About Jessica Glynn
Jessica Centers Glynn is a writer and teacher in Denver, Colorado. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and her award-winning reporting has also appeared in The Anniston Star and Westword.
Articles written by Jessica Glynn
A Kind of a Beacon
David Mercer has made it his mission to help other attorneys fight alcoholismIn the early 1980s, David S. Mercer was on the fast track. A partner at an Alexandria real estate law firm with eight offices and its own jet, he appeared—or so he thought—to have it all together. But he also couldn’t go a day without drinking. When people voiced concerns, he brushed them off with excuses about how hard he worked, how entitled he was to celebrate. “Look at me, I’m a successful partner in a very successful law firm,” he remembers thinking. “I drive a big, …
An Offer You Can’t Refuse
Strategies for negotiating tax debt options when you owe the IRSDenver tax lawyer Steven Anderson often hears from people with tax debt who think they can call up the IRS and offer 40 cents on the dollar and be done with it—usually because they’ve heard a misleading ad on the radio. “There are a lot of quasi-professionals claiming to get you out for pennies on the dollar,” says Anderson, of Anderson & Jahde. “Oftentimes they’ll take $5,000 to $10,000 and nothing happens. We’ve had countless clients over the years who have suffered that …
Strategies for Negotiating Tax Debt Options When You Owe the IRS
Denver tax lawyer Steven Anderson often hears from people with tax debt who think they can call up the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and offer 40 cents on the dollar and be done with it — usually because they’ve heard a misleading ad on the radio. “There are a lot of quasi-professionals claiming to get you out for pennies on the dollar,” says Anderson, of Anderson & Jahde. “Oftentimes, they’ll take $5,000 to $10,000, and nothing happens. We’ve had countless clients over the …
The Basics on Birth Injuries
What can you do if something goes wrong?New moms often second-guess themselves, says Dawn Pinnisi, a medical malpractice attorney who handles birth injury lawsuits. Her advice: Trust your instincts. “I’ve had many times where the mom will say, ‘I knew something was wrong,’” says Pinnisi, with Varcadipane & Pinnisi. “Most of the time, the mom is right. If something doesn’t sit right, go with your instinct.” That starts with asking a lot of questions, especially if you’re told there’s been an injury to your baby …
Canney’s Gambit
Analytical chess master Randy Canney taps into the human side of criminal defenseA few years ago, Iraq War veteran Thomas Labosky was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, menacing and kidnapping for what the Chaffee County sheriff called an “unprovoked attack” on an unsuspecting victim on the Midland Trail outside of Buena Vista. Criminal defense lawyer Randy Canney heard a more nuanced story. Labosky told him he was out for a day of biking and climbing when he heard gunfire at the intersection of five bike trails. He spotted a …
New York Birth Injury Law: Guide for Parents
New moms often second-guess themselves, says Dawn Pinnisi, a medical malpractice attorney who handles birth injury lawsuits. Her advice: Trust your instincts. “I’ve had many times where the mom will say, ‘I knew something was wrong,’” says Pinnisi, with Varcadipane & Pinnisi in New York City. “Most of the time, the mom is right. If something doesn’t sit right, go with your instinct.” That starts with asking a lot of questions, especially if you’re told there’s been an …
Coin Flip
David Affeld’s bitcoin case was a contract case“Who here has heard of bitcoin currency?” David Affeld was conducting voir dire for a case in which his client, bitcoin strategist Michael Ho, was suing Marathon Digital Holdings, the biggest publicly traded bitcoin mining company in the world, for breach of contract. Affeld asked for a show of hands. Most went up. He then followed with something more pertinent: “Some people think it’s the wave of the future, some people think it’s scammy. Can I see a show of hands? Who here thinks …
Who Controls the Driver?
How the attorneys at Fried Goldberg held Amazon responsibleIn 2022, on a cul-de-sac in the back of a Fayette County subdivision, an 8-year-old boy was riding an electric bike in front of his home when he was run over by an Amazon delivery van and dragged 21 feet. The boy, Gabriel, suffered a broken pelvis and severe degloving to his leg—meaning the skin and tissue beneath was ripped away, requiring multiple surgeries and skin grafts. His family was referred to Fried Goldberg, an Atlanta firm specializing in truck accident cases. When Michael Goldberg …
Who the Jury Believes
Richard Busch was told to drop the “Blurred Lines” case; instead, he remade the music industryRichard Busch will never forget the dispiriting phone call he got from opposing counsel on the eve of the “Blurred Lines” trial. An IP and entertainment lawyer based in Nashville, Busch was representing the family of Marvin Gaye, who was alleging that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines” had ripped off Gaye’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up.” Except that day, in a pretrial conference, the judge had hurt the family’s case by ruling Busch could not …
‘Don’t Click’
Inside the protections provided by the SHIELD ActRecently, cybersecurity lawyer Amy Goldsmith and her colleagues at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin have been getting emails that appear to be from a company they use for deposition support, asking them to click to pay an invoice. “It is an extremely professional looking invoice,” she says. “It looks completely real.” Of course, Goldsmith knows better. Scams like these are why she’s always telling people: “Don’t click. Don’t click.” “I can’t emphasize that enough. These …
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