Were you recently cited and arrested for a DUI offense? If so, then waiting for your court date and trial can be a very difficult time, since it makes it difficult to plan and work for the future when you don't know what it holds. Fortunately, this doesn't have to be wasted time. Instead of putting your life on hold, do the following during this waiting period.
Set up regular appointments with your lawyer
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What You Should Know About Contingency Fees In A Personal Injury Case
Imagine you've been injured in an accident, but you don't have the money to hire a lawyer upfront. Fortunately, there are plenty of personal injury lawyers who are willing to represent you on a contingency fee basis. The following explains how these arrangements work and what to expect throughout your case.
How Contingency Fees Work
When a personal injury attorney works on contingency, that means he or she is willing handle your case without requiring upfront payment or billing on an hourly basis.
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Using Technology For Auto Accident Legal Protection
Very few people plan on being in an accident, and those that do can make life extremely harder for others. Honest accidents happen, and you need insurance to cover the increasing costs of bringing everything back to as close to normal as possible. Dishonest accidents involve lies, omissions of fact, or outright fraud that could cost you a lot of money if you can't prove your side of the story. Here are a few modern technology features that can protect your side of the auto accident argument without spending too much money:
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Why Semi Truck Accidents Are Different From Other Car Accidents
Car accidents involving semi trucks are usually more damaging than car accidents involving smaller cars. Here are some of the reasons for the severity of these accidents:
They Cause More Damage and Injuries
In a given car accident, the momentum of the vehicles involved is one of the determinants of the extent of the injuries and vehicle damages. Now, momentum is a factor of velocity and mass (weight); an increase in either of those increases the momentum and with it the severity of the injuries and damages.
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