Archive for February, 2010
Lawyers and Judges top worst drivers list
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Did you see who the worst drivers are, according to insurance.com?
1. Attorney/Judge
2. Financial professionals
3. Government worker
4. Bartender or Waiter
5. Business Professionals
6. Dog Groomer
7. Marketing/Advertising professionals
8. Barber/Stylist
9. Coach
10. Nurse
According to the survey, 44% of lawyers and judges acknowledged prior accidents on their online auto insurance application. Doesn’t sound like a scientific survey to me. Maybe judges and lawyers are just more honest than other professions??
What to do if stopped by Police part 1
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
February 2010 Case of Month
Friday, February 12th, 2010
If you want to take the Ga State Bar, dont’ get a DUI (or Reckless)
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Under a State of Georgia Bar Policy Statement, any applicant who wants to sit for the Georgia Bar Exam is ineligiblefor fitness certification (meaning you can’t take the bar) during the 12 month sentence mandated by Georgia law. You are precluded from sitting for the Bar even if the DUI case was reduced to reckless driving for 6 months from the date of conviction. In its policy, the State Bar says “In the case of an applicant who was charged with DUI but for whom the charges were reduced, resulting in a reckless driving plea, failure to maintain lane or other lesser offenses, the Bar is concerned about disregard for the law as well as possible patterns of problems relating to alcohol abuse.” HUH??? So a person charged with DUI, who perhaps registered below a .08, whose case is reduced because the prosecutor (who knows more about the case?), somehow disregards the law? (more…)
5 Reasons to Hire an Experienced DUI Attorney Part 1
Monday, February 1st, 2010It simply amazes me when I see someone in court representing themselves on a DUI charge, and it frightens me when I see a person represented by a lawyer who doesn’t have a clue about defending a DUI case. Look at 5 reasons to hire an experienced DUI lawyer: (more…)