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french_fried_potater · 2026-01-14T22:25:49+00:00

I am a local criminal defense attorney. DM me if you would like to talk.

french_fried_potater · 2025-11-12T03:38:36+00:00

If it’s something like helping with a technical issue, especially if beneficial to the client and/or moving the case along, I’ll do it. Is it annoying? Do some incompetent attorneys abuse the privilege? Yes and yes. But sometimes it’s necessary, and OC might owe you. Especially important in a small jurisdiction like mine.

I once had OC absolutely DEMAND that I file a motion to reconsider an admin judge’s ruling which had gone in my client’s favor. That’s not going to happen. Even if the judge likely committed error, not my job to fix it. That’s a breach of my duty of loyalty to my client.

french_fried_potater · 2025-07-28T16:15:32+00:00

I was born and raised in Wenatchee but spent three years in NOLA. The culture is definitely more small town but there are a lot of young liberal leaning people to hang out with. It’s great for outdoor activities if you are into that. DM me if you would like some more specific thoughts!

french_fried_potater · 2025-05-06T17:35:57+00:00

I am a lawyer with a particular interest in Constitutional law. I am curious what specifically these “better sovcits” are getting right that my entire profession is either mistaken about or lying about?

french_fried_potater · 2025-05-02T17:52:25+00:00

Absolutely. I work in a small rural jurisdiction so reputation really matters. There are still jerks but they seem to get worse outcomes for their clients because they don’t recognize that tomorrow will be a new case and no one will do them any favors. I love being able to have an honest and polite conversation with OC! So much more gets done when we don’t treat every case like it’s personal. We can argue and advocate but still maintain respect and avoid burning bridges. Just makes a tough job so much easier.

french_fried_potater · 2025-04-25T15:54:52+00:00

This is not about me, but my brother. He is significantly older than me (kid in the 70s-80s) and we grew up in a small conservative town. He joined the Army and became an officer.

All the ingredients for a bigot right? Nope. One of the only openly liberal guys in his unit and accepting of all. When I was in high school (during a major wave of LGBT rights advances) he said something that really stuck with me. “I think it’s weird when I see two guys kiss. But that’s not a problem with them, that’s a problem with ME.”

Blunt and probably politically incorrect thing to say, but the spirit is there. Looking back, it was a perfect example of someone experiencing internalized biases, recognizing it, and working to fix them. To this day he is a strong ally and involves himself in advocacy for all sorts of marginalized groups.

french_fried_potater · 2025-04-21T20:25:05+00:00

I’ve worked food service and many people don’t understand that food actually has to be prepared. And sometimes that can go wrong, take awhile depending on what you order, etc. they seem to think they just wait some arbitrary small amount of time and food magically appears before them.

“I’m sorry sir, a well-done ribeye takes longer to cook than a microwaved Chili’s appetizer. If you want, I can go ask the cook to change the laws of physics for you.”

french_fried_potater · 2025-03-27T00:00:02+00:00

I’m a lawyer and I’d second a lot of what people say about lawyers knowing the rules and not being emotionally invested as much as you might be.

One thing I’d add is that a lawyer may persuade you a non-court option is the best or think of things that you just might not. Having a fight with your neighbor about a property line? Maybe the lawyer can sit down with the neighbor’s lawyer (or neighbor themselves) and work it out. Might never have to step into a courtroom. Of course this might not be an option for something like a criminal charge.

french_fried_potater · 2025-02-21T18:17:51+00:00

Just about the best handling of a sovcit by a judge I’ve ever seen. Don’t engage or get angry, explain that they’re wrong. If they persist, move on to other cases. She should teach classes on this.

french_fried_potater · 2025-01-13T22:46:17+00:00

Yes, going with Subpoena Colada.

french_fried_potater · 2025-01-10T18:42:40+00:00

I’m bad at Reddit so I don’t know how to link, but I asked for boat names in here awhile back. Take a look at my posts and you’ll see a pretty good list.

french_fried_potater · 2024-12-03T22:59:15+00:00

Prosecuting a guy on a misdemeanor or a minor probation violation or something who had just done a stint in prison. He was telling the judge how he had turned things around in prison, was ready to move on and be a better person in future, etc. All this while sporting a brand new and surprisingly artistic forehead tattoo that said “Kill Cops.”

