Bread, Eggs & Milk – Are Charlotte Courts Closed? Yankees may laugh, but the truth of the matter is, no one can drive on ice. And while the Winter Storm of 2015 may be a non-event for those north of the Mason-Dixon line, at least in Charlotte, North Carolina, when…
Modified Transcript of “Can An Attorney Represent Two People” for the Hearing Impaired: **Applies to both civil and criminal matters. It’s not unusual for an attorney to represent more than one person in a case. The attorney needs to make sure that each person is represented to the best of…
Modified Transcript of “Charlotte Traffic Law Attorney” for the Hearing Impaired: Paying off a speeding ticket without talking to an attorney is really not a good idea. It doesn’t mean that you can’t end up with a good result representing yourself and there are certain speeding tickets where having…
Modified Transcript of “Reasonable Suspicion To Stop” for Hearing Impaired: . . .By a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the person seized is engaged in criminal activity. Reid v. Georgia, 448 U.S. 438, 440 (1980). Any time I’m analyzing a DUI defense I generally break my assessment into four…
Modified Transcript of “Telling Truth To Lawyer” for Hearing Impaired: In criminal cases, whether it’s a DUI or a misdemeanor, even a felony – heck, even traffic tickets – it’s not unusual to have a client later fess up when they’re talking to us in the office and say “I…
Finding yourself on the wrong side of the law can be a frightening experience. Court proceedings, legal jargon, and potential penalties can all feel overwhelming. One of the first questions that likely comes to mind is: “Am I entitled to a public defender or court-appointed counsel? This blog post will…
Modified Transcript of “How To Retain A Lawyer” for Hearing Impaired: Retaining an attorney should take more than a two minute conversation on the phone. We like to provide some basic information during initial phone conference and especially for more serious cases, cases involving the potential for jail time…
Modified Transcript for Hearing Impaired of “Legal Fees What To Expect” If someone’s been charged or arrested with a criminal offense in North Carolina they probably weren’t expecting that to happen. In our daily lives we base our finances on expenses that we expect. If you’ve gotten in some…
Modified Video for Hearing Impaired for “High Profile Media Criminal Charges” We handle a fair number of highly sensitive cases in North Carolina involving cases that have a lot of media attention. Whether it’s the type of case, the serious nature of a charge, or whether it’s a person that’s…
If You Can’t Help, Can You Refer Me To An Attorney? Powers Law Firm PA helps people throughout the State of North Carolina with legal matters. There are instances where a certain type of case or location of that case within a jurisdiction requires a referral to another attorney or law…