by Scott Holmes | Aug 15, 2012 | Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Making a Difference in Durham
For years I have represented young black male and Hispanic drivers who describe being stopped for no good reason, and searched without result. One of my clients was TASERed for refusing to extinguish his cigarette after he was stopped for what a judge later determined...
by Scott Holmes | Apr 30, 2012 | Civil Rights, Criminal Law
I have received many requests lately for a wide variety of assistance, and I wanted to clarify what kind of work I do. I make a living working as an attorney. Most of my practice focuses on criminal defense. I practice trial courts and appeals court at both the state...
by Scott Holmes | Jun 30, 2011 | Civil Rights, Society, Politics and Religion, Spirituality and the Practice of Law
I was sitting in the corner of the cramped court room at the Durham County Jail when they rolled an inmate wearing orange into the courtroom in a wheel chair. I was waiting my turn to ask for a bond reduction for a client, and had about a lot other things waiting for...
by Scott Holmes | Mar 19, 2011 | Civil Rights, Society, Politics and Religion, Spirituality and the Practice of Law
I have represented female police officers fighting for equal treatment at work, gay and lesbian victims of hate crimes, an African American family chased at gun point by a member of the KKK, persons with mental health problems arrested and tasered without cause,...
