EDITOR'S NOTE.

• Date: 01 June 2019
• Author: McLaughlin, Nick

Dear Reader:

On behalf of the Suffolk University Law School Moot Court Honor Board, I am proud to present the first Issue in Volume XXV of the Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy. This Issue contains one lead article and eight student-written pieces, each designed to provide insight and be of practical use to lawyers and judges at the trial and appellate levels.

The lead article, The Use and Abuse of Dogs in the Witness Box, was written by John J. Ensminger, Sherri Minhinnick, James Lawrence Thomas, and Itiel E. Dror. John Ensminger is a member of the New York and United States Supreme Court bars and is the author of Service and Therapy Dogs in American Society and Police and Military Dogs. Sherri Minhinnick is the Director of Operations, canine trainer, and handler at K9 Resources in Kings Mills, Ohio. She served for a time as a limited special deputy with the Warren County Sheriff's Office in Ohio. Additionally, she holds a Special Investigator License in four states and holds clearance for Class 33 High Grade Explosives with the U.S. Department of Justice. James Lawrence Thomas is a clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, and the founder of The Brain Clinic in New York City. He has held faculty appointments at New York University...