Criminal lawyers are ethically prohibited from engaging in contingent fees whereas civil lawyers are, generally, permitted to do so (an example of...

Brady applies to prosecutors not to cops. More specifically, the Brady doctrine is a pretrial discovery rule that was established by the United...

Absent a crystal ball no one (lawyer or otherwise) can tell you whether or not your name will be run through a criminal justice data base. What we...

We (participating AVVO lawyers) are not permitted to solicit business for either ourselves or for other lawyers. I can, however, offer you the...

As I've come to expect Mr. Nohlgren gave a superlative answer to which I will add this: Just because you have a right to / can do something does...

Maybe / it depends. 4th Amendment analysis requires a vigorous and detailed examination of the complete, unabridged facts and circumstances, not...

I'll spare you the lecture (I hope that you not know, regardless of how reasonable an idea it seemed at the time, how eternally stupid your...

Per Title 18 USC Code Section 3613 (b), the federal government can pursue unpaid restitution for 20 years after release from prison. Federal...

Reading this leads to nothing but confusion. If you have a lawyer then please - pretty lease even - ask you lawyer to help you to navigate both...

Finally a question that I can't answer. I suggest speaking to a debt collection attorney. Sorry but that's the best I can do.