Category: Legal Law

Having been to film school three times and being a member of a family where education was held in the highest regard, I am obviously a fan of educating myself in film. However, I do emphasize becoming “polite”. School is not the only way to get educated and, in certain situations, there is no official …

Currently, health and nutrition experts encourage participation in natural health remedies, such as physical education and sports activities. The increasing number of health risks and conditions experienced by most people today, young or old, raises concerns about the impact of lifestyle and dietary factors in increasing those risk factors. If you want to accommodate a …

If you are a follower of the student loan and financial aid industry, you will have seen that there has been recent turmoil regarding how federal student loans are distributed and increased downward pressure on interest rates. In addition, a planned interest rate reduction for federally subsidized Stafford loans goes into effect in July 2010, …

I need a lawyer? The short answer is yes. The reason is important. Chances are that if you are in that short (or thinking of going there) your box is very significant. Keeping your child may be at stake, the amount of child support you pay may be at stake, or maybe even your own …

One of the best parts of coming of age is being able to attend formal events. This is especially true for girls who have spent most of their formative years experimenting with makeup and playing around with dress-up clothes. Fortunately, there are a number of things parents can do to ensure these important experiences are …

If we arbitrarily date the beginning of Africa’s new independence to 1950, the year in which everyone of today’s sub-Saharan African states were still under colonial rule (except Liberia, which declared independence in 1847, more than a century earlier. Egypt followed in 1922. The modern era began with the freedom of Ethiopia in 1941, Libya …

A postnuptial agreement is basically a prenuptial agreement that a husband and wife prepare and sign after they get married. In my practice, located in Rochester (Auburn Hills), Oakland County, Michigan, I refer to these documents as “mid-marriage agreements” because the couple is actually signing these agreements during the middle of their marriage when they …

The old rule that domain name registration is done on a first-come, first-served basis contains one extremely important exception. That exception was created by anti-cybersquatting laws, such as the Lanham Act’s Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). In addition, ICANN has propagated policies and rules under the UDRP that make domain name registration actionable cybersquatting if …

Although every workers’ compensation case is different, below is a list of the typical process involved in Illinois. Step 1: The worker is injured. The injury can occur instantly during a specific accident or it can occur over time from repetitive trauma. Step 2: The worker notifies his employer. Workers are encouraged to notify their …