Changing Your Record With the passage of Proposition 47 law, certain low-level, nonviolent felonies can now be changed to misdemeanors on your old criminal records. If you or a loved one you know has a prior criminal record with a felony record for any of the following crimes, you may qualify to remove the felony […]
Bankruptcy laws help people who can no longer pay their creditors get a fresh start – by liquidating assets to pay their debts or by creating a repayment plan. Bankruptcy laws also protect troubled businesses and provide for orderly distributions to business creditors through reorganization or liquidation. Most cases are filed under the three main
Criminal law, as opposed to civil law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be
The Law Office of Jim A. Trevino is dedicated to defending the rights of those wishing to live and work in the United States. We will represent you in every aspect of the immigration court proceedings and process. Our services include: – Bond Hearings – Immigration Appeals – Deportation and Removal – Exclusion – Federal, […]
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property.[1] The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff’s injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but also arises in defamation torts.
The Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Programs are the two largest of several Federal Programs that provide assistance to millions of American people with disabilities. While these two programs are different in many ways, both are administered by the Social Security Administration and only individuals who have a disability and meet medical criteria […]
When you are hurt as the result of someone else’s negligence, then you are a victim of personal injury. Personal injury is a legal term used to describe all bodily and emotional damage a person may suffer. If you suffered a personal injury because another party behaved carelessly, recklessly or negligently, then you may be […]
Wrongful death cases involve people who have died because of someone’s carlessness. In each case, the death is an untimely one. Were it not for the carelessness of someone else, your loved one would still be alive and living the life they had. In a wrongful death case, the surviving family brings a lawsuit for […]
More than 4 million people each year are bitten by dogs – many of whom are children. Pet owners are legally responsible for the behavior of their dogs. In most dog-bite cases, the dog’s owner will be required to pay for the scarring and disfigurement, pain and suffering, and all medical bills and lost wages […]
Who is responsible for an injury resulting from a slip and fall accident? Many thousands of people are injured each year — some very seriously — when they slip or trip and fall on a dangerous floor, a flight of stairs, or a rough patch of ground. Sometimes the property owner is responsible for the […]