Thứ Năm, 30 tháng 9, 2010

Choose a taxi not a cop

DWI's are a reality in Texas. Many people, after a few drinks, make the mistake of driving! Here in San Antonio, taxi can take you home safely if you have had one too many drinks.

Police officers, specially during the holidays, are willing and able to capture as many individuals as possible when they believe they are driving recklessly. Police use several techniques to perhaps incarcerate a person who otherwise would not be apprehended, had it not been for this techniques. Tests like the HGN and others are used.

Our San Antonio lawyers have help people that have been faced with a charge of DWI. Let our attorneys handle your case for you. Do not do it alone. DWI representation is expensive, but not as expensive as loosing your job, family and friends as a result of a DWI charge.

We tell our clients to choose a taxi over a cop every day, but if you made the mistake of drinking and driving, let our attorneys handle the case for you. Give us a call (210) 979-9777 so that you can talk to one of our lawyers about your case. Do not let a DWI charge ruin your life. Contact The Baez Law Firm today!

Thứ Hai, 20 tháng 9, 2010

Had an auto accident, come see us!


Our attorneys are able to handle your personal injury case. We have represented thousands of people in their personal injury case. Whether your case involves broken bones, brain injury or even death, our San Antonio lawyers are here to help you.

Personal Injury is an area of law that, unless you are represented, the insurance company always is going to have the upper hand. Do not do it alone, have your own legal team on your corner.

The Baez Law Firm is here to help you with your legal needs, when you need us the most. Come see us, and you will know the difference from the moment that you walked through our doors, your initial consultation is always free.

Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 9, 2010

Changing a Minor Child's Name

In order to change a minor child's name on his birth certificate you need to get a judge's permission.





You need to get a judge to sign a piece of paper ordering the birth certificate agency to issue a new birth certificate.

The birth certificate agency is not going to issue a new birth certificate without an order signed by a judge ordering them to do it.

It costs money to file a document called a "Petition for Name Change of a Minor Child". This fee to the county is usually around $300. It varies from county to county in the State of Texas.



Then you need to have a document called "Order" for the Judge to sign.



FYI: These legal documents are NOT available at any courthouse. 

You need to have these legal documents with you when you go to the courthouse. 

You can find samples of these forms in a set of books called the TEXAS FAMILY PRACTICE MANUAL.

You must fill in these forms. 

This is one of the reasons you need to hire an attorney.

An attorney knows how to fill out these forms. 

The forms advertised on t.v. and radio sold by companies outside of Texas are NOT correct Texas forms that Judges are used to seeing. 

If you puchase these forms be prepared for the Judge to reject them! 

(You are probably wasting your money - so buyer beware!)



The Judge wants all parents (and/or parties with court ordered standing regarding this child) to be notified about this pending name change AND to agree IN WRITING to it.



There is a form called WAIVER OF SERVICE that must be properly notarized so that the other parent does NOT need to come to court to tell the judge that they agree to the name change. 



I also like the other parent to sign the ORDER on the last page also confirming that they agree to the child's new name - that way the Judge knows that the other parent agrees to the child's name change. 



Many people ask me if a judge will grant the name change because the other parent is behind in child support or for some other reason. Many judges will NOT grant a name change just because the other parent is behind in child support.



If you want to do a name change of a minor child, I recommend that you hire an experienced family law attorney that practiced in your county for many years and trust his/her advice.



If everyone agrees, most name changes can be done fairly quickly.  There is no required waiting period lawsuits require in Texas. 






Thứ Ba, 14 tháng 9, 2010

I married a person from another country to get his/her green card. Now I want a divorce.

Ok, it sounds like you have committed a federal crime.  This is a BIG DEAL!



First, keep your mouth shut. 



Second, contact an experienced attorney (not someone right out of law school) that does immigration law and family law.



Third, plan on paying some money.  This is not going to be cheap.  You need someone sharp.  You need to listen to your attorney.  You need to keep your ears sharp and your mouth shut!



