Latest Criminal Law News
Vandy experience leads to career choice
During the week-long program, Shulkin decided to study criminal law. Zachary Shulkin of Germantown attended the 2011 Vanderbilt Summer Academy, a program for gifted students in grades 8-12, hosted by Vanderbilt University's Programs for Talented Youth.
Updated: 08/22/2011 11:03A
What to Ask a Potential Lawyer about a Brain Injury Case
I still do a little bit of criminal defense. Of your personal injury cases, how many are devoted to brain injury? I would estimate that approximately 20% of our current files involve a brain injury. We have taken over cases from other attorneys or with
Updated: 08/22/2011 09:43A
Darien starting Citizens Police Academy
Items discussed include: traffic law, criminal law, DUI law, investigations and their tools, defensive tactics and firearms, as well as seeing SWAT and K-9 officers in action. Academy participants experience hands-on mock traffic and DUI stops,
Updated: 08/22/2011 09:39A
Rachel Kugel Founder of The Kugel Law Firm Announces New Website
Rachel Kugel, Esq. founder of The Kugel Law Firm, a criminal defense law firm with a focus on defending DWI/DUI cases in New York and New Jersey, is proud to announce the launch of a new website at http://www.thekugellawfirm.com.
Updated: 08/22/2011 08:49A
Fresno Attorney Jeffrey T. Hammerschmidt Selected For 2011 Northern California
Mr. Hammerschmidt was one of only five attorneys from the central valley selected for the “Criminal Defense” practice area. Mr. Hammerschmidt has been a licensed attorney for the past 23 years and has practiced in criminal law for 18 years,
Updated: 08/22/2011 06:45A
For public officials, tough sentences are rare
But in criminal law, unlike civil law, the concept of mens rea - or guilty mind - is a common test of culpability. It comes from a Latin phrase that means "the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind be also guilty.
Updated: 08/22/2011 05:11A
The Texas Criminal Defense Firm of Daniel & Hudson Reaches Out Online to
Daniel & Hudson is AV rated, board certified in criminal law, and recognized as Best Lawyers in San Antonio for 2007, 2008 2009, 2010 and 2011. The established criminal defense firm is dedicated to helping individuals charged with a crime through a
Updated: 08/22/2011 01:36A
Business briefs for Aug. 22
the general public and other lawyers search for legal counsel. With 11 lawyers, Maschka, Riedy & Ries is a firm that counsels clients in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, civil litigation, bankruptcy law, criminal law and family law.
Updated: 08/22/2011 01:18A
The Law Office of Q. Tate Williams PC, Launches New Criminal Defense Website
Reaching out to the Houston area, Attorney Tate Williams moves forward with an internet marketing program with Scorpion Design. The Law Office of Q. Tate Williams PC is a criminal defense firm offering legal services to clients in Houston, Texas.
Updated: 08/21/2011 11:59P
Immigration-related offenses crowd US criminal court dockets
Lawyers call it crimmigration — the fusing of criminal law with immigration law. In the past, those types of immigration issues have usually been handled through civil law or administrative processes. Some hail use of criminal statutes as an effective
Updated: 08/21/2011 11:45P