Legal Blog - Legal Information

Archives

Show All

2009
- July
- June
- May
- April
- February
2008
- November
- October
  - Trusts May Not Protect Your Assets From Creditors
    10/18/08
    An individual's largest asset is usually their homes. In an attempt to keep these large assets in the family and to avoid probate, individuals are either gifting the homes away to children early by signing over the deed or setting up a living revocable or irrevocable trust. Unfortunately someti
  - Planning For the Disabled Child With a Supplemental Needs Trust
    10/18/08
    Since 1993 it has been public policy in New York State to allow parents (or other relatives) of a disabled child to set up a trust for their inheritance which will not disqualify them from government benefits, such as Social Security and Medicaid. The reasoning behind these supplemental needs trusts
  - Vehicular Manslaughter Explained
    10/14/08
    Vehicular manslaughter, sometimes referred to as vehicular homicide, is a crime in almost every state across America. The punishment for this crime varies from state to state, but in most jurisdictions it is taken very seriously. Generally defined, vehicular manslaughter revolves around a death that
  - Personal Injury Attorneys and the Types of Cases They Handle
    10/14/08
    A personal injury attorney can handle many different types of cases where someone has been injured or even killed. Some of them work with several different kinds of injuries while others focus on a specific injury. To find a lawyer that best meets your needs and will be able to handle your case, loo
  - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - How to Dispute a Debt
    10/14/08
    The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act outlines the procedures you are to follow when a debt collector demands that you pay a debt placed with him. Basically, the Fair Debt Collection Act gives you the right to dispute a debt. You accomplish two critical things when you dispute a debt. Fi
  - Little Known Rules Help Over - 50 Claimants Get Social Security Disability Benefits
    10/14/08
    I recently represented a client in a Social Security hearing that made me think to write about some little known rules used by the Social Security Administration to make disability decisions. The SSA calls these rules the Medical-Vocational Guidelines. My client was disabled by arthritis and fibromy
  - Product Liability Lawsuits
    10/14/08
    Product liability lawsuits typically arise out of a manufacturer or vendor's responsibility to compensate customers for injuries that have been caused by defective merchandise that has been sold. Individuals who have been harmed by an unsafe product frequently have a cause of action against the
- September
- July
- June
- May
- April
- March
- February
- January
2007
- December
- November
- October
- September
- August
- July
- June
- May
- April
- March
- February
- January
2006
- December
- November
- October
- September
- August
- July
- June
- May
- April