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Civil Litigation

This area of law involves the legally prescribed process of carrying out a formal lawsuit in the civil courts, wherein, either an individual person or legal entity, regardless of size, relative to its particular private rights and/or remedies, initiates an action in an effort to obtain a particular relief or legal remedy at law.

Personal Injury

This area of law seeks to address the direct violation of another’s legal rights, for which the law provides a legal remedy, when an individual suffers an injury or premature death due to an incident and/or accident caused by the negligence, carelessness, recklessness, or intentional acts of another.

Civil Rights

This area of law seeks to help an individual bring a formal lawsuit, typically against a governmental entity and/or its agents, when a wrongful action has been asserted against the person which is believed to have violated any of the specific personal liberties guaranteed every United States Citizen via the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights and by the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments, as well as by legislation such as the Voting Rights Act.

Probate

This area of law, primarily involves the proper establishment and administration of legal guardianships, conservatorships and deceased estates as well as concerning the creation of Living Wills, Last Will and Testament(s), Durable Powers of Attorney and Trusts, and the proper contesting of either in the Probate Court, Additionally, within this area of the law, the properly trained and licensed legal professional also provides private and confidential legal counsel to individuals on a wide variety of available estate planning options.

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