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(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 30, 2011 ) NEW JERSEY - Satellite installers who were denied overtime pay may have legal recourse. In general, satellite installers are entitled to overtime pay when working more than 40 hours in a single workweek, and when wrongfully denied their right to premium pay, may be able to file a claim for unpaid overtime wages. There is a time limit, however, for filing unpaid overtime...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 29, 2011 ) FLORIDA - The driver of a golf cart was injured when the cart tipped in Wellington, Florida on March 26, 2011. The driver was 69-years-old and from Miami. The driver had been driving on Pierson Drive, a private dirt road in Wellington. After the accident in Florida, the driver was partially pinned to the ground. There were two passengers in the golf cart as well; one of the...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 29, 2011 ) TEXAS - Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Gary A. Udashen as the “Dallas Best Lawyers Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year” for 2011.
After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 27, 2011 ) CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles criminal attorney and family lawyer Mary Masi achieved dismissal of not just one, but two clients from fraud allegations in a Los Angeles court in 2011 with total liability valued at over $100 million dollars. One client was facing liability of $28 million dollars for allegations of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. The other client...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 26, 2011 ) NEW JERSEY - Matthew A. Peluso, Esq., an international business law attorney based in Princeton, has written an article titled "Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: An Example of Successful International Commercial Diplomacy." The article appears in the March 2011 issue of Exchange Magazine. Exchange Magazine is published...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 24, 2011 ) NORTH CAROLINA - Despite the observance of Autism Awareness Month, Charlotte estate planning lawyer Sabrina Winters warns that many parents of special needs children are still in the dark as to three key planning steps designed to protect their child if the unthinkable happens.
Autism affects one in 110 children in the country, with boys being four times more...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 24, 2011 ) MASSACHUSETTS - Boston’s legal elite were stunned by yesterday’s arrest of well-known lawyer Robert A. George on federal charges of money laundering as well as shocked by the notion that a seasoned and much-admired colleague may land exactly where several of his infamous clients are, in jail.
Prominent Boston attorney Robert A. George was charged on May...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 24, 2011 ) NEW YORK - New York based personal injury law firm Dansker & Aspromonte Associates has collected $6,500,000 in a medical malpractice settlement. For over 20 years, they have handled personal injury cases in New York region representing thousands of clients, and have obtained hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of their clients.
Dansker & Aspromonte...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 23, 2011 ) UTAH - According to Utah estate planning lawyer Randall Sparks, estate planning is not just for the wealthy. Everyone should have an estate plan in place, even if they don’t have considerable financial wealth. Some even suggest that a modest estate has a greater need for careful planning to ensure that your resources are better preserved. Certainly large estates...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 23, 2011 ) NEW YORK - The Law Firm of Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C. has started a new group for parents, family members and guardians who are concerned about children who are being bullied in school, on the Internet or anywhere. Family Law attorney Lauren Chartan will share her legal experience and knowledge with family members and discuss the legal recourse...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 22, 2011 ) GEORGIA - Glaser Currie & Bullman is representing individuals who were allegedly strip-searched, physically assaulted, or both, on the streets of Atlanta by members of the Atlanta Police Department's notorious Red Dog Squad.
While initially hoping such incidents were isolated, numerous other credible victims of the heavy-handed tactics of these...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 21, 2011 ) GEORGIA - Homeowners in the state of Georgia and all across the country may be shocked and disappointed to learn that the foreclosure crisis is slated to worsen in 2011. Major lenders repossessed about 1 million homes in 2010 and are projected to surpass that number in 2011, unless those homeowners can find foreclosure and modification assistance. A fairly new...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 21, 2011 ) MICHIGAN - The Michigan motorcycle accident attorneys at the Southfield, Michigan personal injury law firm of Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. recently obtained a significant jury verdict in a motorcycle accident insurance trial. Attorney George Burke was the lead trial attorney in this lawsuit filed by Grange Insurance Company against four bikers injured in a motorcycle...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 21, 2011 ) OREGON - Harris Law Firm, one of Oregon's leading general practice law firms, has opened two new offices in the Portland, Oregon metro area.
