If you are reading this right now, it is very likely that you are under – what feels like – severe financial stress. You may be overwhelmed. You may be asking yourself: “How am I going to get out of this, and get on with my life?” “What can I do?” “I … [Read more...]
New Executive Director of Bailey & Galyen
Effective July 12, 2016, Rick Cruz CPA became the new Executive Director of Bailey & Galyen. As Executive Director, Mr. Cruz oversees the Firm operations including finance, human resources, information technology, facilities, and marketing and … [Read more...]
2015 Award Rate Information
Some clients tell me right off the bat that they know SSA will deny them several times and they understand they have a long fight ahead of them. Other times, we receive teary calls from clients who received a denial and cannot understand why SSA … [Read more...]
Are you behind on your mortgage? Are you scared of losing your home to foreclosure?
Let’s talk about your options; call us!! Bankruptcy is a sure fire solution!! Life happens. Right in the middle of living the “American Dream”, and in your wonderful home, suddenly you suffer an illness, job loss, or major unexpected expense. You … [Read more...]
Are you receiving the $895.00 Maximum Weekly Income Benefit Rate?
Very often the insurance carrier will pay based on a 40 hour work week, based on what they think your hourly rate is. Within 30 days of reporting your injury, your employer shall provide to the insurance carrier a form DWC -3 that indicates what your … [Read more...]
Never Waive Goodbye: Pre-Injury Releases and Their Requirements
It’s summer time again, and many are headed to the gym hoping to recapture their swimsuit physique. Seeing an ad for a fitness boot camp, you register for the class, and in connection therewith you sign a number of papers, including a release which … [Read more...]
Who’s Your………Parent?
Legal vs. Biological Parent Biological parentage is easy to establish these days: a DNA test can indicate with 99.999% probability that an adult and a minor are parent and child, or it can rule out the possibility that a particular adult and child … [Read more...]
UPDATE ON DAPA and EXTENDED DACA PROGRAMS ISSUED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
On June 23, 2016 the Supreme Court released a 4-4 split decision in the case of United States v. Texas. The case was brought by Texas and many other states challenging President Obama’s executive orders for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans … [Read more...]
Civil laws-our Common Law system
As a lawyer in my 28th year of practice, together with additional years of education and training before that, I quickly accepted the task of writing a paper on “Civil Law” for our firm’s newsletter because it seemed to be quite obvious and … [Read more...]
Let’s talk about all of those bill collector calls, their mail and, even, in some cases, their threats!
On top of mounting medical bills, a job loss, or an illness that has caused your financial hardship, creditors and bill collectors can nevertheless be relentless. This can be overwhelming, and psychologically stressful. They call your phone as … [Read more...]
ESSENTIAL ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS
A surprising number of people do not think ahead when it comes to their estate planning. Many people believe that because they don’t consider themselves to be wealthy, such planning is unnecessary. However, everyone has an estate, no matter how … [Read more...]
2016 SSA Changes:
Right now it takes a year or more to get your hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. (National time is 505 days, Ft. Worth is currently at 411 and Dallas is at 467). SSA is planning on hiring senior attorneys to review the cases that are … [Read more...]
