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In the midst of a three-day trial - defending a client against a case brought by New York State Police - I learned a valuable lesson. Namely: that visualization beats 'work.' I had one critical witness to cross-examine, to wit, the arresting NYSP Trooper, scheduled to testify the following morning. I rewrote my notes, reread the police reports, rewatched every minute of the body-camera footage. Still, I was anxious. The outcome of the examination felt uncertain, unpredictable

I w as in Steuben County Court today.   My client faced a 12-count indictment including Assault - a felony accusation carrying up to 25 years imprisonment upon conviction.   The judge dismissed it. Just like another Steuben County judge dismissed a 67-count Enterprise Corruption indictment earlier this week.   In both cases, my clients' statutory rights were violated, hence the dismissals.   Both cases personally prosecuted by the Steuben County District Attorney himself.   W

You can succeed and earn millions.   Houses and lands.   Collectibles and gold.   But do you actually own it?   Your accounts can be frozen.   Your houses, condemned.   Your art works, stolen.   Your reputation slandered by perjury.   Friends and family? Snatched away by Death itself.   You own one thing, and one thing only.   Your Soul.   Be true to it.   It's all you'll ever have.  ... Yours, Tom

1.       Articulation: Practice tongue twisters. And learn them by heart to hit the memory at the same time. Once you master one, give yourself an impediment . Put your thumb into your mouth, sideways, or a pen that you balance with your lips. You will notice that you need to breath more deeply, and that your articulation improves.   2.      Feedback: Record yourself on your phone. Each of us has unique antics. Lip smacking, filler words shoulder twitching, or that one gestur