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Do You Know Your Miranda Rights? Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers
It’s not just Houston criminal defense lawyers who know the Miranda rights verbatim. Most Americans are familiar with the Miranda rights, thanks to so many TV police shows. However, how many know that the Supreme Court this year has been tinkering with the familiar rights, ensuring more ambiguity, and possibly, some confusion?
This year, the country’s [...]
Family Looking for Driver Who Killed Their Dad – Houston Injury Lawyers
With Father’s Day just over, the Ramirez family continues to grieve their father’s unexpected death. Victor Ramirez, 79, was killed as he rode his bicycle home from the store at the corner of 4th and 14th Street in Texas City, Texas on June 7, 2010. The driver fled the scene of the accident. [...]
McDonalds Recalls 12 Million Shrek Glasses – Texas Child Injury Lawyers
Yes, another recall… This time, by fast food giant, McDonalds. McDonalds announced today that they are recalling 12 million Shrek-themed glasses because of elevated levels of cadmium. These glasses have been sold for $2 each and have various images from the “Shrek Forever After” movie.
Elevated levels of cadmium have been found in the paint used [...]
Budgetary Cuts Could Impact Prison Alcohol Treatment Programs for DWI Offenders in Texas – Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers
Texas is looking at a massive $18 billion budget shortfall next year. That deficit will have to be made up for by slashing funds to other programs and facilities. There is speculation that alcohol treatment programs for prisoners arrested for DWI offenses could likely have funding cut as part of these measures. As Houston DWI [...]
Do You Need A Lawyer for Your Accident?
Trying to handle your own personal injury case without an attorney is like trying to perform an operation on yourself. Doctors wouldn’t operate on themselves and lawyers wouldn’t represent themselves either. There is an old adage, “a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.”
If you have a personal injury matter, it is [...]
23 Children Injured when Daycare Van Rolls Over
According to the Star-Telegram, on Monday, September 28, 2009, a Kids Clubhouse daycare van carrying twenty children were injured when the van entered an intersection in Grand Prairie, Texas (just outside of Dallas) and was broadsided by an oncoming vehicle.
The driver of the van, Karissa Acosta, allegedly swerved around a car stopped at a red [...]
We are Called to Serve
Lawyers are too often characterized as greedy, dishonest, and faithless. Our society does not trust lawyers and often considers attorneys as a class entirely separate from the rest of society. And perhaps, the legal profession has embraced and promulgated these thoughts in an attempt to validate the notion that attorneys are somehow better than most [...]
