If you’re sentenced to probation, your initial feeling might be relief because you’re not incarcerated, you can spend time with your family and in your community, and you can resume your life. But, probation doesn’t offer absolute freedom. An … [Read more...]
Filing Bankruptcy: A Legal Means to Reach Your Financial Goals
Everyone who has ever had a financial goal or dream never started with a plan to file for bankruptcy. But, unfortunate things happen – loss of a job, an illness in the family or divorce. All of these things can affect and impede your financial goals. … [Read more...]
Equifax Reveals Additional Breach of Security | Employees Face Insider Trading Charges
Additional Victims of Breach Disclosed Last fall, we discussed the legal ramifications of the data breach at credit reporting giant Equifax. At the time, it was believed that the security compromise had potentially affected approximately 143 million … [Read more...]
Who Has Liability When My Child Is Injured in a School Bus Accident?
Establishing Responsibility after a School Bus Crash It's a parent's worst nightmare—you put your child on the school bus every day and you trust that the driver will exercise good judgment and reasonable care, and that your children will be safe. … [Read more...]
New Supreme Court Decision May Help Reopen Old Deportation Orders
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued their most recent decisions last June, their decision in Pereira v. Sessions gave new hope to individuals that are currently barred from legally immigrating due to an old removal (deportation) order. In that … [Read more...]
The Statute of Limitations in Texas Criminal Prosecutions
Are There Time Limits on When a Criminal Case Must Be Initiated? There’s a longstanding principle in our legal system, known as the “statute of limitations,” that sets limits on the amount of time that may pass before a civil lawsuit is filed or a … [Read more...]
Changes to the Family Code
It’s almost September and a new legislative year, which means there are changes coming. One of the biggest this year is the change to the medical support provisions. Until now, parents were only required to carry medical insurance as part of the … [Read more...]
Five Times When A Will Isn’t What You Intended
You have a Last Will and Testament, or so you think. Here are 5 situations when your best intentions fall flat: When it is not the Last Will and Testament When it doesn’t distribute your assets When it is not executed with “testamentary … [Read more...]
Social Security is Extending the Attorney Advisor Program
The Attorney Advisor Program allows certain staff attorneys to conduct certain prehearing proceedings and issue certain fully favorable decisions on the record (OTR), when appropriate. The Attorney Advisor Program was originally enacted as a two-year … [Read more...]
BUDGETING 101
After 18 years practicing bankruptcy law, I am still amazed that clients often do not understand the importance of monthly budgeting. For individuals facing bankruptcy, a solid, realistic monthly budget will usually be the difference between success … [Read more...]
Tips for Reporting a Workplace Injury, No Matter How Minor
Always, always report any injury you sustain on the job—no matter how minor! A lot of people think, “Let me see if it will get better.” This is a bad idea. I had a client get scratched on the job, and he thought nothing of it. Weeks later, he was in … [Read more...]
Bayer Pulls Essure Birth Control Product from Market
Withdrawal of Product Precedes Critical Documentary Citing poor sales, as well as “inaccurate and misleading publicity” regarding its non-surgical permanent birth control device marketed under the name Essure, Bayer has announced that it will stop … [Read more...]
