Personal Injury Law
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We take responsibility for effective, aggressive investigation and representation, allowing the injured to attend to health, family and economic issues, while pursuing legal means to obtain the highest financial recovery.
Our team of lawyers, paralegals, and investigators effectively works to level the playing field with the vast resources of insurance companies. We put our experience and proven techniques to work, including early investigation, careful review of medical records, and thoroughly evaluating economic and emotional losses. We believe insurance companies have clouded the opinion of the public by distorting statistics and highlighting a few outrageous verdicts among thousands and thousands of legitimate claims. Our firm strives to satisfactorily meet client objectives and goals by focusing on the catastrophic personal toll caused by the negligence or recklessness of others so judges, juries and insurance adjusters alike understand the need to fully and fairly compensate personal injury victims for all aspects of their losses.
Medical Malpractice
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The majority of health care providers do good work, but mistakes are sometimes made which could adversely affect a person, as well as their friends and family, for the rest of their lives. We represent individuals and their families whose medical provider has breached the standard of care in diagnosing or treating medical conditions. We have handled cases involving doctors, dentists, and other healthcare providers such as nurses, therapists, hospitals, and clinics. We have extensive experience in cases involving birth-related injuries, brain injuries, surgical errors, misdiagnosis or late diagnosis, obstetrical and gynecological malpractice, patient neglect, incorrect administration of medication, nursing malpractice, and emergency room errors.
Family Law
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Few legal areas are as emotionally charged as family law, primarily for the litigants, but also for the lawyers and judges involved in the cases and even the public at large. In divorce and child custody cases in particular, the adversarial process has increased tensions between the parties that do not abate even when the process is complete. As a result, many states have begun to explore other, non-adversarial alternatives, such as mandatory mediation, which can save time and money and preserve relationships to the extent possible. Mediation and other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes provide an option for those who prefer to stay out of court. ADR provides many potential advantages for most cases, including reduced cost, faster resolution, less emotional stress, and the ability to construct solutions outside of the authority of the courts.
We have extensive experience in family law and represent clients in the following areas: divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, arrearages, visitation, temporary orders, legal separation, premarital agreements, domestic abuse, mediation, arbitration, spousal support, modifications, judgment enforcement, grandparents’ rights cases, guardianships, and all other financial or property-related disputes.
We represent parents and children in matters involving social services and allegations of child abuse and neglect.
Criminal Law
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We represent clients in all types of criminal cases, from minor infractions and misdemeanors to the most serious felonies, including homicide, battery, assault and other violent crimes, drug sales and possession, theft and grand larceny, white collar fraud, embezzlement, sex offenses, domestic violence, arson, and conspiracy, with an emphasis on sex crimes, child abuse, and domestic violence. We also handle probation revocation and parole proceedings as well as appeals.
Civil & Criminal Appeals
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Our firm represents and advises clients on appeals who are or might become involved in an appeal as a result of a civil or family case, criminal conviction, or revocation of probation or parole. Our appellate practice encompasses every level of state and federal court.
Dependency & Neglect
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Parents facing accusations of dependency & neglect are entitled to a lawyer at all stages of the case. We advocate for parents and inform them of their rights at every stage of these complex proceedings. Social services may allege a child has been abandoned, mistreated, or abused; is out of control, homeless, or neglected; or that the parents have otherwise provided an unsafe environment. If so, a variety of actions could occur; from placing the child in the temporary custody of another to permanent termination of parental rights. Not only are we experienced in representing parents accused of dependency & neglect, but we are also skilled in handling appeals of these types of cases.
Landlord/Tenant Eviction
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Landlords and Tenants who are parties to a commercial or residential lease have very specific rights, obligations, and protections under the law. We strive to insure that our clients are informed and protected when pursuing or defending an eviction action.