By William Scazzero | Published September 5, 2014 | Posted in Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Contract Law, Estate Planning / Probate, Family Law, Municipal Law, Oil & Gas Law, Real Estate Law | Comments Off on Ten Questions to Ask a Lawyer
Ten Questions to Ask a Lawyer
Lawyers are essential components of our legal system that strive to ensure justice is served. Who knows, perhaps you will need to seek guidance from one of them in the future for any number of reasons. If you ever find yourself in need of legal counsel and/or representation, it is wise to schedule a consultation Read More
Read MoreThe Divorce Process in Texas
As a party in a new divorce case, the process can seem confusing and overwhelming. There is no template that every divorce can follow. The issues to be addressed in a divorce case are fairly consistent: Who has primary custody of the kids? What will be the possession schedule for the non-custodial parent? How much Read More
Read MoreSCOTUS Issues Important Condemnation Ruling
When most people think of walking along railroad tracks, they conjure up images from classic films or their own youth. In 1986, however the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, an American nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. was created to capitalize on a little-noticed section of The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (known as the Read More
Read MoreSpousal Maintenance in the State of Texas
In the media, we often see stories about high profile divorces involving actors, professional athletes, and leaders of industry. Those figures of pop culture many times find themselves paying large amounts of alimony to their ex. In the early 1990’s Kim Richards, former teen star and now a regular on Bravo TV’s Real Housewives of Read More
Read MoreNot Guilty – Assault Family Violence
A common question for criminal defense attorneys is, “How can you represent someone that you know is guilty?” My answer is this: It’s easy to represent a guilty person. There is no pressure at all. Ninety-nine percent of the guilty persons will be punished. It’s just a question of what the appropriate punishment is. My Read More
Read MoreI-35 Expansion and Condemnation in Denton County
Denton County landowners will soon be receiving letters from the Texas Department of Transportation concerning the condemnation of their land along I-35. The state plans to expand the interstate and needs to purchase land to facilitate that expansion. Read more at this Denton Record Chronicle article. Associate William Scazzero writes about the process of condemnation in Read More
Read MoreTexas Attorney General Will Increase Maximum Guidelines Child Support
The Office of the Attorney General of Texas has announced that it will use its administrative authority to increase the maximum income that can be considered in computations of guidelines child support. The previous level was $7,500.00, but now support can be based on up to $8,550.00 in “net monthly resources.” This means that, for Read More
Read MoreIs Compensation for Wrongful Conviction Community Property?
The Supreme Court of Texas will answer that question in a case of first impression in Texas as well as the rest of the nation. In 1983 Steven Phillips was convicted of sexual assault. He would spend the next 24 years in jail. During that time, his marriage ended. Eventually, DNA evidence exonerated him and Read More
Read MoreSCOTUS Justices Concerned About Allowing Prosecutors to Use Pre-Miranda Silence as Evidence of Guilt
On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Genovevo Salinas v. Texas, an appeal from Harris County, Texas, for a 1992 murder conviction. During police questioning, and before he was arrested and read his Miranda warnings, Salinas answered some questions but did not answer when asked Read More
Read MoreUnited States Supreme Court Rules that Police Need A Search Warrant to Draw Blood from a DWI Suspect
In Missouri v. McNeely, decided Wednesday, April 17, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the natural dissipation of alcohol by the human body was not a sufficient cause to waive the requirement of a search warrant to obtain a blood sample from a DWI suspect. The case arose from the arrest of Tyler G. Read More
Read More- Bankruptcy Law
- Business Bankruptcy
- Business Law
- Business Litigation
- Business Tax Law
- Civil Litigation
- Condemnation
- Construction Law
- Contract Law
- Custody Law
- Divorce Law
- Domestic Violence
- Eminent Domain
- Estate Planning / Probate
- Estate Planning Law
- Family Law
- Family Violence
- Firm News
- General Corporate Law
- Government Contract Law
- Local Government Law
- Municipal Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Probate Law
- Real Estate & Condemnation
- Real Estate Law
- Uncategorized
