Negotiating Plea Deals

  • Should You Accept a Diversion Program If You Are Innocent?

    5 October 2016

    When the police have good reason to believe a person committed a crime, they have the right to arrest the person. This person will have to appear before the local court and may have to go through a trial for the alleged crime. If this recently happened to you for a crime you did not even commit, you may wonder how you should go about handling this situation, especially if the court wants to offer you a diversion program for the crime.

  • Transport Horses with a CDL? Avoid Getting Traffic Tickets! Here's What You Need to Know

    19 September 2016

    If you have a CDL to transport horses, you need to make sure that you understand the laws and regulations that you are required to meet. Getting ticketed could result in the loss of your CDL because you are held to higher standards. Here's what you need to know.  Moving Violations Getting ticketed for moving violations is something you'll want to avoid because doing so will add points to your driving record, depending on the violations.

  • Facing Deportation For Marijuana Use? What Are Your Options?

    13 September 2016

    With medical marijuana now available in around half of all states, and recreational marijuana available in four more (plus the District of Columbia), it can be easy to forget that this drug is still classified as dangerous – and illegal – under federal law. Unfortunately, as some have discovered, this freedom to partake of marijuana in a state where it's legal extends only to U.S. citizens – legal residents or visa holders who are found to have consumed marijuana can face penalties like jail time or even deportation.