Robert Harris, managing partner of the Oregon law firm, said that the new locations fulfill the firm’s mission of providing quality legal services to clients within the client's community. "We want to be the...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 21, 2011 ) ILLINOIS - Retired Illinois professor and personal injury attorney David Stevens, from downstate Charleston, has released his legal memoir “For Three Weeks I Owned The University Of Illinois.” Composed of eight personal essays, each of which details one of eight fascinating cases he worked on as an attorney, the memoir intersperses Stevens's personal...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 21, 2011 ) CALIFORNIA - The Liviakis Law Firm in Sacramento specializes in consumer and small business bankruptcy legal services. Founded in 2008, the firm offers debt solutions, settlement with creditors, and reorganization plans to effectively combat creditor action. An attorney with the Sacramento law firm, Mikalah Raymond Liviakis begins the process by assessing a...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 21, 2011 ) RHODE ISLAND - Rhode Island accident law firm The Bottaro Law Firm, LLC is announcing the launch of a mobile personal injury website. With the launch of the site, people who have been injured through no fault of their own now have instant access to personal injury help. The site can be accessed through the IPhone, IPad, Droid, and all other cellular phones and mobile...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 21, 2011 ) NORTH CAROLINA - The WRECKamend Car Crash Claim Kit is now available for free on the iTunes App Store. This mobile phone application allows the user to record evidence at the scene of an accident that will be useful in settling their insurance claims. Information collected on the iPhone App is compiled into an accident report that can be e-mailed to your attorney of choice....
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 18, 2011 ) MISSOURI - At the Law Office of Kenneth J. Geniuk, LLC, located in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, the hourly rate is a thing of the past. After receiving feedback from several clients and researching trends in law firm billing practices, the firm's management has decided to stop billing at an hourly rate, and instead provide clients with a flat rate structure for legal...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 18, 2011 ) FLORIDA - Attorney Bernard Walsh lectured the Manasota Trial Lawyers Board about strategic use of the Florida crash report. Mr. Walsh informed many of the area’s top trial lawyers on how to best use the Florida crash report and the statements collected by law enforcement at the scene of a car accident to both protect the legal rights of clients and prevent fraudulent...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 15, 2011 ) OHIO - Mark L. Newman, a partner with the law firm Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer has been selected a 2011 Ohio Super Lawyer. The Ohio Super Lawyer selection process includes peer nomination and independent research of candidates. Only five percent of attorneys in Ohio are chosen each year.
As a practicing attorney for over 20 years, Newman has extensive...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 15, 2011 ) CALIFORNIA - Walia & Peerally, LLP proudly announces a legal talk show on 540AM New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The show will focus primarily on immigration law and debt settlement. The first show will be on March 17, 2011 from noon to 12:30 p.m. Regular show times will be Thursdays from 1:30 to 2 p.m. EST. Attorneys Harjot “Ginny”...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 13, 2011 ) CALIFORNIA - San Diego, California - Like it or not, tax season is here; but a San Diego Tax Attorney is working with bars and restaurants in the East Village to take some of the sting out of the season. Happy Hour Taxes offers San Diegans a variety of entertaining places to have their taxes prepared.
Anne-Marie Rabago of Rabago Law had been doing taxes...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 12, 2011 ) OHIO - “Lawyer Advertising Revealed,” a book written by Cincinnati Attorney Anthony Castelli for consumers of legal services and especially injury victims, was released today and is available at Amazon books.
