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There are so many lawyers out there that it is very essay to become confused when you need to find representation. If you are facing a criminal charge you will need to find a criminal attorney. If you need to file bankruptcy you will need to find a bankruptcy attorney. However, if you have been harmed to no fault of your own then you will need to find a personal injury lawyer. A lawyer that specializes in personal injury is a very specialize legal counsel. He will represent someone who has been harmed either physically or psychologically to no fault of their own. This harm usually is a by product of negligence on the part of an outside party. This type of attorney is one that is very good at negotiating as it usually is his desire to obtain a settlement and therefore avoid a trail. He must be well trained in the art of being an arbiter so he can see both sides of this case and move forward only in ways that will benefit his client. The law that this type of attorney pra...

Are you aware of either of these situations? First, did you get hurt at your workplace, and as a result, get fired? Or were you recently involved in a car accident, which was no fault of yours? If so, you may need a personal injury lawyer to provide you with representation, and if need be, file a claim. If either of these situations applies to you, then your next challenge is finding the right lawyer to represent you. So how do you go about doing that? First, you need to take your time and perform research. If you have a lawyer who is consistently badgering you, this is a good sign that the lawyer is not right for you. So, what do you do? We recommend you contact your family and friends and see if any of them have had to deal with this situation. If they have, they may be able to provide a good referral. If you do not know anyone who has experienced this situation, then your next step is to read lawyer reviews from the Internet. With that said, keep in mind that if there ...

Snow sports are increasingly popular among British tourists, who travel to countries including France, Italy and the US every year in search of winter adventures. Unfortunately, it is not unusual to hear of British skiers and snowboarders who have sustained injuries after colliding with foreign tourists or indeed an inanimate object. Any such incident raises various legal issues alongside different practical concerns; indeed, not only must a legal team understand the complex procedures involved in bringing a claim for compensation in a foreign country, they must also appreciate the sporting etiquette having an impact on each case. Some cases can be brought in England/ Wales involving skiing or snowboarding accidents and they often will be subject to the normal principles of negligence insofar as the claimant would need to prove a duty of care existed, that this duty was breached and that the breach caused the harm. The duty of care in this context affects all parties, so the or...

White-collar crime has been defined as a crime that is committed by a person of high social standing and respectability and includes fraud, bribery, insider trading and identity theft. They can also include DUI arrests if the person involved is of high social standing and respectability. Recent examples of these crimes have included Bernie Madoff's Ponzi fraud scheme that bilked investors of billions dollars and Kenneth Lay's infamous book cooking scandal at Enron. Other examples have included Mel Gibson's drunk driving arrest in California. Doing business on the internet has opened up a world of new possibilities for fraud, identity theft and other white-collar crimes. This is true because the Internet is highly vulnerable to attacks from white collar thieves who want nothing more than to steal a consumer's personal information. Furthermore the internet is still mostly un-policed. Therefore many white-collar criminals have found it easy to do business online wi...

If you're like most people, you live inside the law but outside the law, as well. That means most people live by the law, but don't have much to do with police, judges and lawyers . When people need legal representation, then, they frequently have no idea where to turn, how to find what they need, or even if whom they do find is adequate for the job. Attorneys study one particular area of law, whatever they feel passionately about, but they know something about other parts of the law. Those who suddenly require a lawyer need one proficient in the type law with which they find themselves faced, and the only cure for that is research. What Type Law Is Required? An individual requiring help with a car accident injury wouldn't seek out a divorce attorney . Nor would corporate lawyers know much about estate law. For the person searching for an attorney, knowing what they need is the first step. Every phone book has listings of legal services, but these don't alway...

One of the biggest concerns of many people in the legal world is the billable rate. People who use lawyers have a legitimate interest in knowing whether or not they have been treated fairly or not. When you work with an attorney, there needs to be a trust factor and you need to know whether the attorney is charging you too much? So how do you know if your lawyer's rates are fair or not? There are a number of different ways to figure this out and there are a number of different questions that you need to ask yourself before this answer become crystal clear. Comparing the market One of the best things that you can do is something that you should do right away. You should compare the market to determine what other attorneys are charging. Though the market will not have the exact same pricing across the board, each law firm should have similar pricing for various services. Whether it is a billable hour rate or a flat rate for a service, get an idea of what firms in your are...

IP crime has been around as long as the internet because the IP, or Internet Protocol, is the tool by which the internet is allowed to work. We should also distinguish IP crime - Internet protocol crime is where criminal misuse of Internet Protocol is used in the commission of a crime whereas, Intellectual Property Crime (also confusingly known as "IP Crime"), refers to the criminal misuse of intellectual property such as illegal duplication of compact or digital video disks. To understand IP Crime, we need to understand what an IP address is and how the internet and the machines and hardware which go to form the infrastructure make use of them. Every machine connected to the internet; computers, laptops, cell phones, routers, printers and many more, all have an assigned IP address. You may have already seen an IP address and they typically look like this: 255.12.36.99 Four sets of numbers separated by three dots - the dots have no significance and are there ...