by Debbi Mack | Oct 27, 2017 | General
As long as I’ve appointed myself legal mythbuster for the purpose of this series about common myths about the law, let’s talk about the absolutely bogus notion that there’s such a thing as “getting off on a technicality”. Here’s the bottom line: there is no such thing...
by Debbi Mack | Jul 7, 2017 | General
I thought I’d blog a bit about what lawyers really do. There a number of misconceptions about law school, legal training, and what a lawyer actually does for clients. There are also any number of mistaken impressions people have about the law and being a lawyer....
by Debbi Mack | May 24, 2017 | General
Although the protagonist in my mystery series is a defense attorney, that doesn’t mean that she’s constantly at odds with the prosecutor in her cases. Just the ones that I happen to write about, because it makes for a more interesting story. As a lawyer, I continue to...
by Debbi Mack | Feb 20, 2017 | General
On Saturday, I took part in what’s becoming an annual tradition for me—serving as a scoring judge in the regional mock trial competitions for undergraduate students at the University of Maryland Law School (now called, strictly speaking, the University of...
by Debbi Mack | Nov 21, 2016 | General
When people think of legal fiction authors, they often think of writers like John Grisham or Scott Turow. But there are practicing lawyers and judges who add a dash of crime fiction to their legal writing. Here’s an example. Chief Justice Roberts dissent in the...
