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Getting Pulled Over

11. February 2006

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Getting Pulled Over

The following article addresses some of the questions common to a traffic stop and provides suggestions for maintaining your rights to privacy. It is important to understand your rights thereby making informed decisions when being pulled over. For example, you have the right to say no when a police officer asks to search your vehicle, [...]

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Bill Dispute? Suing Not An Option

1. April 2005

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Bill Dispute? Suing Not An Option

Consumers Finding Arbitration Severely Limits Their Legal Options [While] reading the fine print many consumers are surprised to learn they lost their right to sue when they signed contracts and must submit to binding arbitration instead, reports John Blackstone.

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Attorney Client Fee Agreements – Flat-Fees or Hourly Billing

13. May 2003

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Attorney Client Fee Agreements – Flat-Fees or Hourly Billing

The following article addresses two types of fee arrangements for legal services in criminal law – the flat-fee and hourly billing. The central questions to be considered are whether one type is better than the other, when is it better, and why is it better.

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D.U.I. Arrest Tips

21. April 2003

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D.U.I. Arrest Tips

The following article addresses some of the questions common to D.U.I. arrests and suggests practical advice on how to handle police encounters. Depending on the circumstances under which you are stopped or detained by law enforcement, informed responses to police questioning may help minimize the impact of or even likelihood of an arrest and subsequent [...]

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