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SELF DEFENSE LAWS: CASTLE DOCTRINE, STAND YOUR GROUND, AND THE DUTY TO RETREAT
(Image by Oleg Volk) Nothing in here is meant to be taken as legal advice and it is all extremely general statements of complex and often...
amiegibbons15
Nov 18, 20148 min read
LAW BASICS FOR WRITERS (AKA, ON BEHALF OF ALL LAWYERS, NEVER PUT THESE MISTAKES IN YOUR WRITING AGAI
Have you ever watched a show or read a book where the characters are in your profession and the writers just get so many things wrong? I...
amiegibbons15
Nov 14, 20148 min read


ANTI ABORTION LAWS, “THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WIN ARE THE LAWYERS.” FANTASTIC!
You’ve heard the saying, “the only people who win are the lawyers,” right? It’s what people say when they’re talking about some lawsuit,...
amiegibbons15
Nov 5, 20145 min read
THE CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO COPS – AKA, YOU MAY AS WELL BEND OVER
(This, as always, is all general ranting and a little bit of simplified law, and not to be taken as any kind of legal advice. Also, I’m...
amiegibbons15
Oct 9, 20146 min read
WRITING 101 – DAY 4
(The assignment this day, and sorry it’s late, was to write about a loss. Assignment’s here:http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_assignment...
amiegibbons15
Sep 20, 20144 min read
THE GODS DEFENSE – PART 3
(Earlier parts are linked on the Amie’s Fiction page. I’m working on turning this into a full novel and have revised a lot of it to...
amiegibbons15
Sep 7, 20144 min read
THE GODS DEFENSE – PART 2
(Part one is linked on the Amie’s Fiction page. I’m working on turning this into a full novel and have revised a lot of it to...
amiegibbons15
Sep 6, 20143 min read


THE GODS DEFENSE REVISED – PART 1
(I’m posting The Gods Defense in parts again because I’ve changed a lot to accommodate turning it into a full length book, and I want to...
amiegibbons15
Sep 1, 20144 min read
LAW BASICS FOR THE NON-SHARKIES – SEARCH AND SEIZURE
(As always, this isn’t to be taken as any kind of legal advice, just some very simplified basics for the lay person, and a little bit of...
amiegibbons15
Aug 3, 20145 min read
LAW BASICS FOR THOSE WITH ONLY ONE FACE – TORTS, NEGLIGENCE
(In honor of the annual shit show known as the bar exam, I’m posting some legal basics for the lay person in each of the major areas...
amiegibbons15
Jul 27, 20143 min read
WRITING 101 ASSIGNMENT – DAY 14
(Today we had to take a word that jumped out at us off the 29th page of the book nearest to us and write based on that. The twist is to...
amiegibbons15
Jun 19, 20142 min read


Law Basics For Those Who Don’t Slither – Evidence Law
(In honor of the annual shit show known as the bar exam, I’m posting some legal basics for the lay person in each of the major areas...
amiegibbons15
Jun 5, 20144 min read


Bar Exam Basics for Those Who Aren’t Land-Walking Sharks — Crim Law
(In honor of the annual shit show known as the bar exam, I’m posting some legal basics for the lay person in each of the major areas...
amiegibbons15
Jun 1, 20142 min read


CONSEQUENCES, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENTITLEMENT RANT
Have you ever been in a job where some of your coworkers just never do anything? Or, hell, have you ever seen the movie Office Space?...
amiegibbons15
May 30, 20143 min read


Bar Exam Basics That Every Non-Human/Shark-Hybrid Should Know – Rights Upon Arrest
(In honor of the annual shit show known as the bar exam, I’m posting some legal basics for the lay person in each of the major areas...
amiegibbons15
May 27, 20142 min read
Bar Exam Basics That Every Normal Person (i.e. non human-shark hybrid) Should Know – Con Law
(It’s that time of year again. In honor of that annual (unless you fail or are taking a new state and have to take it in February) shit...
amiegibbons15
May 23, 20143 min read
Law Basics That I’m Always Shocked Normal People Don’t Know
(This is all unofficial, off the top of my head legal babble and is not to be mistaken for legal advice. Yes, it’s sad that I have to...
amiegibbons15
May 20, 20143 min read
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