Lawyers, has there ever been a time the opposing counsel accidentally proved your case for you?

And what happened? My favourite is a story from Gary Spence. For those of you who don't know,

he's a famous trial attorney. A witness on the stand was claiming that he suffered injuries to his

arm because of a city bus accident. Jerry asked him to demonstrate to the jury how far he can lift up his arms after the accident.

The witness makes a feeble effort of lifting his arm. Then Jerry asks the witness to demonstrate to the jury how far he could lift his arm up before the accident.

He lifts his arm much higher. The jury laughs. The case is over.

Domestic Violence Case Where the Hus beat the wife senseless. Landlord tried to evict wife for breach of lease due to the beating. Landlord

claimed wife violated lease terms by allowing police to be called to property and causing a disruption.

My argument was that as a domestic violence victim, wife is

covered under the V-A-W-A, and the property is H-U-D subsidized. Also, MD law offers domestic

violence protections, too. Landlords' Council, during his opening, talks about how my client was

beaten, and the police were called, and an ambulance, etc. I just stood

there looking at him. When he finished, Judge asked if I had anything to say. My response,

No, Your Honor, I believe opposing counsel has said everything that needs to be said. The judge

smiled and ruled in my client's favour. Landlord can't evict a domestic violence victim.

My family did foster care for a few years, and we fell in love with the last girl we took in, now my younger sister. She was required to

keep in regular touch with her emotionally and physically abusive birth mom, the intention being for

them to eventually reunite. This woman was a horror. Every single time they interacted,

she'd spend the duration painstakingly shredding my sister's self-confidence. My parents worked hard

to establish a strong rapport and supportive environment, and she blossomed under their care.

She's one of the most resilient people I know. When the state tried to return her to her mom, she didn't want to go, so my parents sued,

I think, don't really know all the legal details for guardianship.

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