Lawyers and Legal Advice Archive

As an attorney, friends often ask me for tips in drafting a will. I always warn them to take great care in writing a will, because a will is often the last memory their families …

One of the scariest things about serial killers is that these vicious predators can sometimes hide in plain sight, seamlessly blending in with the rest of society. Others, like Charles Manson, are flamboyantly psychotic brutes …

Financial circumstances often make it challenging for homeowners to meet their monthly obligations. Economic challenges occur and sometimes a homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments. When late mortgage payments start, too often homeowners have …

Lawyers have been the butt of many jokes for years. The legal profession is a very demanding career and many lawyers are extremely competitive and do behave like sharks. What does it take to be …

Of course, those imprisoned do not have full Constitutional rights, but according to the Amendment, prisoners are protected against cruel and unusual punishment. Prisoners must also be allowed a minimum standard of living. There are …

Domestic violence is not a thing of the past nor is it going to go away any time soon. Unfortunately there are always going to be people with bad tempers, control issues and low self-esteem. …

With the huge increase in both foreclosures and short sales, more mortgage lenders are beginning to exercise their rights to sue defaulted borrowers for a deficiency judgment. If a judgment is granted the borrower becomes …

Settling out of court may be considered the “easy way out” for most litigants as it is a fast and sometimes more commercially viable method of resolving disputes as opposed to letting the court system …

The National Do Not Call Registry was originally set up with a 5-year time limit. After registering your telephone number with the registry, no one was allowed to call that number for 5 years. At …

Most people that find themselves in need of a lawyer, usually have a problem. They are getting divorced, have custody issues, need to file a lawsuit against someone or have need of a good criminal …

Assisted suicide, commonly known as Euthanasia, is the act of helping a terminally ill patient to end their life. This is usually done by relatives or friends, but occasionally a doctor or carer will be …

Quite often on the news you hear about some random hit-and-run incident, where somebody was out walking somewhere, and some other person came by and hit them with their car, and then, for whatever reason, …

Many people believe that marriage is outdated and unnecessary and that living together, co-habiting in legal jargon, is right for them and their circumstances. However, there are legal reasons why marriage is the better option. …

Every facet of the lawsuit process is governed by time. The clock starts ticking the moment an accident or other incident occurs. Deadlines are set based on what happened and the jurisdiction where it occurred. …

We all know the purpose behind wills: to have our assets distributed according to our wishes once we die. But what if we become incapacitated instead? A Will is useless. Living Revocable Trust (LRT) vs. …

There are three main components of the American criminal justice system, each linked to one of the United States’ three branches of government.  The legislative branch creates the laws which must be followed by members …

The procedure for getting a green card through refugee or asylee status is similar but also different in some respects.  Both a refugee and asylee are in the US because of fear of persecution in …

When Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence, he gave voice to what would become one of the most highly guarded American values: equal treatment under the law.  The phrase “we hold these truths to …

According to jrank.org, entrapment is a defense to a criminal charge that is based on the premise that a law would not have been broken were it not for the actions of law enforcement.  To …

Choosing a personal injury attorney is not a decision to be taken lightly. After a serious accident, victims and their families have one opportunity to secure justice from the responsible party or more likely, their …

In excess of 191 million people worldwide have left their homes, loved ones, friends and colleagues to immigrate to other countries in search of a better life. Thirty eight millions of those have decided to …

With the United States currently fighting two wars in the Middle East, most members of all service branches, both active duty and reservists, have faced a deployment.  During their deployments, the legal affairs our nations …

Since U.K. smoking laws came into effect, authorities have seen a large decline in smokers in that kingdom. They reported that in the same year the ban went into force, 400,000 smokers quit the practice. Today, …

Scandals come in batches, in Britain, political, parliamentary, banking, press, food, and law scandals follow hard on each other’s heels. Any scandal is bad, but law scandals are the most shocking because law, legal and …

A finder’s fee is charged whenever a person in the position to be an intermediary helps two parties to broker a deal between them that is mutually beneficial to both. The intermediary normally has something …

If you have ever watched a loved one die a slow and painful death, then you would have an idea why assisted suicide should be decriminalized in certain circumstances. After watching an aunt die slowly from …

Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Sonia Sotomayor are about as different as two women can be, yet both their lives offer meaningful lessons for women lawyers. Lesson #1 – There is no glass …

Becoming a United States citizen is a goal many people shoot for in their lifetime.  Many of these people achieve the goal and many do not.  Some attempt this illegally and some are honest.  Whatever …

In the law, defenses can ultimately relieve a defendant of liability for his or her actions or in actions (omissions).  One such defense has been termed the “impossibility defense.”  However, the impossibility defense comes into …

A living will is an advance health care directive that tells your doctors what kind of health care you want under extreme conditions. This kind of will has nothing to do with your personal assets. …