What are the Common Areas of Family Law?
What do you think when you hear the term family law? A number of people think that family law is only about divorce and child custody. However, this is not the case. Family law is an umbrella term that covers different issues. The law deals with a range of issues…
3 Common Defenses a Lawyer Can Use in Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Case
Anyone who is charged with a DWI, or driving while intoxicated, has to face legal consequences for this action. The specific penalties for drunk driving differ among states in the US. When it comes to the defense of a person charged with being drunk while driving, a DWI lawyer can…
What are the Benefits of Contacting a DUI Lawyer for Drunk Driving Cases?
Have you or someone you know been arrested for driving while intoxicated? If so, you should consider hiring an attorney that specializes in driving under the influence (DUI) cases. Hiring a specialized attorney will help minimize the legal consequences of driving under the influence. The professional attorney can help you…
Wrongful Death in the Eyes of Law
Wrongful death occurs due to negligence on part of an individual. The claim is filed in the court to by the immediate family members, or close relatives of the person to make the guilty party pay for the willful or negligent behavior that resulted in the death of another person.…
What are the Similarities and Differences between Civil and Criminal Laws?
The American legal system contains two important categories of law – civil and criminal law. Although the laws pertaining to both these categories are different, there is some common ground between the two. Here we will take a close look at the similarities and the differences between the two types…
Wrongful Death Law
Wrongful Death Defined Basically, a wrongful death claim may also be described as a special kind of personal injury lawsuit that is only made when an individual loses his or her life because of another party’s negligence or intentional act. When Does It Apply? Wrongful death law may be applied…
Family Law and the Institution of Marriage
The institution of marriage is arguably the oldest institution in the world. Long before the advent of civilization, the process of selecting a permanent mate had become part of prehistoric society. And even in those ancient times there were certain rules and regulations for leaving your partner. Over millennia these…
Personal Injury Law (Or Law of Tort)
Description The term commonly used to describe it is “Tort.” It’s derived from the Latin term which means “to twist.” Unlike “criminal law” the state is not responsible for the persecution and eventual punishment of the wrong dower. Instead, the injured party (i.e. the plaintiff) typically seeks some form of…
Rickards Elected to the Board of Trustees of the Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School in Perth Amboy
Jordan Rickards has been elected to a three year term as the newest member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The school has an enrollment of five hundred students in grades 8-12, and will expand by an additional one hundred…
Scope of Family Law
What is Family Law? Families are not only the most basic and oldest units of human society but also its smallest as well, and as such, have played a pivotal role in the creation of human civilization as we know it today. In fact, family units are the basic blocks…
DWI: Legal Repercussions
DWI (Driving While Impaired) is slightly different from driving under the influence because in many states of the US DUI refers only to driving under the influence of alcohol and or narcotics. But Driving While Impaired may mean the driver’s judgement may be impaired by many reasons such as illegal…
Rickards Law Wins Appeal In Involuntary Commitment Case
The Appellate Division of New Jersey has sided with The Law Office of Jordan B. Rickards, Esq., in an appeal of a decision involving the involuntary commitment of a patient under the care of the State of New Jersey. Rickards was hired by J. Daniela Fama, Esq., representing the State…
