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Texas Family Law Attorney Discusses the Art of Dividing an Art Collection
The collection of assets in a couple’s marital estate is as unique as the people who own them. When spouses decide to part ways, some collections of items may easily be dealt with as part of the couple’s property distribution because the items are much more important to one spouse than to the other. For…
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Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Explains the Crime of Identity Theft
While the public is often made aware of the violent crimes that occur in their communities because homicides, armed robberies, and the like are often discussed on the television news and in the newspapers, there are many other crimes which can go unnoticed, even by the victims, for weeks or even months at a time.…
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Texas Divorce Attorney Discusses the Advantages of Remaining Calm During Your Divorce
It is well known that keeping a level head can be very helpful in navigating any sort of difficult or complicated situation. Since divorce can be both difficult and complicated, divorcing spouses who are able to remain calm throughout the divorce process are at an advantage compared to those who are unable to do so.…
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Texas DUI Defense Attorney Explains SR-22 Insurance
If your driver’s license has been suspended, you may wonder whether there is any way that you could be allowed to drive to work, so that you don’t lose your job, in addition to losing your license. Fortunately, Texas does issue something called an occupational or essential need license, which allows drivers whose licenses who…
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Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Discusses Possible Legislative Reforms
The next Legislative Session won’t start until January of next year, but there are a couple of issues which are likely to be debated during that Session which may be of interest to young Texans. The first of these issues is a possible reform of anti-truancy laws, and the other is the possible reform of…
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East Texas Family Law Attorney Reports: Accurate Appraisals are Important for Divorcing Couples
Sometimes, a divorcing couple may not have much in the way of marital property to divide. If a couple owns a home, it is likely to be the biggest and most valuable asset at stake in the divorce. Marital homes are more than just an asset with high monetary worth, homes are emotionally important to…
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Texas DUI Defense Attorney Discusses Boating While Intoxicated
Did you know that in Texas, it is against the law to operate a boat while you are intoxicated? Texas law recognizes an offense called “boating while intoxicated”, or BWI, and it is different from the more familiar offense of “driving while intoxicated”, or DWI. Since law enforcement officers do patrol bodies of water, it…
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East Texas Criminal Lawyer Discusses the Crime of Stalking
Stalking is something which people sometimes refer to in a joking way, but it is, in fact, a serious crime which causes a great deal of harm to many people across Texas every year. It is estimated that nearly a million and a half women in Texas have experienced at least one incidence of stalking…
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East Texas DUI Defense Attorney Explains the Role of Science in DUI Defenses
Texas DUI defense attorneys use a variety of tools to build successful arguments in defense of their clients. A thorough knowledge of Texas DUI laws is one tool that Texas DUI defense attorneys use to spot weaknesses in the prosecution’s case that can be challenged with arguments based upon the law. Challenges to field sobriety…
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Understanding Your Right to Have a Translator Present at Your Criminal Trial
Last month Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala issued a dissenting opinion which accused the majority of failing to protect the constitutional right of a Hispanic defendant to have a translator present at his criminal trial. In her dissent, Judge Alcala, who was joined by Judge Cathy Cochran and Judge Cheryl Johnson says…