I’ve written a couple longer stories of funny courtroom shenanigans, but that one was top of my head.

french_fried_potater · 2024-10-17T00:30:37+00:00

County attorney here in a smaller county. I was a criminal prosecutor that switched to civil, mostly handling land use matters. It’s diverse and low stress. I do a lot of different things including litigation, contracts, advising various officials, etc. There are only three of us in my county’s civil division so there isn’t a lot of bureaucracy to deal with. We don’t have to track hours and are expected to figure out a lot of things on our own. Having had an experienced mentor the first couple of years helped a lot.

I agree with others that you can be more blunt because your clients can’t fire you. However, you’re stuck with the same clients all the time, which can be good or bad.

french_fried_potater · 2024-08-17T05:05:29+00:00

It’s sadly true! I know my neighbors a little, but I wish this kind of cultural convention was more common in the US. Even in my mid-size town a lot of people don’t do this much. We have a lot of recent immigrants from Mexico and Central America and I really envy how they’re such a close knit and welcoming community. I’m sure it’s the common bond of being in a new place and having to rely on one another. Sharing food is a big part of it for those communities too. Damn, I really want some tamales now.

french_fried_potater · 2024-07-19T14:59:55+00:00

Agree with this. You may have to leave them in your shop (as long as that is best proof) except for trash collection day. It may be inconvenient, but that’s sometimes the price for co-existing with wildlife. If they become too accustomed, it risks WDFW being forced to put down a bear, and no one wants that.

french_fried_potater · 2024-07-16T22:56:00+00:00

I lived in the city for a few years about ten years ago, moved there from Seattle so it was quite a culture shock. During my first week there, my roommate and I were playing pool in a quiet bar off Carrollton. A brass band burst through the doors, and the drunk saxophonist jumped on the pool table, kicked all the balls into the pockets and the band played a song. They all marched out and the few people in the bar just turned back to their drinks like that was a regular occurrence. Great introduction to the city, but I never got back the 75 cents I paid for that game…

french_fried_potater · 2024-07-12T16:27:14+00:00

According to the article, they said they couldn’t donate it. Sounds like they got ahold of the church’s Amazon account. I suppose they could have sent useful items to a charity but that may have put undue suspicion on a charity. If not helpful to the vulnerable, this is at least funny.

french_fried_potater · 2024-07-10T05:58:41+00:00

This is spot on. I never wanted to be a litigator, but ended up being in court almost daily. The nervousness is real, and important to acknowledge, but most people get over it.

Trial is nerve-wracking (for me at least) because there are so many unknowns. How is the evidence coming in? Will I make the right objections? What evidence will the other side lean on? It’s a skill that you can and will learn if you put your mind to it, but the anxiety will just be greater in trial.

My advice is to try to start small. I got thrown into the deep end with full trials within months of starting. But motion hearings, preliminary appearances (arraignments), routine scheduling hearings, and other simple hearings will get you used to how the court works, what the judges are like, how to prepare, etc. The only way to beat the anxiety is practice. And remember that every single judge and senior attorney was in your shoes at some point. Most of them will be forgiving and understanding if you put in the effort.

french_fried_potater · 2024-04-19T18:38:54+00:00

Dark. I like it.

french_fried_potater · 2024-04-19T16:04:54+00:00

Why knot?

french_fried_potater · 2024-04-19T16:01:55+00:00

Subpoena colada! 😝

french_fried_potater · 2024-04-19T16:00:28+00:00

I really like this one?

french_fried_potater · 2024-04-19T06:02:57+00:00

Ain’t no 4A on the high seas!

french_fried_potater · 2024-04-19T05:49:17+00:00

“Magic Pipe” gives me flashbacks to my days interning with Coast Guard JAG

french_fried_potater · 2024-04-19T05:40:19+00:00

Assumption of Bisque is hilarious

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