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DUI in New Jersey A DUI offense can remain on your record for many years, affecting your ability to get a job and sometimes leading to jail time. DUI charges can also be very costly, sometimes resulting in thousands of dollars of compensation. Depending on the details of your case, you might have options available. […]

Getting Into a Car Accident as a Passenger How often do you trust someone else to drive you somewhere? Carpooling and services like Uber have increased in popularity, which means a lot more people are choosing to ride as a passenger rather than driving their own cars. What happens when you get injured in a car […]

The Changing Landscape of Drug Laws Across the Country What’s the current state of drug laws across the country? If you hesitated to answer, then you’re not alone. There’s much confusion surrounding drug laws as they continue to remain in a state of flux. While several states have begun making new laws like decriminalizing marijuana, […]

Criminal Defense Strategies in NJ A criminal charge can significantly affect your life. It can lead to felony charges, jail time, and expensive fines, and it can also present challenges when seeking employment following incarceration. Fortunately, because of how the United States legal system is designed, there must be proof that you committed the criminal […]

Slips and Falls in New Jersey One minute you are walking through your favorite retailer and the next, you slip and fall on the wet floor. Everyone nearby immediately surrounds you, asking you if you are okay. There is mention of calling an ambulance but you’re still not even sure what happened. This is an […]

Overview: Personal Injury If you find yourself injured due to someone else’s negligence, you may choose to file a personal injury claim against them.  Without any way to prove that the party is liable for your injury, however, you will find yourself empty-handed. The United States of America’s legal system is based on evidence.  Someone should not […]

Consequences of Conviction When someone has been arrested and is facing criminal charges, it can be a very scary process.  Getting something on your permanent records, facing jail time, losing a driver’s license, paying heavy fines, all of these can seriously negatively affect someone’s life.  Whether the individual is guilty of the crime or not, […]

Car Accident Injuries Statistics The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that car accidents are the number one cause of injury in the United States. Americans spend an average of over one million days hospitalized every year because of injuries they sustained in car accidents. Among these injuries are soft tissue injuries. Whiplash injuries, which are forms […]

Back in 2003, Attorney General John Ashcroft explained how the “drug paraphernalia business is now accessible in anyone’s home with a computer and Internet access.” His assessment of the situation was accurate then, and it’s only become more widely available as the years have gone by. What is drug paraphernalia, and is it illegal in […]

Drug Crimes in New Jersey New Jersey has some of the toughest drug laws in the country, and in order to discourage individuals from violating those laws, those crimes carry severe penalties, which increase when a person has been convicted of a drug crime previously. Individuals charged with these crimes need to be aware of the possible […]