Craig T. Matthews & Associates, A Legal Professional Association

01/17/2026

ICE has also been accused of detaining four Oglala Sioux tribal members this week.

05/03/2025

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
– Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2

This line isn’t an insult—it’s a backhanded compliment. Spoken by a rebel who dreams of seizing power and replacing the rule of law with mob rule, it’s a nod to the idea that lawyers stand in the way of tyranny. Before despotism can rise, justice must fall. And that means… the lawyers go first.

Here’s to the inconvenient defenders of justice.

04/19/2025

In free societies, lawyers guard our rights. Despots can more easily trample our rights if the lawyers are silenced. That's why Trump is forcing the big firms to sign loyalty oaths.

04/10/2025

“The administration cannot pick and choose who gets representation. It cannot use executive power to scare lawyers out of advocacy. If we allow any president to dictate who gets a lawyer, our legal system fails. Like firm leaders, I am afraid of where this intimidation campaign leads. But unlike most of them, I will not allow my fear to manifest as silence. I choose courage.”

Rachel Cohen, a former associate at the law firm Skadden, Arps who resigned in protest after the firm struck a deal under threat from the Trump administration.

04/07/2025

Scientists File Lawsuit Against NIH, HHS Following Termination of RFK Jr.-Led Research

Researchers who had millions of dollars' worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health are suing the federal government.

04/04/2025

Fun birthday lunch at the historic Dayton Woman’s Club.

03/31/2025

The separation of powers embeddeded In the US Constitution is designed to protect citizens against abuses of power by the President.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/federal-judge-grants-local-law-firm-partial-relief-from-trump-order/Q6DOTMHZDVBOTMUV2U5F57MORI/ #

WilmerHale gets partial relief from Trump executive order

03/23/2025

Truth.

04/23/2024

Happy Earth Day! Be sure to spend some time outside experiencing and caring for nature today - touch grass, pick up some litter, breakdown and recycle the cardboard boxes you have stacking up in your garage. Little changes lead to bigger lifestyle changes that can reduce your carbon footprint. Find more tips here: https://www.metroparks.org/make-a-difference/take-action/at-home/

01/10/2024

The jury in my client’s trench death case now will be able to learn that the defendants failed in their duty to preserve evidence, allegedly “losing” five mobile phones.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/judge-rules-attorneys-in-trench-case-can-tell-jury-about-lost-cell-phones/DUF5OHIE5VCIBAW6Z77EE76UCQ/ #

Judge rules that jury can learn about lost cell phones in lawsuit over trench collapse death.

12/16/2023

Always a special time enjoying holiday cheer with colleagues, past and present staff, and spouses.

11/11/2023