Hire a Lawyer or Represent Yourself? Consider the Statistics.

In all cases, you have the right to represent yourself, but having the right doesn’t mean it’s the best option. One factor that highlights this is the success rate between those who represent themselves (called “pro se”…

Your Rights as a Protestor

More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the Women’s March on Washington this Saturday, January 21, 2017, a day after Donald Trump gets officially sworn into office. Thousands of other protestors are expected to march in “Sister Marches” or local marches happening in…

What qualifications do you need to be a part of the President’s cabinet?

President-elect Trump has been busy choosing his cabinet members. These are some of the most powerful folks in the country and are essentially responsible for running parts of it. So that raises the…

Repeal this law! Pass that law! Not all laws are equal.

Laws affect every aspect of our lives, from the air that we breathe to the food that we eat. As a society, we create laws in order to deal fairly with one another.

Scary sounding documents when you hire a lawyer (which aren’t really scary)

When you hire a lawyer, there will be some paperwork involved.

Don’t be intimidated by the sound of an “engagement letter” or a “fee agreement” — they are very common letters…

Contracts — Making Your Own Laws

We’re surrounded by contracts all the time. We take them for granted and forget how incredibly powerful they can be. They are used to structure our relationships and essentially create laws between each other. You can contract almost anything and the law will work to…

Freelancers don’t work for free…

Freelancers and independent contractors currently make up 35% of the U.S. workforce and over a majority of them have issues with either getting paid late or not at all. New York City just became the first city in the U.S. to pass a law to protect freelancers and…

If you have kids, you should already have a will or trust. No excuses.

Having kids or a new baby on the way adds a lot to someone’s to-do list. Getting a will or trust done should always be on top.

Can Trump Defund Sanctuary Cities as Part of His Immigration Policy?

President Trump has issued several Executive Orders during the first week of his presidency. One of them deals with sanctuary cities which falls under the realm of immigration. Many mayors and governors have come…