13 April 2021
Majority of the personal injury claims that make it court get handle under civil law. However, there are instances where both civil and criminal law intersects on a personal injury lawsuit. Sometimes, a case will start as a civil lawsuit but later on advance into a criminal case. In such scenarios, the defendant may not be sure of their options or their rights. However, if the civil case advances into a criminal prosecution, the defendant should get a criminal defense lawyer.
19 November 2020
Everyone makes mistakes, and it is important that you learn from yours, but you also do not want to be saddled with an unnecessary punishment. Going through the courts and legal system on your own is a minefield, especially if this is your first ever interaction with the law. Choosing which offers to believe and who to trust can be hard when all of them work there together and use technical language.
27 July 2020
Self-defense is a common argument in assault, battery, and weapons cases. It's important to go about presenting a self-defense argument in a thoughtful manner. Let's look at four steps in presenting this kind of criminal case. Assess What Happened For folks presenting self-defense arguments, the events must line up with a legally acceptable version of self-defense. Did you antagonize the other party verbally or physically? Did they present an imminent threat to you or a nearby person?
18 December 2019
For anyone facing criminal charges, it can be an overwhelming time of trying to figure out what to do. You have the right to legal representation when you are charged with a crime, but this does not mean that all legal representation is equal. If you don't hire your own criminal defense lawyer, you can have a public defender assigned to you by the court. While this is legal representation, you are not going to get the same attention that a private attorney is able to provide.
22 October 2019
If you are detained for a DWI, it means you are suspected to be driving under the influence of drugs or an illegal amount of alcohol in your system. If you are impaired while driving, you may not have as good a guard over your words and actions during the traffic stop. When you speak to the law enforcement officer during your traffic stop, you need to be mindful as to what you say, as anything you say will be held against you later.
12 June 2019
Telemarketers call at the most inconvenient times, assail you with some prize you have supposedly won or some product you "simply must try/have," and then do not leave you alone until you throw money at them to make them go away. Unfortunately, the marketing tactics of telemarketers are exactly what makes them the perfect copy for scam artists. Scam artists will call you, announce that they are marketing for this or that, and then try to convince you to buy or take advantage of something until you give them money by some means.
22 March 2019
Drinking and driving cases are never a positive thing for anyone involved. When you get arrested for these cases, you might feel a lot of pressure on you, since you will need to now put together a criminal defense case. In the immediacy following a DUI arrest, you need to take some key steps in the right direction. The tips below will be useful to you as you look to make sense of it all.
19 November 2018
If you are going through a divorce or breakup with a partner, and the two of you have children together, you will have to agree on custody arrangements. Some couples are able to work a custody agreement out between them amicably, but other couples end up having to work with legal professionals, and perhaps the court system, to arrange custody. So, how do you know whether or not you need to hire an attorney to determine custody?
22 September 2018
Getting arrested can be a brutal blow, particularly if you are actually charged with a crime. If this happens, you have a long road ahead of you and will need to get the best legal team that you can put together. But first, it's important that you learn how to respond after the arrest so that you can get from behind bars as quickly as possible. To this end, read on and use these tips so that you can start working with bail bonds services professionals today.
22 August 2018
If you're new to this country, you might not realize that you have rights, especially when it comes to domestic abuse. Many new citizens believe that they have to put up with the abuse, or risk their citizenship status. That is simply not the case. If you're the victim of domestic abuse, you need to get out. Help is available for you. Here are four steps you need to take if you're the victim of domestic violence.