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  • OH, GREAT I just returned to my home office from my crazy job at Legal Aid. I have a Texas Youth Commission (TYC) parole revocation hearing this afternoon. I have been appointed to represent a young adult in this hearin…

  • TEXAS CHILI This is how I make chili. It is based loosely on the type of chili made both by my father, an average cook, and my step-father, an excellent cook. Though there are certainly many interpretations of this dish…

  • IT AIN'T AS BAD AS I THOUGHT Monday morning intake, that is (see below). And no, it isn't really a promotion. Usually our regular full-time staff attorneys do Monday intake, but due to post 911 type funding cuts, we h…

  • MONDAY MORNING INTAKE There are three ways to apply for help at Legal Services, where I work part-time. You can go to one of our neighborhood clinics in the evening; you can call in on the Legal Aid Line (my usual gig);…

  • FROM THE LEGAL AID LINE Today I was interviewing a 26 year old, white female while taking her application for help with a divorce and child-support case. I was interviewing her over the phone, as I do, with my head-set …

  • I LOVE MY JOB I just went and met a one-eyed African-American male in an empty warehouse district in east Dallas. He is a very scary looking guy. I invited him to sit in my car so we could discuss his case. He handed me…

  • AN ODD NOTE My afore-mentioned grandfather, William Trumbull Gartside, though clearly insane, represents the rather illustrious side of my family on my mother's side. His mother, my great-grandmother, Florence Trumbull…

  • MY OTHER GRANDFATHER I recently told the story of the death of my paternal grandfather, Samuel Beauford Hubbard. He was 94 years old when he passed on to his reward here in Dallas, Texas, on August 11, 2002. God bless h…

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    • Birthday: 2/4/1963
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    • Member Since: 6/10/2001

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