In a previous blog post we discussed several viable reasons an attorney may elect or be compelled to withdraw from a case. As a criminal defense law firm serving the Phoenix Valley, at Coolidge Law Firm we’d like to cover the signs of a bad...
The Judicial Branch of the US Government just celebrated its 230th birthday on September 24th of this year (2019). In 1789, the very first United States Congress headed by John Adams passed an act that officially created the federal judiciary system. In honor of Article...
Article III of the US Constitution lays out the legal powers and boundaries of the Judicial Branch of our Government, permitting them to make sensible laws to protect and defend the American people and society. As our nation evolves, however, some of these statutes have...
If you recall your Elementary school education, you probably remember that the United States Government is composed of three distinct but equally powerful branches: the Executive (the President and those appointed by him), the Legislative (the Congress), and the Judicial (the Supreme Court and other...
A good criminal defense attorney knows that they cannot properly defend against a prosecutors case unless they know if the client is guilty of the crime or not. Attorney-client privilege, however, is often confused with attorney-client confidentiality. The former is a rule that prevents a...
If you’ve been charged with a crime in Arizona, the first question likely to be on your mind is: “Can I make these charges go away?” As a criminal defense law firm in the Phoenix Valley, Coolidge Law has a record of getting criminal cases...