by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ.
Entrepreneur Magazine recently published an article naming what they claim to be the top 10 best cities to be an Entrepreneur. Some of the cities listed were Las Vegas, Portland, Orlando, San Diego and Madison, Wisconsin. Different reasons were named for why each particular city offered benefits to the brave [...]
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Is Now a Good Time to Start a Business?
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments
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Who is Responsible When a Person is Injured?
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Accidents happen. Sometimes an accident could have been prevented – and was caused by the carelessness of another. When an accident is caused by someone else’s negligence, then the negligent party (the one who didn’t act carefully enough) can be held responsible when a person is injured as a result. However, sometimes an [...]
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The Fair Sentencing Act of 2009… Equalizing Punishment for Crack and Powder Cocaine Offenses
October 27th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
New legislation has been introduced to Congress to equalize the sentencing for crack and cocaine drug offenses. Currently, there is a 100-1 sentencing disparitybetween convictions for offenses involing “crack” or “powder cocaine.” The legisitation, called the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009, would equalize the sentencing guidelines for these two drug offenses.
It started with [...]
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Arrest Statistics by Crime
October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Even if you don’t watch the television program “COPS,” you might wonder the most common reasons people get arrested. Well, you’re in luck because the FBI reports on just that topic! According to the FBI/DOJ Report, Crime in the United States 2008, there were about 14 million arrests last year. There were [...]
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Medical Marijuana Update… Fewer Arrests in the Future
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Is medical marijuana legal now? Well, not exactly. While the legality of marijuana use is still a bit tricky – illegal under federal law, but legal in certain states – the Obama administration has decided NOT to arrest people who use or supply medical marijuana in conformity with their state’s laws.
Remember the song… “I’m just [...]
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Nationwide Lawyers? A look at the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
In these modern times, both individuals and businesses often need legal services in several states…. and many times clients want their same lawyer to handle all those matters. Makes sense to me! I’d certainly rather have my regular real estate lawyer handle all my purchases, sales, etc. of property in various states. [...]
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Extortion and Blackmail
October 12th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
There have been some very high profile cases of extortion in the news lately: The Robert Halderman / David Letterman case and John Travolata’s son’s death, to name two recent and terrible cases. Seems even more common today because people can sell their stories to the tabloids – giving blackmailers and extortionists a ready [...]
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Blackmail: Letterman’s Lesson
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ.
David Letterman recently turned the tables on the man allegedly blackmailing him by tricking the blackmailer into revealing his identity. Letterman also proceeded to discuss the turn of events on his talk show. Clearly the blackmailer wasn’t an expert in committing the crime, or he just foolishly picked a [...]
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Attorneys Must Disclose to Clients
September 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ
Allegedly, indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford offered his wife a $200 million divorce settlement last year, which the wife’s lawyer never informed her of. Now the wife of R. Allen Stanford is suing her divorce lawyer for the $200 million. Whether or not the offer ever existed or the lawyer [...]
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Denied a Loan Modification?
September 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Several million mortgages are currently in default or expected to become past due in the coming months. Some of those homeowners who are past due have lost everything in foreclosure, some are simply walking away before it gets to that point, and others are struggling to stay in their homes. For many [...]
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