School Hearings School hearings typically occur when a student is accused of violations of the school code, be it academic dishonesty or, worse, inappropriate actions towards other students. These hearings are quasi-administrative legal proceedings governed predominantly by the schools’ internal codes and rules. The law requires these proceedings to provide a degree of due process […]
State Licensing Board Proceedings State Licensing Board is an agency of a state responsible for evaluating and licensing providers of services. It can also suspend or revoke an issued license if it finds that standards for practicing a profession have not been met. When people start to practice a trade in the U.S., they don’t […]
Healthcare Proxy A living will is a legal document that spells out medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive, as well as your preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation. You can also rely on someone you trust to be your Healthcare […]
Power of Attorney A power of attorney (POA) is a legal document in which the principal (you) designates another person (called the agent or attorney-in-fact) to act on your behalf. It becomes useful when a person is incapacitated or is absent for extended periods of time while working abroad, attending training in a different state, […]
Civil Forfeiture Civil forfeiture occurs when the government (District Attorneys, Customs, Police) seize citizen’s property or money citing that this property or money is proceeds of some unlawful activity. Our clients usually encounter this problem when they attempt to bring cash from one place to another, and they get pulled over while driving. Another […]
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