The new year is upon us. Let us reflect on the old year and commit ourselves to making 2019 a better year. Did you intend to divorce in 2018? Was Alimony or Spousal Support an issue? If so, you only have a couple of days to finalize the divorce … [Read more...]
Fresh Start!
A new year is upon us and it reminds me of a fundamental need we all sense at one time or another; the need for a fresh start. I am not a huge fan of resolutions, but any prompt to move me into a better 2019 is a good prompt. Start Spring cleaning … [Read more...]
How Do I Bring My Fiancé Into The United States?
This winter, a sizable number of clients became engaged. Namely, to foreigners that they met on business trips, study abroad programs, or arranged marriages. No matter the reason, they all come to an immigration attorney to ask the same question: How … [Read more...]
Payment of Retroactive Benefits
SSI claimants are often disappointed when they learn that their past due benefits will be paid in installments after a finding of disability. Often times it can take a full year for social security to pay all the money owed. However there are … [Read more...]
Fight Night!: He Started It!
I often receive calls about injured workers who were involved in a fight at work. My first question is usually, "Who started it, and why?" This is important to determine because if an injury results from a dispute that arose from the injured worker's … [Read more...]
Beware of Quick Settlement Offers During the Holidays
Don’t Settle for Less this Christmas You don’t ever want to be hurt because of someone else’s carelessness, but it can be even more devastating during the holidays. There’s a lot to do and personal injury can bring your life to a complete stop. In … [Read more...]
Start the New Year with a Clean Slate — Expunging Your Criminal Record
Use the Texas Expungement Process to Seal Criminal Records What's your New Year's resolution? A better job or a new place to live? A return to school, so that you have better job skills? When you have a criminal record hanging over your head, … [Read more...]
DACA Reinstated, For Now, But Dreamers Still Left Hanging
On January 13, 2018, the federal government, under a federal court order, reinstated the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for certain individuals who currently hold or previously held DACA. DACA provides temporary protection … [Read more...]
My Employer Cancelled My Health Insurance
Have you been off work due to an inury and discovered that the private personal health insurance you had with your company was cancelled or terminated? Here are a few useful tips that may help you with your claim moving forward. Your employer must … [Read more...]
Social Security Moves Forward With Plan to Re-instate Reconsideration Level Appeal Nationwide
The SSA experimented with removing the reconsideration appeal level in 10 “proto-type states” for the last few years. Claimant’s living in these states were able to file a request for hearing immediately after receiving their initial denial. The … [Read more...]
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Every year about this time people lose their minds. The Texas Legislature, through the Texas Family Code, has gone to great length's to make the possession and access schedule as fair as possible and as clear as possible so as to minimize confusion … [Read more...]
Slow Down
Have you seen the signs in various neighborhoods that advise, “Drive like your kids live here?” These signs want you to slow down and be more attentive and careful. So much hardship and disappointment could be avoided if people followed that advice … [Read more...]
