Bailey & Galyen is proud and excited to announce that Dana Manry has passed the exam to become Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of Texas. The State Bar recognizes Board Certification as “a mark … [Read more...]
Can I Lose My Job While I Am Out on Workers’ Comp?
In most circumstances, yes. Your employer may lay you off, terminate your employment, or place you on FMLA while you are off on workers’ compensation. Texas is an at-will state, therefore an employer may release you from their employment at will... … [Read more...]
Changes to How SSA Examines Mental Disabilities
As of January 17, 2017, SSA is updating their criteria for determining whether or not someone is disabled due to a mental or emotional impairment. The new criteria have more specific examples and are better defined, helping claimants get … [Read more...]
Personal Injury Protection Insurance (PIP)
Personal Injury Protection Insurance (PIP): USE IT OR LOSE IT Texas law affords its motorists the option of obtaining what is referred to as “Personal Injury Protection” in connection with their automobile liability coverage. Texas’ Personal … [Read more...]
How Will Bankruptcy Affect My Most Valuable Assets?
These are the most common questions I am asked during an initial client consultation: Will I lose my home if I file for bankruptcy? What about my car? My IRA, or 401K? The good news is, for most prospective bankruptcy debtors filing bankruptcy with … [Read more...]
Can I Sue My Employer For My Work Related injury?
Are there lump sum settlements under Texas Workers' Comp laws? Can I sue a subscribing employer for pain & suffering or future lost wages? The simple answer is NO. The Work Comp laws here in Texas took a drastic change in 1991. Any injuries sustained … [Read more...]
Immigration Fees on Most Forms Have Increased
Fees for immigration forms increased by an average of 21 percent on December 23, 2016. Some forms have stayed the same but most saw significant increases. The increase was necessary because Congress did not give additional funds. The increase is … [Read more...]
Does Living Together In Texas Mean You’re Married?
In Texas, the short answer is “maybe.” The concept of an informal marriage, sometimes referred as Common Law marriage, does exist in Texas. According to current law, (which may undergo a major re-write in this upcoming session of the Legislature) the … [Read more...]
PEACE ON EARTH?
As we find ourselves in the middle of another holiday season I have renewed my annual Christmas requests, World Peace and a red bicycle. I can’t offer you anything in this brief article that will deliver “peace on earth and good will to mankind”, … [Read more...]
Texas Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay More than $1 Billion
Pinnacle Hip Implants Found to Be Defective On December 1, 2016, a federal jury in Dallas returned a verdict against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics, holding that the company’s Pinnacle hip implant was … [Read more...]
2034 and 2023 – Important Years to keep in mind for all current and future SS Beneficiaries.
For years and years people have been claiming that Disability and SS Retirement are going to end. They are actually separate funds, but at times, they have borrowed from one another to keep both programs afloat. Due to the aging of the baby … [Read more...]
IS MY INJURY SEVERE ENOUGH TO REPORT?
Always always always report your injury! No matter how minor. A lot of people think, "Let me see if it will get better." This is the wrong idea. I have had clients get a scratch, and think nothing of it, until they are in the hospital weeks later due … [Read more...]
