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Understanding Your Rights When Dealing With Law Enforcement

13 April 2015
 Categories: Law, Blog

Dealing with law enforcement is usually a minor inconvenience for most people, often the result of being in a hurry or failing to observe traffic signs. However, when things stop being minor and start sounding more serious, it's important that you have a firm understanding of your rights during any official interaction with police. Procedural police dramas might be popular television, but they very rarely get everything right. Remember, It's Their Job Read More …

Workers Compensation Lawyers: Repetitive Stress Injuries & 3 Ways They Can Help

31 March 2015
 Categories: Law, Blog

When most people think of workers compensation claims, they envision a construction worker who injured his back lifting a heavy object, or a warehouse employee who slipped on an improperly marked surface. But some of the most severe and debilitating injuries are those that happen incrementally, over time. These types of injuries are referred to as repetitive stress injuries, or RSIs, and include everything from the development of carpel tunnel syndrome to osteoarthritis. Read More …

3 Tips For Choosing A Witness In A Personal Injury Case

23 March 2015
 Categories: Law, Blog

Whether or not you hire a lawyer for your personal injury case, it will likely be up to you to find and contact witnesses that will help you gain the advantage during the personal injury court case. Look at these three tips in order to determine who would be a good witness for your case and help ensure that you get the compensation that you deserve. 1. Make Sure that the Witness Will Not Benefit From the Case Read More …

3 Things You Want To Avoid During A Workers Comp Case

11 March 2015
 Categories: , Blog

Have you been injured while on the job? If so, you deserve compensation from your workers compensation insurance policy -- and a workers comp attorney can help you get it. Unfortunately, there are some things that you might accidentally do that could complicate your case. While you are filing for workers compensation you will often be under an intense amount of scrutiny. It's important to be very careful and to avoid anything that could be misinterpreted. Read More …

Keeping Child Custody Cases Outside Of The Courtroom

27 February 2015
 Categories: Law, Blog

Child custody can be hard to for parents going through a divorce to come to an agreement on. If you and your ex can come to an agreement outside of court or through mediation, this is the best plan. Going to court for child custody disputes should be avoided if at all possible. Here are four reasons child custody cases should be settled outside of court. 1. Court Can be a Long Process Read More …