So I was having dinner with my family at Pho Tau Bay last night when in walks none other that the Lawman, Steven Segal, with his team of Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies. They looked like they had just come from busting some heads out on the mean streets. (@mwikkid can back me up on this. He was there with friends too.)
Anyway, this morning I got a call from a potential client whose brother was arrested last night by, you guessed it… the Lawman, Steven Segal.
My question is this: is my destiny now intertwined with this man? Is there a showdown in my future, and does it end in a dramatic, slow-motion martial arts sequence?
In an effort to connect with a younger and more tech-savvy audience, Townsend Myers, APLC has officially been re-branded NOLA Criminal Law.
The new-look nolacriminallaw website is the result of a collaboration with Jessica Rohloff of VoodooTEQ, LLC. Thanks Jess! I also need to thank Andrew Larimer (AndrewLarimer.com) for his help developing the new logo(s), which I think were critically important to making the site work visually. Also a general shout to Ernie Svenson a/k/a Ernie The Attorney who offered lots of guidance and support.
The aim of the site, and of the new brand, is to reflect my approachable, regular-guy approach to the practice of law. I like to solve problems. I like to answer questions. I like to help people. I like to practice law without acting like a lawyer. Criminal law, and criminal lawyers, can be intimidating, confusing and scary.
In stark contrast to that, I hope my new site reflects a level of comfort, clarity and trust that I try to bring to the attorney-client relationship.
By way of comparison, my old website was a very traditional “lawyer” site. It was beautifully done by Kathy Sautter of KC Web Concepts, and was exactly what I was aiming for at that point in time. But the shift in tone and focus, I hope, is obvious.
Stay tuned for more developments as the nolacriminallaw brand continues to reveal itself to the public!
A recent article in the New Orleans Times Picayune newspaper highlights what might be some popular misconceptions about the law of self defense.
In defending herself against allegation that she shot and wounded her 22 year-old son, Juanita Rogers apparently told police during questioning that she acted in self-defense after becoming involved in a verbal argument with him.
Her claim raises some questions about the law of justification – that is, when can you shoot someone to protect yourself?
The applicable law in Louisiana is contained in Revised Statute 14:19, and states that “the use of force or violence upon the person of another is justifiable when committed for the purpose of preventing a forcible offense against the person or a forcible offense or trespass against property in a person’s lawful possession, provided that the force or violence used must be reasonable and apparently necessary to prevent such offense, and that this Section shall not apply where the force or violence results in a homicide”.
