Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice What do you do when the legal system fails you

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Facilitation of fraud by an Agency of the Virginia Supreme Court The fraud lies in the claim that when one retains a certified member of the Bar this member will execute an effective strategy, that the member will zealously and diligently represent the client. What the Bar does to ensure this effective representation is ad... More..

Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice Evaluating lawyers

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I liked the private investigator response, that may be the most effective means of "evaluating lawyers". Someone who is outside the industry that has a professional relationship and an interest in future business. We have been through at least ten attorneys. Our selection process has ranged from friends and associates, r... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Understanding opposing viewpoints on police brutality

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A Northern Virginia Police Story Consider this, you are shopping in a store, minding your own business when a cop comes up and demands your id. Perplexed you ask what it is about, why does he need to see your id. The cop responds because I said so, looking around and all that you see is this cop and a quiet store, it h... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Dog bites and legal responses

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In 1995 my girlfriend was bitten by a neighbors dog while walking in the community. The neighbor was a medic and we knew the dog so when the neighbor asked that we not report the dog and that he would treat the injury my girlfriend trusted that he would honor this agreement. A week passes and the medic does not show up, the... More..

Jobs & Careers > Business & Professional Jobs Evaluating the current reputation of lawyers

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Just what happens when an attorney does not represent their client competently ? The client is "presumed guilty", they are punished. The client knows what their attorney had, what was used and what was not. The first impact is that the client goes out to the community and tells their story, valid or not if there is a... More..

Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice How to get a good attorney

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These are all excellent suggestions for finding a competent attorney and in each of our cases the end results was far from satisfactory. Our first scenario, contacted family who knew of an out of state attorney, this attorney referred us to one locally. After a couple of months this attorney claimed that he could not hand... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Critique of America's justice system

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The premise of the American Justice System is sound, it is the implementation that is flawed. This perspective is based on nearly two decades of having to deal with it, through circumstance and our own stupidity. What we found out was that there is no oversight on these individuals that claim to be "officers of the cour... More..

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