It is unlawful for a person less than 21 years old to drive a motor vehicle on a highway or public vehicular area while consuming alcohol or at any time while he has remaining in his body any alcohol or controlled substance previously consumed, but a person less than…
Charlotte Mecklenburg District Court Judges Schedule – Calendar Year 2015 is broken down into three periods: January through May 2015 May through September 2015 September through December 2015 SEE RELATED: Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Schedule January – May 2015 SEE RELATED: Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Schedule May –…
Charlotte Mecklenburg Court Holidays are as follows: January 1, 2015 – New Years – Thursday January 19, 2015 – MLK – Monday April 3, 2015 – Good Friday – Friday May 25, 2015 – Memorial Day – Monday July 3, 2015 – Fourth of July – Friday September 7, 2015…
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: “Can I get a public defender or court-appointed lawyer? This blog post will clear…
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…