The Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) held its Welcome Back Membership Reception last evening at The Vault in downtown Tampa. It was a wonderful evening and event and demonstrated the strong collegiality and professionalism amongst the members of the Hillsborough Bar. Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Ron Frey, The Frey Law Firm, is an active member…
Continue reading ›Autonomous Vehicles have the potential to dramatically alter the legal landscape. Although traffic stops are not systematically tracked around the country, it is reported by OpenPolicing.Stanford.edu that “Police pull over more than 50,000 drivers on a typical day, more than 20 million motorists every year.” Further, in 2017 alone, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
Continue reading ›Lincoln’s Last Trial – The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency – By Dan Abrams & David Fisher Abraham Lincoln is remembered for many things, most notably his presidency, the civil war, and the abolition of slavery. What many may not realize is that Lincoln was an active and seasoned attorney who handled…
Continue reading ›The general perception seems to be that homicides involving firearms are on the rise. However, the headlines from HumanProgress.org read otherwise: “Firearm Related Homicide has Fallen 28% in the U.S. since 1990.” Although it seems unbelievable, that is what the statistics from HumanProgress.org demonstrate. The statistics and methodologies are outlined within their articleHomicide Rate from…
Continue reading ›In response to the popularity of live-streaming video applications such as Meerkat (an app that allows live-streaming video sharing that was launched earlier this year), Twitter has launched Periscope, alive-streaming application that allows users to broadcast live video,via asmartphone. Live-broadcasting via smartphone applications is not necessarily new. Apps such as Lifestream and Ustream have been…
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