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Over the next several weeks I am going to write a series of articles that cover several areas of the law in a little more depth and with points of …

The value of a car and how much is owed for the car is by no means the same. People are always disappointed with the value that an insurance company …

Q:        I am going through a divorce after 12 years of marriage and my soon to be ex-wife wants alimony.  Do courts still award alimony? David Florence, Alabama   …

Q:        My wife had a car wreck in March.  The guy who caused the wreck’s insurance company wants to record her over the phone telling them about what happened, should …

FULTON, MS-Jeffery Bryan Rakestraw, 30, of Fulton, Mississippi, was sentenced on November 3, 2016, to 300 months in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a minor and 180 months in …

Of the news stories that absolutely shock and offend me are stories where people are killed because they don’t wear their seatbelt. My mother had an 86 year old friend …

From time to time I have discussed how lawyers are paid, either through an hourly basis or on a contingency fee contract which is what we do and is appropriate …

Q. What does it mean when a lawyer says “no recovery, no fee”? Brad Tuscumbia, Alabama A. Your question addresses a contingency fee contract. This simply means the attorney gets …

Q:        My husband currently pays child support to two different women.  He pays the first one $50.00 a week by agreement and now the second one wants $600.00 a month.  …

Q:        I was working in a plant and cleaning the top of a machine.  I had to stand on a brace, like I always do to clean this machine.  …

Q:        My husband is an electrician and was recently injured on the job.  He was working on scaffolding inside a plant when another contractor operating a forklift ran into the …

Q:        I sold a car and over the weekend the transmission failed.  I never had any problems with the car and I don’t believe the person that bought it did …

I read a comment in the newspaper where a person said they don’t like lawyer advertisements on television.  They went further to say they would never hire a lawyer that …

Q:        I read that if you live with someone for ten years you are entitled to part of their retirement.  I was married to my ex-husband for 20 years but …

Q:        I have a quitclaim deed and someone said I should have a warranty deed.  What is the difference?   Peggy Tuscumbia, AL   A:        The difference truly depends on …

Many of my family members are physicians and as a rule doctors make great sacrifices for their family by working long hours away from their families. Doctors as a general …

Many of my family members are physicians and as a rule doctors make great sacrifices for their family by working long hours away from their families. Doctors as a general …

Q:      I was hit in a parking lot by a man who was on his cell phone and not looking at all when he backed into me.  He was still …

    We have done two charity events where if someone makes a donation to the cause that we are there to support of $25.00, Joel or I will take …

We have been getting the following request in many of our cases including workers comp and our automobile accident cases: “Produce a full and complete copy of your Facebook data. …