There are two basic approaches for discouraging a motorist from drinking and driving, and likewise two basic strategies for avoiding…
Author: Bruce Godfrey
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Poor Advocacy Choices: “I am the [*******] lawyer”
Scene: Essex (“of course”, said every Baltimore area practitioner to her/himself), afternoon docket. I am there with my client, about…
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Friolo v. Frankel: 14 years of Maryland litigation and still going strong
Friolo sued Frankel under the Maryland wage payment and collection statute, and the rest has been 14 years of trial…
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Disbarred for bad mouthing judges, prosecutors and public defenders
In February 2014, following oral argument in January, the Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred an attorney for emailing a number…
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Annual St. Patrick’s Day Don’t Kill People Post
In 1997, a drunk driver killed my closest friend from law school, her brother, her sister-in-law and her infant niece…
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Not every wrong act violates a black-letter ethics rule
Among the cardinal virtues promoted in Greek antiquity and classical Christianity are fortitude, prudence, temperance and justice. Prudence (originally, providentia,…
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Gaudeamus igitur! A warm welcome to the Maryland Bar to Bennett S. Ostroff (UPDATED December 18, 2013)
Bennett S. Ostroff, Esquire is a friend, mentee and has as of today (December 18, 2013) become a professional colleague. Bennett…
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Congratulations to “Rising Star” Dondi West
A heartfelt “Congratulations” to Columbia attorney, colleague and friend Dondi West, Esquire, upon his recognition as a “Rising Star” in…
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Sun Article on Breastfeeding in Maryland
Dana Silver, M.D. in the Baltimore Sun, August 20, 2013: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6…
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Let’s All Help “Pat Barnes” Find Decent Employment
I pity “Pat Barnes”. He or she is a representative of a company that wants to sell me, an 18-year…
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Bruce Godfrey
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I practice employment law in Silver Spring, Maryland in the courts of Maryland and Washington, DC.
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