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Accidents

• An Attorney's Guide To Perception
• Automobile Black Boxes
• Falling Around The House
• Falling Out of the Sky
• How a Photogrammetry Expert Can Help You Win Your Case
• Human Error in Road Accidents
• Justice Or Injustice For The Auto Black Box?
• Legal Ramifications for Automobile Black Boxes
• Misconceptions Of The Automobile Black Box
• Standards For The Vehicle Black Box?
• Why On-Demand Jet Charter Needs CRM... Now!

Bankruptcy

• Bankruptcy - An Overview
  • Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
  • Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• Bankruptcy Preference Defense: Expert Witness v. Expert Witness
• Filing For Personal Bankruptcy Protection in a U.S. Court
• How to Make Bankruptcy Fascinating
• Intake Interview Tips for Bankruptcy
• Preference Defense: New Challenges Facing Creditors
• Should You Declare Bankruptcy?

Business & Financial

• Contract Law
  • Avoiding Construction Claims through Guaranteed Maximum Contracts
  • Building Protection into Representative Agreements
  • Building Value into Representative Agreements
  • Constructing a Balanced Distributor Agreement
  • Common Contract Clauses
• The Corporation
  • The C Corporation
  • The S Corporation
• Distributor and Dealer Litigation
• Evaluating Franchise Investments - Tips From The Experts
• Franchising vs. Business Opportunity Expansion Options
• Fraud, Silent Fraud, and Innocent Misrepresentation
• Incorporating Your Business On Your Own
• It's Time for Your Fiscal Exam -"How's My Company Doing, Doc?"
• The Owner-Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP)
• Piercing the Corporate Veil
• The Promissory Note
  • Sample Promissory Note Form
• Selecting a Business Format
  • Should You Incorporate Your Business
  • The Limited Liability Company (LLC)
  • The Partnership
  • The Sole Proprietorship
• The Statute of Frauds and Contract Law
• Where To Incorporate Your Business

Car Accident Law & Litigation

• Automobile Accidents
  • Bus Accidents
  • Car-Bicycle Accidents
  • Car-Motorcycle Accidents
  • Car-Pedestrian Accidents
  • Cellular Phone Use
  • Distracted Drivers
  • Driver Error
  • Drunk Drivers & Auto Accidents
  • Employer Liability
  • Governmental Immunity
  • Hit-and-Run Accidents
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Owner Liability
  • Road Conditions
  • Road Debris
  • Road Design
  • Commercial Truck Accidents
  • Underinsured Drivers
  • Uninsured Drivers
  • Vehicle Defects and Modifications
  • Weather Conditions
• What To Do After an Automobile Accident

Child Custody Law & Visitation

• Access and the Adolescent - Issues on Both Sides of the Fence
• Brief Synopsis of "Parental Alienation" and "Parent Alienation Syndrome"
• The "Child-Up Parenting Plan" - Facilitating Child Development Post-Separation
• Coping With Inconsistent Parent Access
• Developing a Successful Joint Custody Arrangement
• Divorce Law and Child Custody
• Fathers' Rights and Child Custody Law
• Grandparents' Rights to Visitation
• Helping Separated Parents Communicate
• Parental Alienation Syndrome
• Preferred, Estranged or Alienated?
• Restricted access? Consider the Long-Term
• What is a Child Custody and Access Assessment and What's Involved?

Computers

• Computer Evidence Recovery Plan
• Computer Forensics 101
• Data: The Basics of Computer Forensics
• Error and Injury in Computers & Medical Devices

Consumer Protection

• Can You Stop Spam Email?
• Credit Repair Scams
• Documenting Your Lemon Law Claim
• The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
• False Promises of Inheritance - Spam Email Fraud
• Fantasy Cruise Vacation - Or Nightmare?
• Free Legal Advice? Online Promises and Realities
• Free Merchandise For Being A Product Tester? Probably Not
• Get Free Merchandise for Completing a Survey? Don't Count On It
• Government Concerns About Online Pharmacies
• How To Hire An Attorney
• Lemon Law
• Misconduct by Stock Brokers and Financial Planners
• Money Order Fraud
• Nigerian Email Fraud - 419 Scams
• The Online Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs
• Potentially Dangerous Auto Accessories
• Prepaid Legal Services Plans
• Protecting Yourself While Using An Online Pharmacy
• Spam Email Fraud
• Selling the Disabled Consumer
• Vacation Rentals By Owner - Caveat Emptor
• You've Won A Free Vacation? Free and Discount Travel Fraud

