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Review the closing arguments of the sex assault cases I prosecuted over the years and here’s the most oft-used quote you’ll find: “We don’t get our victims from Central Casting. We get them from life. Gritty, unrehearsed, unvarnished life.”

I stole this theme from the senior ACA’s in Alexandria, Virginia who trained me. Smart prosecutors have [...]

ShareMr. Michael Grace, Esq, Attorney at Law

Grace, Tisdale and Clifton, PA

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Dear Mr. Grace:

‘Hurt,’ the word itself, is ancient, and typical of the blunt, mono-syllabic terms we get from the rough German parentage of English. ‘Grace,’ as you may know, from the Latin “gratia,” is a beautiful word (hence it’s choice as [...]

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A few months ago, I posted on the Start By Believing Campaign being led by an organization I serve (EVAW, Int’l).  In response, a less-than-impressed commenter asked me rhetorically “When do you stop believing, Roger?”  While I actually answered that in the post itself, a further comment of his illuminated the disconnect between us:

“Does the [...]

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Earlier this month, an e-mail surfaced, purportedly from a Kappa Sigma fraternity member to his brothers at the University of Southern California.  Before I discuss it, I want to be clear: Anyone, male or female, who is angered and disgusted by this garbage has every right to be. As Margaret Hartmann noted in Jezebel, it [...]