Fourth, he/she lied to me.  He/she has a lover.  He/she used me.  Well, I'm not surprised. I hear this a lot.  It happens all the time.  But you need to be careful.  You might be hurt and mad.  But you don't want to make things worst for yourself.  You need to take things slowly and carefully.



Get to an attorney's office NOW!

I live in Alaska and I owe $50,000 in TX in past due child support. What can happen to me?

Here is my answer:



You realize that this debt will never go away.

What does that mean?

If you have a bank account, it will eventually get "hit"



Any tax refund will go to her.

If you ever inherit any money, the Attorney General will intervene and get it.



If you die, the Attorney General will intervene and get anything you own.

When you retire, your Social Security will be reduced and money will be sent to your ex-wife.

You might want to go back and ask to reduce your child support if you cannot pay the $450.

Will you ever be arrested? The short answer is yes. So don't ever get stopped in case there is a arrest warrant issued for you.

Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 9, 2010

We are representing the wrongfully accused in San Antonio

The Baez Law Firm is representing a wrongfully accused client this week in San Antonio. We are doing this because, the DA is not dropping the charges, even though all the evidence points out to our client's innocence. This is called exculpatory evidence.

There is no physical evidence that directly links our client, the DNA evidence positively excludes our client but yet, the DA has not and will not do the right thing. This is because as everyone know, its election year. The DA has to prove that "she" will prosecute all offenders. The problem is that, too many of them are innocent.

Our lawyers have assemble a team of experts that will attempt to show the jury all the inconsistencies on the prosecution's case. Too many to list here on the blog. Our goal is to prove, one more time that, the DA's office is not infallible. Too much power can and will pervert the people in charge, including the DA's office.

We hope and pray that, based on the last piece of evidence, which excludes our client from the crime, the prosecutor will drop the case this time. If not, we will be there defending the wrongfully accused one more time.

The case will be tried in the 186th District Court in the Bexar County Court house this Tuesday,September 7, 2010. If you believe in justice, and if you believe that the prosecution can be wrong, please show your support and be there for our client.

Thứ Sáu, 3 tháng 9, 2010

Homeowner’s Fight Involves Flag Tied to Tea Party - NYTimes.com



LAVEEN, Ariz.

This year, Mr. Andy C. McDonel began flying a yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flag on his roof in this unincorporated area just outside Phoenix. The historic banner — which dates to 1775, when it was hoisted aboard ships during the initial days of the Revolutionary War — has been adopted by the Tea Party movement. But Mr. McDonel said that he had unfurled the flag for its historical significance and nothing else.

He notes that the banner, the Gadsden flag, has been widely used over the years and was even featured on the cover of a rock album. “Am I a Metallica fan because I’m using the flag?” he asked.

This month, he received a letter from the homeowners’ association ordering him to remove “the debris” from his roof. It threatened fines if the debris (i.e., the flag) did not go within 10 days. But Mr. McDonel, 32, a logistics operation manager, has vowed to fight the order.

“It’s a patriotic gesture,” he said of his banner. “It’s a historic military flag. It represents the founding fathers. It shows this nation was born out of an idea.”

The Avalon Village Community Association, which sent the letter, takes a strict interpretation of the state statute that allows Arizonans the right to fly a variety of flags — the Stars and Stripes, the state flag, flags representing Indian nations as well as the official flags of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

The listing of acceptable flags stems from a dispute several years ago in nearby Chandler, Ariz., in which a woman with a son serving in Iraq was challenged by her homeowners’ association for flying the Marine Corps flag. State legislators intervened.

The Arizona law, says the homeowners’ association butting heads with Mr. McDonel, does not give residents authorization to fly anything else on their properties. That means no pennants bearing sports team logos, no Jolly Rogers, no rainbow banners celebrating gay pride and no historic flags showing a coiled rattlesnake baring its fangs.

