Life Insurance Policy Ownership Pitfalls: What Should I be Aware of? Life insurance can play an important role in an estate plan. Insurance may provide income replacement to a surviving spouse or liquidity to an estate where the majority of the estate’s value is tied up in a family business or real property. Insurance can provide the funds that … [Read more...] about Life Insurance Pitfalls | Estate Planning Attorney Ken Barney
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Car Accident Lawyer | Can I Get a Witness?
Can I Get a Witness? By a Car Accident Lawyer. I am a car accident lawyer in Mesa, Arizona and once I saw an impatient pick-up driver put his truck into reverse to look for another way onto congested Gilbert Road from a parking lot. One small problem – there was a nice lady in a minivan directly behind him, and his pick-up crunched into her … [Read more...] about Car Accident Lawyer | Can I Get a Witness?
Juvenile Rehabilitation | Juvenile Defense Attorney
Does Arizona Believe in Juvenile Rehabilitation? Why is my teenager being charged in adult court? As an Arizona juvenile defense attorney with experience as a juvenile judge pro tem, I hear this question on a regular basis. Somewhere deep in our minds, we all know that it does not take a bazooka to kill a mosquito. Yet loving parents and … [Read more...] about Juvenile Rehabilitation | Juvenile Defense Attorney
DUI MVD Ignition Interlock | DUI Defense Attorney
I Had a DUI, but why is the MVD Forcing Me to Keep an Ignition Interlock for a Second Year? When you are charged with DUI, you face two complex legal battles. The first is with the criminal courts and involves the harsh reality of mandatory jail time and thousands of dollars in fines, assessments and jail costs. The second battle is with the … [Read more...] about DUI MVD Ignition Interlock | DUI Defense Attorney
Are online reviews truthful?
Alternative Facts or Fake News: the Online Review Farce No one likes bad reviews, but few take the time to sue over them, and fewer sue the review platform instead of the writers themselves. But that’s not the case for two East Coast lawyers. A New York lawyer has sued Google to identify an anonymous reviewer who gave him a one-star review, … [Read more...] about Are online reviews truthful?
Infant Left Alone in the Car | Child Abuse Defense Attorney
Don’t Ever Leave Any Infant Alone in the Car. I have been a child abuse defense attorney in Maricopa County for more than twenty five years. Every fall and winter, when the temperature drops below 80 degrees, I get a fresh wave of clients who as parents, left their infants sleeping unattended in the family car while they dashed into a local … [Read more...] about Infant Left Alone in the Car | Child Abuse Defense Attorney