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3 Must-Follow Social Media and Email Rules
People like to share. It's sweet and cute. Can you hear me gagging? I am. There's nothing sweet or cute about sharing when it comes your personal, private data, information and opinions. Our clients, (our people), post about almost everything that they do and think....
Does Your Law Firm Give a Damn About You?
Trial lawyers actually argue about whether and how to be human beings. One of the hallmarks of human behavior is emotional connection with other human beings. Unless you're a sociopath, most people emotionally, personally connect with others. But not all lawyers do...
Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer? Don’t Judge.
Many attorneys who refer to themselves as criminal defense lawyers look at their clients and their plight and act as though it could never happen to them. ------------ You drove drunk. I would NEVER drive drunk. You got into an argument with your wife, your husband,...
Joe Arpaio’s Pardon
If you've read enough of what I've had to say over the last year, then you know that I exult in second chances. I fervently seek, hunt for and mine opportunities for people who need second chances, third chances and more. Sometimes people need a hand into a lifeboat...
The Truth About Connecticut Marijuana Possession
It is absolutely amazing to the lawyers, paralegals and staff at the Maddox Law Firm, that there are people of all ages, including teenagers and their parents, who think that a conviction for possession of marijuana isn't a big deal. The myth that marijuana possession...
The Maddox Law Firm Becomes CSI: New Canaan
This Saturday, July 15th, at the New Canaan Sidewalk Sale and Village Fair, will become CSI New Canaan! Look for the Maddox Team Tent right in front of our offices at 125 Elm Street in New Canaan, starting at 9:00 AM. Get finger printed,...
Cultivating Justice After O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson's parole last week once again dropped the former icon of football, sports commentating and rental cars into our nation's living rooms like a crate from a military cargo plane. The evidence in the case that put him in prison for nearly nine years was...
Criminal Defense Lawyer: Connecticut’s Pardon and Parole Initiatives
Connecticut is in the middle of a resurgence in justice and social policy initiatives . A welcome example of this brighter era is what is taking place at Connecticut Board of Pardons and Parole. Board of Pardons and Parole This Connecticut agency has two primary...
New Canaan Trial Lawyer: Connecticut Likely to Legalize Pot
NEW CANAAN - Opinions may differ on the topic of legalizing recreational marijuana, but at least one local trial attorney strongly believes it's imminent in Connecticut. Matthew Maddox, a local activist who helped start the drug awareness group Ram Council at New...