As Javier B. Delgado, a lawyer for the homeowners’ association, put it in a statement on the association’s Web site:

“Should the Arizona Legislature expand the Community Association Flag Display Statute to include the Gadsden Flag, the Association will accommodate Mr. McDonel’s desire to display it. Bottom-line, anyone considering residing in a community association should carefully review the association’s governing documents beforehand to ensure that the community is a good fit for them.”

Mr. McDonel knows the rules well since, until July, he was a member of his homeowners’ association’s board of directors. He resigned in a dispute with the board’s president and shortly thereafter received his first debris notice. That one concerned a treadmill that he had left on his porch, which he admits was a violation of the rules. His second debris warning, which came weeks after that, concerned the flag, which had been up for about six months.

“If this is a grudge, it’s sad that the funds that the homeowners put into the association are being wasted on such a petty matter,” Mr. McDonel said.

Mr. Delgado, whose law firm represents thousands of homeowners’ associations, denies that any dispute among board members led to the citation of Mr. McDonel’s property. “There is still the potential for dialogue on both sides,” he said, indicating that no fines had yet been levied.

The homeowners’ association represents a community of tract homes in what had been a sprawling agricultural area.

A survey of Mr. McDonel’s neighbors after the dispute drew the attention of the local news media revealed more concern about the television trucks that have been parking in front of his property than the flag flapping on his roof.

After Mr. McDonel’s standoff was picked up by the media, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona jumped in on Mr. McDonel’s side, arguing that homeowners’ associations do not have the right to “hijack” the free speech rights of their members. The A.C.L.U. fired off a letter to the association on Monday that seeks a meeting with Mr. Delgado to resolve the matter without going as far as a lawsuit.

“We’re urging the homeowners’ association to adopt a less limited interpretation of the statute,” said Dan Pochoda, the legal director for the civil liberties group. “The Gadsden flag meets the spirit of the law. It’s a historic military flag. Many consider it the original American flag, before the Stars and Stripes.”

As for the political significance that the flag has taken on in this election season, Mr. Pochoda was uninterested, saying that Mr. McDonel’s motivation for flying the flag was irrelevant to the dispute. “We didn’t ask him,” Mr. Pochoda said.

As the flag becomes more popular — it was on prominent display on the Washington Mall last weekend during a rally organized by the conservative commentator Glenn Beck — more such disputes are expected. Already, a Colorado homeowner flying the same flag is locked in a standoff with his homeowners’ association. And in Connecticut, a group of retired Marines is challenging the Capitol Police’s decision blocking the Gadsden flag from being flown over the State Capitol.

By MARC LACEY, New York Times


Homeowner’s Fight Involves Flag Tied to Tea Party - NYTimes.com

Thứ Tư, 1 tháng 9, 2010

DPS Trooper Busted for Selling Real Texas Drivers' Licenses to Illegal Immigrants

A Houston Federal Grand Jury Indictment, unsealed yesterday by U.S. Attorney Juan Angel Moreno, gives the details behind the arrests of Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper Mark DeArza, DPS clerk Lidia Gutierrez, and service station manager Maen Bittar, each charged with conspiracy to produce illegal identifications by selling fraudulent Texas drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants.

Apparently, this profitable DPS moonlighting business had been operating since last March. No news yet on how many Texas driver's licenses were sold. And, while they were fraudulently obtained, these weren't fake IDs made with the latest computer technology or some copier gizmo. Nope.

These buyers got the real thing: actual Texas Drivers' Licenses were being sold here. Real Ones. Just like the one in your wallet.

Smooth: Pay at the Gas Station, Scoot Over to the DPS Station and Get Your License

Apparently, they thought this through, and things were efficient: the service station guy sold the fake licenses to illegal immigrants from his gas station. Price? $3000 per license. Once he had the cash, he would send the buyers over to the nearby DPS office.