Criminal Law

• Amber Alerts and "Code Adam" Alerts
• Criminal Law Questions & Answers
• Habeas Corpus
• Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer
  • What Are My Rights If I Am Stopped By The Police?
  • What Are My "Miranda Rights"?
  • What Charges Can Be Filed Against A Criminal Suspect?
  • What Are "White Collar Crime" and "Corporate Criminality"?
  • What Happens After Charges Are Filed?
  • How Does "Plea Bargaining" Work?
  • What Happens At A Criminal Trial?
  • What Happens At Sentencing - Fines, Probation & Jail
  • What Happens At Sentencing - Prison & Parole
  • What Happens During An "Appeal" From A Conviction?
  • What Is "Criminal Forfeiture"?
  • What Happens In Juvenile Criminal Cases?
  • What Are The Most Important Constitutional Rights In Criminal Cases?
  • What Are My Rights If I Am The Victim Of A Crime?
• Megan's Law
• Obtaining or Expunging A Criminal Record
• Using a Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
• Working With Your Criminal Defense Attorney

Damages Evaluation

• Damages Evaluation And Assessment
• How Much Will this Cost? - Fire Repair
• Structural Analysis and Repairs of Residential Fire Loss

Disabilities Law

• Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits
• Selling the Disabled Consumer
• Social Security Disability Benefits - Appealing a Denial
• Tormenting the Mentally Ill: A Case of Disability Discrimination

Domestic Violence

• Battered Woman Syndrome
• False Accusations of Abuse
• Parental Rights Litigation - An Overview
• Trafficking Of Women And Children

Drunk Driving Defense

• Blood Alcohol Content Calculator
• Blood Alcohol Testing in Drunk Driving Cases
• Defenses to a Drunk Driving Charge
• Drunk Driving Offenses
• Drunk Driving Offenses and Penalties
• Drunk Driving Terminology - DUI, DWI, BAC, and Related Terms
• The Drunk Driving Traffic Stop and Investigation
• What To Do After A Drunk Driving Arrest

Employment Law

• Age Discrimination Law
• Child Labor Law
• Complying With The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• How a Qui-Tam Whistleblower Case Works
• Racial Discrimination Law
• Rethinking the Business Judgment Rule in Discrimination Cases
• Sexual Discrimination Law
• Sexual Harassment Law
• Tormenting the Mentally Ill: A Case of Disability Discrimination
• Wrongful Termination of At Will Employment

Environmental Issues

• Got Attic Mold? Lets Talk Energy Conservation!
• Manganese Poisoning and Manganism - Welding Rod Injuries
• Mesothelioma and Asbestosis - Asbestos Law and Litigation
• RCRA Clean-Up Reforms
• Silicosis and Silica Dust Exposure

Expert Witness Practice

• All Experts are Not Created Equal
• Are You Prepared For Your Deposition?
• Context: The Expert Witness in Cyberspace
• Courtroom Survival Guide
• Expert Not Strictly Limited to Contents of Report
• Expert Witness Preparation
• Expertise Denied (Discovery Issues)
• Five Mistakes Attorneys Make After Deciding To Hire An Expert
• Hiring an Expert - Tips For Attorneys
• How To Sabotage Your Expert
• Trade Business with Your Competitors
• Working as an Expert - Tips for Expert Witnesses
  • Sample Contract For Expert Witness Services
  • Sample Engagement Letter for Expert Witness Services

Estate Planning

• An Introduction to Estate Planning and Administration
• The Power of Attorney
  • Durable Power of Attorney
  • Medical Power of Attorney
  • Limited Power of Attorney
• Remembering Diversification
• Your "Last Will and Testament"
• What's a "Living Trust" - Introducing Trusts
• The Charitable Remainder Trust
• The IRA Inheritor's Trust
• The Young Adult Trust
• The Legal Guardianship
• The Conservatorship

Failure Analysis

• Bulkhead Failure in Florida
• Weld Failure Leads To Explosion
• Why do plastics parts fail and what can be done about it?

