On June 23, 2016 the Supreme Court released a 4-4 split decision in the case of United States v. Texas. The case was brought by Texas and many other states challenging President Obama’s executive orders for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans … [Read more...]
Civil laws-our Common Law system
As a lawyer in my 28th year of practice, together with additional years of education and training before that, I quickly accepted the task of writing a paper on “Civil Law” for our firm’s newsletter because it seemed to be quite obvious and … [Read more...]
ESSENTIAL ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS
A surprising number of people do not think ahead when it comes to their estate planning. Many people believe that because they don’t consider themselves to be wealthy, such planning is unnecessary. However, everyone has an estate, no matter how … [Read more...]
UPDATE ON U.S. v. TEXAS – DAPA and EXTENDED DACA
On Monday, April 18, 2016 the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in the case of U.S. v. Texas, in which President Obama’s executive order is being challenged as over stepping his Executive authority. Although speculations arose after the release … [Read more...]
VA Benefits
This Veteran’s Day, we take a moment to honor those who have served our Country and who have fought for the freedoms we enjoy. Here is a reminder to those people and their families of some of the benefits (some well known and some lesser known) … [Read more...]
May Client Appreciation Month
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Open carry law as of January 1, 2016
The open carry law, which lets licensed Texans openly carry their holstered handguns, took effect January 1, 2016. Who can openly carry guns? Those eligible for a license to carry, which is needed to legally tote holstered handguns openly or … [Read more...]
ALLOWING A DANGEROUS DRIVER TO BORROW A MOTOR VEHICLE Section 705.1 Transportation Code
A person commits an offense if he: • Knowingly permits another to operate a motor vehicle owned by him; and • Knows that at the time permission is given, the other person's license is suspended as a result of a: (A) a conviction of an … [Read more...]
HELP FOR THE NON-OFFENDING PARENT IN CPS CASES
Occasionally, I receive calls from a parent who has been contacted by Child Protective Services (CPS) due to something that the other parent has done. CPS is alleging that the other parent has either abused or neglected the child (or children) and … [Read more...]
Wood Flooring from Lumber Liquidators Can Cause Cancer
You would never expect that your beautiful new wood flooring could potentially cause serious harm to you and your family. But, earlier this month, the Center for Disease Control released a report stating that certain laminate flooring sold by Lumber … [Read more...]
Child Custody
Child custody is a broad topic that covers a wide array of family law. For example, when a parent to a child says they are going to “put child support” on the other parent, they are actually going to get involved in a case that must involve custody … [Read more...]
INTOXICATED MANSLAUGHTER ( Section 49.08 Penal Code )
A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle in a public place and is intoxicated and because of the intoxication causes death of another by accident or mistake. This offense has a possible punishment of up to 20 years in prison … [Read more...]