What damages am I entitled to if I am injured in a car accident?

If you are injured as a result of someone else's negligence in a car accident, you are entitled to recover both economic and non-economic damages. Your economic damages would include medical bills, lost wages, and property damage to your automobile. Your non-economic damages would include the pain, suffering, and emotional distress that you have experienced as a result of the injuries sustained in your accident. In addition your spouse may also be able to recover damages under a loss of consortium claim.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident as a result of someone else's negligence, you should contact a personal injury attorney immediately. You can call my office at 546-0011 at any time for more information.

Supreme Court rules that juveniles can not be sentenced to life in prison for a crime other than homicide.

Yesterday, in the case of Graham v. Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court held that juvenile offenders charged with crimes other than homicide can not be sentenced to life in prison. The vote in favor of overturning the sentence of life in this particular case was 6-3 with Justices Kennedy, Stevens, Breyer, Sotomeyer, and Ginsburg writing the majority opinion. Chief Justice Roberts, who was the sixth vote, wrote a concurring opinion in which he makes it clear that although he agrees that the penalty of life in prison in this particular case was cruel and unusual, he would not go as far as the other five justices and would instead limit the Court's holding to the facts of this particular case. Justices Thomas, Scalia, and Alito dissented.

R.P. asks what are reasonable fees for a divorce attorney?

Fees can vary widely, and they often depend on both the complexity of your case and whether or not the divorce will be agreed or contested. Some attorneys charge as little as $350.00 for an Agreed divorce with no children. However, most attorneys require a significantly higher retainer for contested matters, and most attorneys also charge by the hour for contested divorce matters. I currently charge a flat fee for representation in an Agreed divorce (i.e. where the parties agree on ALL issues and sign a Marital Dissolution Agreement and a Permanent Parenting Plan if applicable) of $350.00 if the case involves no minor children, and $500.00 if children are involved. However, I currently charge an hourly rate of $175.00 per hour for contested divorces, and I require an up-front non-refundable retainer of at least $1,750.00 in such cases. These fees are always exclusive of court costs, and if a complaint needs to be filed the filing fee will also need to be paid up front by the client.