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Detective’s Attorney Calls Los Alamos County’s Lawsuit False and Defamatory

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Attorney John W. Day
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Attorney John W. Day of Egolf + Ferlic + Day, LLC has issued a response to a story that broke Friday in the Los Alamos Daily Post.
 
Day is representing Los Alamos Police Det. Brian Schamber in a $25 million demand against Los Alamos County.
 
This morning, Day addressed the legal action filed May 17 against his client in United States District Court by attorney’s for the Los Alamos County Council. That complaint requests that Schamber return to work as a police officer at the Los Alamos Police Department.
 
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Detective Makes $25 Million Demand Against Los Alamos County – Council Files Legal Action Requesting He Return to Work

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UPDATE: Santa Fe Attorney John Day of Egolf + Ferlic + Day, LLC is representing Det. Brian Schamber. Day practices in criminal defense, civil litigation and government misconduct/civil rights litigation. He told the Los Alamos Daily Post that he is asking the community to withhold judgment of his client and will present important information in the case later today. Check back at ladailypost.com for this information.
 
Los Alamos Police Det. Brian Schamber at a County Council work session in 2012 in the White Rock Fire Station. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL
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Help With The Hard Stuff: ‘Be An Informed Shopper For Your Legal Services’

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HELP WITH THE HARD STUFF:

Part 9 (of 10)–“Be An Informed Shopper For Your Legal Services”
By GINI NELSON, JD, MA

Last column looked at some of the reasons agreements fail. This column notes some forms of legal services variously called “cutting edge” law or a “comprehensive law” movement, which try to better address the reasons agreements fail, especially the reasons of shallow peace, and lack of informed consent.

Remember, all forms of legal services, conventional or innovative, are very human, to me meaning that the practical, on-the-ground reality can be very different from the idealized Read More

Los Alamos Urologist Released From Jail Today

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A family friend shields Los Alamos urologist Pavel Mourachov, left, outside the jail late today from being photographed following his release. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

A family friend leads Pavel Mourachov, left, to an awaiting truck following his release late today from jail. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos urologist Pavel V. Mourachov was set free late today following his first appearance in court since his arrest five days ago.

Police arrested Mourachov, 41, May 22 in the parking lot of Los Alamos Medical Read More

Help With The Hard Stuff: ‘Getting Commitment, not just Agreement’

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HELP WITH THE HARD STUFF:
 
Part 8 (of 10)–“Getting Commitment, not just Agreement”
By GINI NELSON, JD, MA
 
I ended my last column promising to explore some of the older and newer alternatives to a conventional law practice that exist and are evolving in legal services. To me, it’s an access to justice issue. How can you, the person who needs help with the hard stuff, get that help effectively and affordably from lawyers? I think it’s hard, especially when the issues have you especially stressed and the involvement is tumultuous, as is common in divorce.

I think it’s especially hard because Read More

State Farm Releases Top 10 States for Dog Bite Claims

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Courtesy/State Farm
 
STATE FARM News:
 
State Farm Insurance just released its annual Top 10 states for dog bite claims for 2012.
 
The company also is partnering with the USPS and AVMA during National Dog Bite Prevention Week® to provide information to prevent dog bites.
 
While not in the Top 10 for 2012, New Mexico reported 25 dog bite incidents that resulted in claims in New Mexico – nearly double the number of claims reported for 2011 – that number was 13. The average claims cost was just under $30,000 per incident – a cost for which the dog’s owner could be responsible
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Council Continues Hearing Appeal of Smart Meters Bid Award

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Attorney Wayne Bingham begins questioning County staff in tonight’s Smart Meter bid award protest hearing. Print Screen photo

Assistant County Attorney Dan Gonzales, left, objects to a line of questioning by GEW attorney Wayne Bingham at right. Print Screen photo

Staff Report

Los Alamos County Council tonight is continuing, in its capacity as a quasi-judicial body, the hearing related to the protest appeal by GEW Mechanical (GEW) of a bid award for Smart Meters to Landis + Gyr (“L+G”.)

Council Chair Geoff Rodgers opened this evening’s meeting advising the attorneys Read More

Help With The Hard Stuff: ‘The Goldilocks Principle’

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HELP WITH THE HARD STUFF:

Part 7 (of 10)–“The Goldilocks Principle”
By GINI NELSON, JD, MA

I ended my last column, promising that we’ll next consider some of the specific problems clients can have with selecting their attorney and the approach to solving their legal problem.

After this column, we’ll explore some of the newer experiments and alternatives that exist and are evolving in the provisioning of legal services.

We all know the story – a lost, hungry, tired little girl finds herself lost in the forest and stumbles upon a house whose inhabitants are absent. In the house she finds three chairs, Read More

Letter to the Editor: Unequivocal Support for Aspen Principal

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Letter to the Editor

The April 21 story reporting a lawsuit filed by Zeynep Unal against Los Alamos Public Schools and Kathryn Vandenkieboom, principal at Aspen Elementary, was incredibly disheartening. 

The story, particularly the wording in the lawsuit, portrayed Kathryn much differently than the child and family advocate we know. We would like readers to know that Kathryn.

Five years ago, when it was announced that Kathryn would lead Aspen as our principal, cheers of joy rang out! We were thrilled to be working with a woman fresh from the classroom and one we all respected to make decisions, Read More