Tim Trott’s Blog

Whatever one may think of America’s love-hate relationship with alcoholic beverages, excessive drinking among college age people can be a problem. I see it right here in West Chester. It’s not just the fact of the drinking. It is often what results: DUI, domestic abuse, date rape, burglary, trespassing. Not to mention having to step [...]

I was sitting watching CNN tonight when I saw a fascinating statistic. In 2001, Afghanistan produced 12% of the world’s poppy crop. The poppy, as we all know, is the lovely flower that produces the key ingredient in heroin, opium. Today, our allies in the “war on terror” produce 93% of the world’s poppy crop. [...]

A couple of weeks ago I was in New York for my nephew’s wedding. At the reception,  a cousin regaled me with a tale of his encounter with Homeland Security at the Minneapolis airport. The upshot is that the security folks seized my cousin’s toothpaste.
Fast forward to this past weekend in New York City. An [...]

We are all familiar with the incident that occurred outside the home of distinguished Harvard University professor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., so I won’t rehash the facts. Here’s my concern.
If the police feel, in their subjective judgment, that they have been disrespected by someone, they can issue a citation or even arrest that person. But [...]

Michael Phelps, Olympic champion, idol of millions and America’s Endorser in Chief has admitted that the picture of the guy with the bong was indeed, himself.
It’s always tough when we find that people we admire have feet of clay like the rest of us. But I give him credit. Unlike the folks who run our [...]

I was going to add to my critique of Sen. Daschle’s appointment. This additional criticism was to stem from the potential conflicts of interest given the millions the Good Senator was paid for consulting (read: lobbying) for the health care industry. Today, Sen. Daschle saved me the trouble. He withdrew his nomination for the post [...]

When I was in law school, my Federal Taxation professor referred to all politicians as, “Our duly elected crooks and idiots in Congress, assembled.” He was indeed a wise man.
Timothy Geithner has been sworn in as Treasury Secretary. As we all know, the Treasury Secretary is in charge of the IRS. That makes sense. What [...]

That’s right sportsfans, Sir Charles, The Round Mound of Rebound, was arrested early New Year’s Eve morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, charged with DUI. The 45 year old former Sixers star was stopped by the police after allegedly running a stop sign. He failed field sobriety tests and refused a field breath test, but did agree [...]

When my son was born I didn’t have a Will. So I came home from the hospital the night he was born and wrote one. Why? Because if your family consists of more than you, a Will is the best way to be sure your assets go where you want them to go when you [...]

Greetings: I’m Tim Trott, a lawyer in Chester County, PA. My practice centers around Criminal Law, DUI, IRS/Tax problems, Social Security Disability, Wills and Estates, and Small Business Law. I hope you’ll take a look at my website to get acquainted with my experience and the legal services I offer.
Additionally, my network of [...]