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The Constitution of the United States is held up as the highest law of the land. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The first of these amendments concerns the freedom of speech …
Constitutional Law: Free Speech and Section 1983 in AlabamaRead More
Family law is 90 percent art and 10 percent science. The science is easy - the art takes years to perfect. Many casual observers or novice participants to the family law world think that a case is …
Some cases get appealed and when the appellate court renders an opinion, you feel like you're reading a computer programming textbook. It's dry, uninteresting, and just new data in an old formula. …
Criminal Defense: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and the Hung Jury – “In olden days”Read More
If you have an immigration case that is referred to the Immigration Court, then you've been rejected by the local office case worker. They have referred you to go before an immigration judge at the …
Immigration: The Master Calendar Hearing v. The Special Calendar Hearing – AsylumRead More
Asset Protection and Estate Planning in Alabama: The Irrevocable Spendthrift Trust By all rational calculations, we live in one of the most litigious societies in history. The fear of frivolous …
Asset Protection and Estate Planning in Alabama: The Irrevocable Spendthrift TrustRead More
U.S. Debt is about to hit $22 Trillion. That's a number that we just can't comprehend. $150 million in student loans just got cancelled. How does that even happen? In Alabama, shady "loan …
Debt Relief – Bankruptcy: A Debt Crisis is Coming (is Here)Read More
"The best laid plans of mice and men go oft awry." One of the most Plaintiff-friendly areas of law is Employment Law. By "Plaintiff-friendly", I mean, it's the easiest area of law for a Plaintiff …
Employment Law: Racial Discrimination and RetaliationRead More
In the early 2000's a friend of mine spent 4 years in prison in Colorado for marijuana related offenses. A few months after his release, Colorado ended marijuana prohibition. In Alabama, marijuana …
Criminal Defense: The State of Marijuana Possession in Alabama – CBD OilRead More
"Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along, Merrily we roll a-------" Life happens, and in an instant, without expecting it, you can be blindsided by a reckless driver. You stumble out of the …
Personal Injury: All Injury is Personal – Tips for Dealing with Insurance CompaniesRead More
Today at the Alabama Ethics Commission, the five member panel heard Motions to Reconsider certain advisory opinions, appeals of civil penalties for failure to comply with campaign finance laws, and …
Government Affairs: Alabama Ethics Commission – December 19, 2018Read More