This book helps consumers of legal services cut through all the noise so they can be in a better position to hire a personal injury lawyer. Anthony...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 12, 2011 ) MICHIGAN - Detroit Criminal Defense Attorney Christopher W. Quinn, II joins Lawyer Central as an Elite Attorney. Attorney Quinn represents clients in both misdemeanors and felonies cases throughout Metro Detroit including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County. Attorney Quinn also represents clients on matters involving traffic offenses, OUIL/OWI, drug cases, gun, cases, and...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 11, 2011 ) NEW JERSEY - Although a DePuy Pinnacle hip recall has not been issued, patients who have been implanted with the DePuy Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System may have legal recourse. Several DePuy Pinnacle lawsuits have already been filed, and patients experiencing DePuy Pinnacle problems with the metal-on-metal systems may be able to participate in a similar legal action to recover...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 10, 2011 ) NEW YORK - If you have been arrested for domestic violence, or assault, it is in your interest to hire a competent and experienced criminal lawyer in New York. The Law Office of Alexander Sanchez, Esq., has been handling domestic violence matters for 30 years. Mr. Sanchez has tried hundreds of criminal matters, and is prepared to represent you in your domestic violence...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 10, 2011 ) CONNECTICUT - Richard P. Hastings, a partner with the law firm of Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP was recently named a Connecticut Super Lawyer for Personal Injury Law. Super Lawyers Magazine names attorneys in each state who receive the highest point totals, as chosen by their...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 9, 2011 ) NORTH CAROLINA - With the clocks springing ahead on March 13th, Charlotte estate planning lawyer Sabrina Winters is providing free smoke detectors to area residents during the week of March 14, 2011.
Winters is also reminding residents to check and update their estate plans when turning the clock ahead for daylight savings time.
“We’re all reminded...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 9, 2011 ) NEW JERSEY - The FDA has released a safety announcement regarding Topamax and pregnancy to inform the public that there is an increased risk of oral birth defects in children born to women who took Topamax during pregnancy. Topamax (generic: topiramate) is a drug used to treat epileptic seizures and to prevent migraines and, according to the new FDA announcement, can raise...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 9, 2011 ) NEW YORK - Peter J. Schaffer, a practicing trial lawyer in New York City since 1987, has taken on a number of interesting new cases in 2011, covering a wide spectrum of State and Federal prosecutions. In addition, he continues to represent clients in ongoing investigations with the goal of preventing the filing of charges.
Mr. Schaffer has appeared in the United...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 8, 2011 ) NEW YORK - Since 1960, New York law firm Marvin A. Cooper, P.C. has provided competent legal advice, services and representation to clients residing in the Bronx, Westchester, Kings, Queens, New York, Rockland & Nassau Counties. In 2010, Marvin A. Cooper, P.C. recovered substantial results for their clients for many reasons. The stellar reputation of the White Plains law...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 5, 2011 ) ILLINOIS - According to the Evanston Illinois Health Department, parents and teachers were food poisoned at Haven Middle School. The first personal injury lawsuit was filed by Beatrice Jenkins with respect to the mass food poisoning and alleges Merle’s Smoke House was negligent and responsible for the food poisoning of approximately 30 people on February 16, 2011...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 4, 2011 ) NEW YORK - The New York personal injury attorneys at the Shapiro Law Offices launched an updated version of their website today by adding a new template. The new web template is more user-friendly and easier to navigate. While designing the new template, they took suggestions from their clients. They asked clients if they faced any problem while using the old template. If any...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 4, 2011 ) NEW YORK - New York personal injury law firm Marvin A. Cooper, P.C. understands the importance of Spanish language. The White Plains accident attorneys at the firm speak Spanish fluently to reach out to a diverse group of clients and help ensure all members of the community can be properly and effectively represented if they have sustained an unfortunate personal injury....
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 3, 2011 ) NEW YORK - An experienced criminal defense attorney can make a major difference in the criminal justice system, An attorney trained in the area of criminal defense, understands all of the rules, laws, regulations, time limitations, and procedures unique to the criminal justice system. Possessing such knowledge is essential to obatining the best possible...
(LAWYERCENTRAL.COM, March 3, 2011 ) VIRGINIA - The Villamar Firm PLLC and Procopé & Hornborg are launching their life cycle program that caters to small and medium sized entrepreneurs, particularly those that could benefit from obtaining patents, copyright and other intellectual property rights in Finland and the United States, coupled with financing plan to fuel cross border business expansion. Upon...
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