Family Law and Divorce

• Annulment
• Common Law Marriage
• Credit Card Debt In Divorce
• Decisions Affecting Divorce - Splitting of Retirement Benefits
• Depreciation As An Allowable Expense in the Computation of Income Available for Child and Spousal Support
• Dividing the Marital Home
• The Double Dip in Valuing Goodwill in Divorce
• Establishing and Contesting Paternity
• Family Law - An Overview
• How do you Handle Stock Options in the Marital Estate?
• Leaving Children Home Alone
• Legal Separation
• Marriage Law
• Overview Of Shari’a and Prevalent Customs In Islamic Societies - Divorce and Child Custody
• Prenuptial Agreements

Fires and Explosions

• Fire Behavior Myths & Misconceptions
• Fourth Amendment Rights of Fire Victims
• Have We Sparked Our Last Home Fire
• Passenger Compartment Vehicle Fires: Incendiary or Undetermined?
• Practical Uses of Failure Analysis and Analytical Tools
• "Red Flags" - Indicators of Vehicle Fraud Fires

Forensic Animation

• Admission of Forensic Animation
• Forensic Animation and Forensic Multimedia
• Forensic Animation - Its Origins, Creation, Limitations and Future
• Forensic Animation: Turning a Critical Eye Towards Admissibility
• How to Assess a Forensic Animation - Offensive and Defensive Strategies

Forensic Evidence

• Computer Evidence Recovery Plan
• Data: The Basics of Computer Forensics
• DNA and Bite Mark Analysis
• The Digital Side of Electronic Discovery
• Forensic Entomology
• Forensics: Natural Intelligence - How to Get Your Computer to Search Like You Do
• Identification
• A Statement Why Court Opinions On Bitemark Analysis Should Be Limited
• Tape Media Forensic Analysis

Identity Theft

• How To Prevent Identity Theft
• Responding To Identity Theft
• What Is Identity Theft?

Immigration

• Immigration - an Overview
• Applying for U.S. Citizenship
• Becoming a K-Nonimmigrant as the Spouse of a U.S. Citizen
• The Diversity Visa (DV) Green Card Lottery
• The E-2 Visa for Investors
• Fiancee Visas - The K-1 Visa
• The Green Card
• The H-1B Visa - Visas for Professional Workers
• Immigrant Status
• Non-Immigrant Visas
• Student Visas
• The Trade NAFTA (TN) Visa
• US Immigration Through Investment
• Work Visas for the United States

Intellectual Property

• "Any fool can see that these two trademarks are different" - On Cognitive Science in Intellectual Property Law
• Copyright Law
• Fair Use Doctrine and Copyright Law
• Patent Law
• Trade Secrets
• Trademark Law

International Law

• The Boundaries Of International Law, A Feminist Analysis
• Overview Of Shari’a and Prevalent Customs In Islamic Societies - Divorce and Child Custody
• Is Palestine a State?
• Trafficking Of Women And Children

Investigators

• How To Select A Qualified And Credible Private Investigator
• Licensed Investigator?
• Serial Killers - A Homicide Detective’s Take

Malpractice

• Common Birth Injuries & Medical Malpractice
• Decubitus Ulcer Information and Wound Stages
• Human Error in Medicine
• The Law Protects Us From Professionals Who Mislead The Public
• Legal Malpractice Law and Litigation
• Medical Malpractice - An Overview
• Medical Malpractice Law By State

Marketing

• Annual Renewal of Representative Agreements
• Avoiding the Top 10 Mistakes with Distributor Agreements
• Constructing a Balanced Distribution Agreement
• Using Marketing Research to Win Cases

Medicine

• Decubitus Ulcer Information and Wound Stages
• Solvents & Kidney Disease - Scientific Methodology For Causation
• Suggested Minimal Guidelines for Nursing Homes or Other Long-Term Care Facilities

Personal Finance

• Cash Payment For Your Structured Settlement
• Don't Be Victimized By Variable Annuities
• Finding a Good Credit Counseling Service
• Get Out of Debt
• Getting a Debt Consolidation Loan
• Getting the Best Home Mortgage
• Getting a Debt Consolidation Loan
• Home Equity Loans
• Letter of Credit
• Overview of Home Equity Loans in Texas
• Refinancing Your Home Mortgage
• Selling Your Structured Settlement
• Using a Mortgage Broker
• Working With A Debt Management Service

Personal Injury

• Assault and Battery
• Automobile Accidents
  • Bus Accidents
  • Car-Bicycle Accidents
  • Car-Motorcycle Accidents
  • Car-Pedestrian Accidents
  • Cellular Phone Use
  • Distracted Drivers
  • Driver Error
  • Drunk Drivers & Auto Accidents
  • Employer Liability
  • Governmental Immunity
  • Hit-and-Run Accidents
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Owner Liability
  • Road Conditions
  • Road Debris
  • Road Design
  • Commercial Truck Accidents
  • Underinsured Drivers
  • Uninsured Drivers
  • Vehicle Defects and Modifications
  • Weather Conditions
• Catastrophic Personal Injury
• Defamation: Libel and Slander
• Dog Bite Injury Prevention
• Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
• Lawsuit Funding - Information and Options
  • The Lawsuit Loan
  • Litigation Funding Options
  • Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding in Personal Injury Cases
  • Questions for your Lawsuit Financing Company
• Negligence and Tort Law
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability Law
• Principals, Agents, and Tort Liability
• Statute of Limitations - A State-By-State Overview
• The Structured Settlement
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Wrongful Death Litigation

