring and overly emotional and represented more of an exercise in judicial Jerry-Springer-ing than in real litigating. However,...
by David Enevoldsen | Feb 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Senator Rick Murphy recently proposed an Arizona bill that, if passed, would eliminate the requirement that an attorney go to law school prior to getting barred. There are two proposals. One would add a statute eliminating the law school requirement (SB1415). The...
by David Enevoldsen | Jan 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Minnesota attorney, Thomas Lowe, was recently suspended from the practice of law for having sex with his client. Despite the generally negative view the public takes of attorneys, attorneys must, and usually do, abide by a fairly strict ethical code. For example, many...
by David Enevoldsen | Jan 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
A married couple with a transgender man has created confusion for Arizona courts and national publicity for the LGBT movement. Tracy Lehuanani Lagondino was born a woman in Hawaii. In 1997, Tracy began consultations with doctors, psychologists, and started...
