By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
A friend of mine recently received a letter in the mail from a well-known credit card company threatening to sue if he didn’t pay approximately $6,000 in charges to the account that had not been paid in months. Here’s the problem – my friend did not have an account with this credit card [...]
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How To Avoid Being a Victim of Credit Card Fraud
June 17th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Federal · General · How-To's · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Privacy
Can an attorney really help me get a better settlement than I could on my own?
May 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
If you’ve just been in an accident, or been injured by someone, you might be wondering whether or not you should hire a lawyer. If your injuries are very minor, such as a bruise or a little embarrassment, you might not need a lawyer, but it doesn’t hurt to contact one just [...]
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October 20th, 2008 · 12 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Are you facing a legal issue? Have you been sued, or are you wondering about foreclosure? Did you just have a medical procedure that didn’t turn out as you expected? Is bankruptcy looming? What about your family life – are you and your spouse considering divorce? Do you need to update your [...]
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Search and Seize My Laptop Without Probable Cause?
September 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
I just read a news article posted on the ABA Journal website about new border control search and seizure standards. Specifically, it appears the new government standards allow “[d]ocuments and electronic devices seized by border control agents [to] be copied without any suspicion of wrongdoing…” According to the U.S. Customs and Border [...]
Tags: Criminal Law · Federal · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Privacy
Using open-access WiFi –
stealing or community sharing?
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
WiFi internet access—cable-free and loving it! WiFi capability is the best thing since cordless phones…and one of the easiest things to tap into. While it can be tempting to take advantage of an unsecured network to save money, there are clear disadvantages to using someone else’s wireless service—for both the [...]
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Anti-SPAM Laws: Canning the Junk Email
June 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
BY: LISA R. WILSON
Anyone who has ever received an email knows all too well the evil and iniquity that is SPAM. SPAM is unsolicited, non-compensated commercial electronic mail sent in bulk that is usually fraudulent or deceptive in nature. On December 16, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited [...]
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Are You a Victim of Identity Theft?
May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
We’ve all seen those clever Capital One credit card commercials showing one person, but hearing another person’s voice, illustrating identity theft and fraud. Has someone used your personal information to open credit cards accounts and not pay the bill? The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities [...]
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Teens and STDs – Should the HPV Vaccine Require Parental Consent?
April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
According to U.S. Health Officials, 1 in 4 teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease. The Center for Disease Control is recommending not only annual screening for the top std infections, but also vaccinations. (See the news release here.) HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is one of the leading stds in the report and [...]
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Unrequited Love…. Don’t Be a Stalker (aka Kristin’s story)
March 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ
Ok, so now I’ve written about a break-ups and staying together….. but what happens when it doesn’t work out? What should you do?? Well, if your relationship ends, here’s one thing NOT to do….. Don’t be a stalker!!
Don’t call her endlessly. Don’t show up at her door unannounced. Don’t peer in her [...]
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