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What Should You Look For In A Bankruptcy Lawyer?
If you are contemplating bankruptcy, you want the help of a lawyer who will make the process as simple and streamlined as possible for you. How do you know if the lawyer you choose is right for you and your situation? Here are a few tips to help you choose the right bankruptcy lawyer.
Prison Term Set for AZ Man in Fatal DUI Case
An Arizona man convicted of manslaughter in connection with a 2014 fatal DUI crash was sentenced to seven years in prison, according to recent reports. Joseph Richard Baird, 54, was accused of causing an accident by turning left in front of an oncoming motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol, leading to the death of…
Father Charged in Child’s Heat-Stroke Death
A father has been charged with leaving his toddler in the family’s car, leading to the child’s death by heat-stroke, according to recent reports. James Koryor, 41, is accused of leaving 2 ½-year-old Alpha in the vehicle for over two hours. The boy was pronounced dead at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where police placed the…
What About My Tax Refund?
If you are like many Americans, you may have received a tax refund when you filed your federal or state income tax return. What happens to this money when you file bankruptcy? The answer to that question depends on when you file. How Your Tax Refund Is Handled in Bankruptcy Under the Bankruptcy Code, any…
Interagency Sweep Nets 300 Fugitives in AZ
A cooperative effort by the U.S. Marshals Service along with police agencies from Maricopa County, Pinal County and Pima County netted more than 300 fugitives accused of “high-level felony” crimes, according to a recent report. The task force was organized in order to target violent criminals and gang members and cited a need for “quantity…
The Student Loan Discharge Dilemma
President Obama has recently been considering measures that might allow those with enormous student loan debt to have those debts discharged under bankruptcy. Currently, student loans are not dischargeable under bankruptcy, but a new law might allow debtors to include these loans in their unsecured debt amounts. However, there is fear that this measure might…
Family of Man Killed in Police Custody Filing Suit
The family of a man who died while in the custody of the Phoenix Police Department are filing a $7 million lawsuit against the city, according to recent reports. Police arrested Edgardo Figueroa for DUI, but sometime between his arrest and his travel to the police station two miles away, he stopped breathing. Family members…
Five Family Members Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Five members of the family were killed in an apparent murder-suicide, according to reports. Phoenix police believe that the argument began over a family business. The fighting escalated to the point that one of the men shot the other victims then himself. In all, three brothers, one of the brother’s wives and the men’s mother…
Police Officer Will Not Be Charged in Shooting
A white Phoenix police officer will not be charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black suspect, according to recent reports. The shooting occurred in December just before the decision not to prosecute a New York police officer who was implicated in the chokehold death of a suspect. Officer Mark Rine was ruled to…