Obstruction of Justice

We have a case set before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in July. It’s a tax case – an excise tax case. It has nothing to do with Obstruction of Justice, and yet it has everything to do with Obstruction of Justice because all white-collar...

Tax Court Judge Diane Kroupa Indicted for Tax Evasion

Judge Diane Kroupa This article originally appeared in the US~Observer. Diane graduated from Georgetown University in 1978, got her Juris Doctorate in 1981, worked for the Legislation and Regulations Division of the Office of Chief Counsel, where the top IRS lawyer,...

Trump’s Tax Return: What’s in It?

By Michael Vadon – https://www.flickr.com/photos/80038275@N00/20724666936/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42609338 Trump is being challenged by his competitors in the race for President to release his tax returns. Cruz speculates that...

Dallas Firm Sued for Legal Malpractice

A Mississippi woman is seeking a $3 million judgment from the lawyers who allegedly lost the money in her now defunct harassment suit. In her complaint, the plaintiff says she hired the defendant law firm to represent her in her in a harassment suit against the doctor...

Civil Law: What You Need to Know

Good question, Mr. Foreman. The defendant hasn’t told you his side because be doesn’t have a side. He’s guilty. The law doesn’t allow the defendant’s attorney in here because he’s guilty too. My last blog post talked about criminal law. This week we’ll be discussing...