That's right: they walked right into the DPS office, where the clerk and the trooper would process them -- complete with driving test -- nevermind that they had no legal paperwork to establish citizenship, identity, or anything else.

These three are all out on bail right now ($50,000 each). If convicted of these federal charges, they may get 15 years in a federal facility along with a big, big fine of $250,000.00.

How Much Money Did They Make -- We Don't Know.

Let's see. Setting aside the illegally gotten gains here and just considering numbers: $250,000 equals 83 sales of $3000 Licenses. Wonder how much these folk made since March? Did they each sell over 14 licenses a month? Does this fine look that big to them? Just something to ponder.

Transition in my law practice

Effective September 1, 2010, my law practice is going to be focused on mediation. 



This year was my 20th reunion at South Texas College of Law, it has been a time of reflection for me. 



I decided that I need to focus on my passion - mediation. 



I'm very good at it and I find it rewarding and fulfilling. 







I am referring callers to the following 2 attorneys:



Patricia Bushman

8978 Kirby Drive

Houston, Texas 77054

713-807-9405

pblawinfo@gmail.com



She has been licensed over 15 years -- less than 20 years.

Pat recently hired a young lawyer to assist her that speaks Spanish. 

Pat has a competent office staff and is able to handle complex litigation.

Pat is in court almost everyday. 

She has handled many jury trials.

I call her my pit bull.  She is tough.

She is exceptional at analyzing complex legal issues and knowing what the judge will focus on.

She is well respected by the judges because she is in the courtroom regularly.

She is willing to go to surrounding counties - including Montgomery County. 

She is also a mediator.

I rent space in her office.

Her first meeting is free and she quotes her price at that time.

She offers payment plans and accepts credit cards.

She meets afternoons, nights and week-ends.

Please mention that I referred you - I will get a discount on my rent.



Rose Cardenas

713-271-4110

832-419-4110

rosecardenas@live.com

She has been licensed over 25 years.

She is in the courtroom on a daily basis.

She is well respected by the judiciary and by her fellow lawyers.

She offices with her brother, Robert Cardenas, and he does criminal law primarily.

She is very hands on and takes a limited number of cases.

She is compassionate, but is not a push-over.

She speaks Spanish.

She returns all of her own phone calls, so you must be patient.

Leave a message and she will call you back.

Her brother's website is http://www.attorneyhoustontx.net/

You will need to talk to Rose about her fee schedule.







Both of these attorneys will be able to assist you if you are interested in uncontested matters and in "creative" solutions to your family law problems.







There are many excellent attorneys in the Houston area. 



Generally speaking, for the average family, no uncontested legal matter should cost more than $4,000 if the parties are willing to work together and not spend hours talking the attorney's ear off! 



I have had a divorce with no kids, no property cost over $6,000, but the couple fought over everything and we spent 6 hours at the courthouse fighting over a used Timex watch! 



I recommend that you check out http://www.lawguru.com/ and http://www.avvo.com/.  However, do not trust the avvo.com rating.  Many excellent attorneys have never "claimed" their avvo profile.  I just happened to click on their email and be on the first attorneys to claim my profile! 














www.RocketLaw.com

Please do not send me an email through http://www.rocketlaw.com/.



I cannot reply to any email sent to that website.  I can read the emails but I cannot reply to them!

It is very frustrating. 



Their website requires that I pay they over $89 a month to reply to emails!  It just is not worth it for one or two emails a month.  Additionally, most of the people on this website are from all over Texas.  I am only interested in cases in the Houston area.  I have no interest in cases in Dallas, El Paso, the Valley, etc.  I have been listed on this website for many years and it used to be free to answer questions.  The questions never generated any new business for me but I considered it a public service. 



When I receive an email from Rocket Law it does not contain any identifying information such as a phone number or email so that I can contact the person directly. 



It is frustrating to read about a person's problem and then not be able to reply to them.



Therefore, please don't get angry at me for not replying to your emails through http://www.rocketlaw.com/

Bài đăng phổ biến