Daniel Marshall's Blog (5)

Your free legal advice for the week: If he beats you up when your home team loses, stop praying for the home team to improve! Hire a lawyer who knows how to properly move the court for an Order of Protection and get yourself away from that bozo. On gamedays across the country, particularly football Sundays, there's a significant spike in domestic violence. Then get into a good local program which will reveal to you why you have allowed…

Shortly after you are injured at work, your employer's workers' comp carrier will estimate your total medical bills and the amount of money they will need to pay you directly as a result of a permanent impairment they project you will sustain. THEY WILL NEVER REVEAL this number to you. These benefits are essentially yours to lose. If you're too scared to pursue your claim (as is your right under the applicable statute) or if you pursue it without a competent…

What is the maximum jail time your nephew Pookie or your aunt Cadillaxia can get for the crimes they recently committed? What sort of offer from a DA/Prosecutor would be considered a good offer for their crimes? Are there diversionary programs available? If you don't know the answers to these questions, make sure Pookie and Cadillaxia get a dedicated lawyer to handle their cases.

My heart goes out to you if you're a loved one of a 9/11 victim, if you're suffering from a 9/11-related illness, or if you have a loved one who's been absent from you, hurt, or killed while fighting post-9/11 wars.  I hope during this week in which the popular media is assaulting us with constant coverage of the tragedy and the current bomb scare that you will allow yourself a news fast.  Your loved one(s) would want you to be do something that brings you joy.

Your free advice for the week: For those of you who are small business owners doing business via the internet, place a Choice of Law clause in your contracts.  Said clause should state that, should a dispute arise between the parties, the laws of _______ (your state) will govern the dispute and the court having jurisdiction to entertain the dispute will be in ___________  (the county and state in which your business operates).