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Should I Choose Credit Counseling Rather Than Bankruptcy?
If you are behind on your bills, the chances are that you have received information about “credit counseling” or “debt consolidation.” These are terms applied to a service that offers to consolidate your bills and negotiate with your creditors to lower your payments so that you can get your debts paid off quickly. However, many…
Court Considers Medical Marijuana Case
The battle over equating the use of medical marijuana with intoxicated driving charges continues, with the Arizona Supreme Court being asked to consider whether people with medical marijuana cards can be prosecuted for driving while having traces of the drug in their systems, according to a recent report. The latest case stems from an appeal…
Spending Through The Holidays
The song says “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” However, the holidays can be stressful emotionally and financially for many people. The desire to buy gifts for loved ones can override good financial judgment and place you in a spiral of debt from which it is difficult to recover. How can you control…
How To Avoid Holiday DUI Charges
The holidays are once again here and with them comes the increased risk of a DUI charge. More than any other time of year, the holiday season is a time for saturation patrols and roadblocks that lead to numerous DUI arrests and convictions. It is important to take the right steps to protect yourself from…
New Guidelines Release Prisoners from Jail
New federal sentencing guidelines will release thousands of federal prisoners over the next few months, according to recent reports. Supporters of the new measures state that the guidelines are helping to release people who should not have been in jail in the first place, due to old sentencing guidelines that should no longer apply. Detractors…
How Chapter 13 Can Benefit You
If you have a steady income and assets of any value, Chapter 13 bankruptcy may be a better choice for you than Chapter 7. You can do things with a Chapter 13 bankruptcy that you cannot do with a Chapter 7, such as keep many of your assets by arranging to make payments to the…
Maricopa County Crime Rates Continue to Drop
Maricopa County’s crime rates continued their downward trend, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In fact, the county’s drop in crime rates was significant greater than that of the United States as a whole for 2014. That year, Maricopa County experienced a 3.8 percent drop in violent crime and a 5.5 percent drop in…
Giving Back Money in Bankruptcy
There are many ways that money can be confiscated from a debtor in bankruptcy. For very large businesses, especially those whose stock is sold publicly, a clawback scheme may be in place that requires the executives in the business to return bonuses and funds paid prior to bankruptcy. There are also provisions for small businesses…
Why Do I Need a DUI Attorney?
A DUI attorney does more than simply represent a driver in court. A good DUI attorney helps the client understand his or her rights from the moment of arrest to the final resolution of the case. While it is technically possible to represent yourself in a DUI case, you are often more likely to experience…