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In This Issue: • Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child, Suspend the Judge. The Texas Supreme Court has suspended a state judge who went all aggro on his 16-year-old daughter for illegally downloading music files. William Adams...more
Recently I began offering online legal services in response to a need that I saw going unmet. Specifically, people who need legal help in going through the court process but either couldn't afford to pay an attorney or it...more
I have mentioned before that lately I am seeing more people come in for a bankruptcy consultation that have been sued by one of their credit card companies. Usually it is for smaller amounts, less than $5,000. Nothing sends...more
Few things are as unsettling as having a knock on the door and then finding yourself being served with a lawsuit by a process server. However, if debts go unpaid long enough, eventually many creditors will sue. Bankruptcy...more
Lately I have seen an influx of clients who are facing a wage garnishment or who have recently had a creditor garnish their bank accounts. This is likely due to the fact that this bad economy has been going for years now...more
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