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Automatic U.S. Citizenship by Blood

Clients often ask about the path to citizenship. Most are eligible for the long and time consuming path to citizenship through visas, petitions, and Adjustment...

Study Reveals Positive Effect of Professional Representation at Social Security Hearings

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of hearings-level award rates for disability claims revealed that “claimants who had representation at their hearings, were allowed benefits...

Expunging or Sealing a Criminal Record in Texas

When you’ve been arrested or convicted on a criminal charge in Texas, it can haunt you for years. Because arrests and criminal proceedings are a...

Dram Shop Laws in Texas: Holding Bar Owners Accountable

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Texas, and the other driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time...

What Happens to Social Security Benefits During a Government Shutdown?

While the government re-opened on January 23, 2018, following a brief shutdown that commenced on January 19, 2018, the continuing budget resolution passed by Congress...

Assault Charges: Dropped, Dismissed, or Reduced?

Under the state laws in Texas, you can be charged with criminal assault under three circumstances: An assault charge can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor...

How Do I Bring My Fiancé Into the United States?

This winter, a sizable number of clients became engaged to foreigners that they met on business trips, study abroad programs, or arranged marriages. No matter...

What to Do If You’re Hit by a Drunk Driver This Holiday Season?

Christmas and New Year’s—the time of “good cheer.” Unfortunately, too often that “cheer” comes in a bottle or glass, and too often it leads to...

MEDIATION

As I am sitting here today in Mediation it got me to thinking about what a large role it plays in the domestic or family...

The Rights & Duties of Texas Parents

The rights and duties of a parent are outlined in Chapter 151 of the Family Code. (a) A parent of a child has the following...

Texas Motor Vehicle Accident Lawsuits and Settlements

If you’ve been injured a car accident, truck wreck, or motorcycle crash in Texas, you have a right to pursue benefits through an insurance provider...

Equifax Faces Questions, Class Actions After Data Breach

It’s your worst cyber-nightmare with concerns about the safety of your data. You turn to the trusted source for protection of that personal information, only...