STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

Police aren’t allowed to pull people over for just any reason. In the United States, we are protected by the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by government actors like the police. So, the police need a reason before they can prevent you from going about your business. How good of a reason

College can be a new chapter of freedom and excitement for your child. It is the next step on their journey to adulthood. However, college campuses are full of many young students who are on their own, without parental guidance or supervision, for the first time in their lives. This understandably can result in some

Summer is prime time for Tennessee friends and families to go boating. However, mixing alcohol with a day on the water is a risk. Individuals could now face criminal charges for boating under the influence of alcohol (BUI) that are equivalent to punishments for DUIs. Here is what boaters should know about this increasing risk

Tennessee police officers will investigate and find a reason to conduct a search when they have a suspicion that a person is in possession of illegal drugs. In many drug searches, it is not at all uncommon for police officers to bring along a drug-sniffing dog. Using drug-sniffing dogs might be commonplace, but it is

An exoneration means that we know for a fact that someone who was once convicted of a crime did not actually do that crime. Not everyone who is acquitted or who has their criminal case overturned is considered exonerated. It’s not a dispute about the evidence. It’s a matter of truth and law that the

Plea bargains are very common in the American legal system. Approximately 90% of all cases end in such a deal. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t take a plea deal just because it’s the norm. The decision to accept or reject a plea bargain is a personal one. In this post, we examine some basic things you should

The Constitution grants us essential rights that protect us from unreasonable searches and police overreach and abuse. However, it’s essential for you to know what your rights are, so that you can recognize when they are being violated. Under what circumstances is a police search of your car a violation of your rights, and when

If a doctor intentionally accepted money in order to prescribe otherwise illegal drugs that were not medically necessary, he or she might be in serious trouble with the law. But what if the doctor genuinely thought the drugs were medically necessary? And what if they money came in the form of insurance reimbursements? Doctors are

With technology advancing nearly every day, the risks online increase as well. Many people might see the risk in social media, and how it affects mental health or even behavior. However, the risk of crime – and criminal charges – seems to be rising as well. What exactly makes something a computer crime? Computer crimes

If you have been placed in handcuffs or are no longer free to leave, you are under arrest. If you have been arrested, you want to do whatever is most likely to get you free. The temptation will be high to go along with what the police want. Most of the time people see the