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I Sat Next to Our Pro Bono Client. Then the Whole Courtroom Stood Up.
A man in a paint-stained hoodie sat next to me at defense table. I thought…
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The Man Who Watched My Son From Outside His Window Was Never a Stranger
My son says a man he's never met sits outside his window at night. I'm…
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A Biker Bought My Son’s Lunch and Told Me to Ask About His Daughter
My son stopped eating lunch at school three months ago. I only found out because…
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I Found a Note in His Sock With My Old Case Number on It
My foster brother won't get on the bus without checking his backpack first. Today there…
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Same Porch, Twenty-Six Years, and a Name I Never Wanted to Read Again
Nine-year-old Destiny waited at the bus stop, alone again. Her foster home's address matched a…
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The Neighbor Watching My Kids Had a Room He Never Let Anyone Into
My daughter stopped inviting friends over to play. She started asking to play at the…
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The Caseworker Found My Name Already in My Student’s Foster File
My new student flinches every time a door slams shut. She listed her foster placement…
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The Folder the Biker’s Wife Handed Me Wasn’t About What I Was Investigating At All
My six-year-old client wouldn't talk to anyone in that building. Then twelve bikers walked in…
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The New Janitor Started on My First Day Too
The new janitor started on my first day too. He fixed the printer our VP…
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She Pointed at the Photo and Said Him
My daughter stopped talking at daycare three weeks ago. Then she started flinching every time…
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The Teacher Called Right After I Watched My Husband Kiss Another Woman
My son drew our family for art class. In the picture, there's a second woman…
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My Foster Son Wouldn’t Get in the Car Until His Bodyguards Showed Up
My foster kid asked twelve strangers to be his bodyguards. Then FORTY BIKES showed up…