Practice Management

• Electronic Discovery - The Way Ahead
• How to Avoid Having Strangers for Clients
• Litigation Automation
• "Plan Carefully"
• Professional Specialization , A Primer
• Search vs. Yellow Pages - 4 Secrets Why Search Engines Beat Yellow Pages in Local Advertising
• Six Steps for Creating Greater Work-Life Balance for Lawyers
• Ten Questions For Lawyers Who Are Considering Starting Their Own Practice
• Ten Ways To Build Your Law Practice
• Ten Ways To Handle a Client Complaint
• Ten Ways To Manage a Rapidly Growing Practice
• Ten Ways to Market Your Practice By Doing What You Love To Do
• Top Ten Customer Service Questions That Lawyers Might Ask Their Clients
• Values - The Foundation of Your Practice
• Website Design Tips

Premises Liability

• Crime Foreseeability - Security: Adequate Or Not?
• Premises Liability Law
• Premises Liability - Surviving A Lawsuit

Product Liability

• Dangerous Drugs and Defective Medical Products
  • Accutane Litigation
  • Baycol Litigation
  • Bextra Litigation
  • Celebrex Safety
  • Crestor Lawsuits
  • Diet Drug Litigation and Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Guidant Ancure Endograft Device
  • Guidant Defibrillator
  • Prempro & Premarin Litigation
  • Rezulin Litigation
  • Serzone Litigation
  • Vioxx Litigation and The Vioxx Recall
  • Zyprexa Litigation
• Product Liability Law - Protecting Consumers from Defective Products
• Popcorn Lung Disease in Microwave Popcorn Factory Workers

Psychology and Mental Health

• Ethical Issues in the Use of the Treating Psychiatrist as an Expert Witness
• An Outline for the Identification and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• The Protective Barrier In Head Injury
• Screening for Dementia: Cerebral Dysfunctioning in the Elderly
• The Storms of Youth: Depression and Violence in Adolescence

Real Estate

• About Deeds in Texas
• Acquiescence To A Boundary Line
• Adverse Possession
• Avoiding Problems With Your Landlord - Tips for a New Tenant
• Eminent Domain
• Evicting a Tenant - Considerations for Landlords
• Home Inspection - Finding and Working With a Home Inspector
• Real Estate - An Overview
• Renters Insurance
• So You're Being Evicted? Tips for Tenants
• Top Ten Consumer Rights In California Home Purchase

Securities & Investment Law

• Avoiding Securites and Investment Fraud
• A Brief Overview of Securities Fraud
• High Yield Or "Junk" Bonds, Haven Or Horror
• Online Securities Fraud
• Resolving Investment Disputes by Arbitration
• Securities Law - An Introduction

Security

• Crime Foreseeability - Security: Adequate or Not
• Shoplifting - Probable Cause
• Writing Dynamite Security Management Plans

Toxicology

• Neuropsychological Evaluation of Bystander Exposure to Pesticides
• Neurotoxicity from Municipal Sewage Sludge
• Proving Damages in Toxic Torts: Nervous System Dysfunction
• Shoplifting - Probable Cause
• Toxicology
• Wood-Preserving Chemicals, Multiple Sclerosis, And Neuropsychological Function
• Writing Dynamite Security Management Plans

Traffic Tickets

• Avoiding Traffic Tickets
• Fighting a Speeding Ticket
• Should You Fight Your Traffic Ticket?
• Traffic Tickets

Worker's Compensation

• Maritime Injury Law and the Jones Act
• Recovery Beyond Workers' Comp
• Worker's Compensation Benefits - A State-By-State Overview
• Worker's Compensation - Know Your Rights

Miscellaneous

• The Cable Descrambler - Consequences of Descrambling Cable TV
• Finding Free Legal Forms Online - And Using Them Safely
• The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• The Separation of Church and State: Have We Gone Too Far?
• The Smart Card Reader and the Myth of Free Satellite Television
• Submitting An Article To This Library