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What Happens at a Social Security Hearing in Virginia?

You have gone through the initial denial for Social Security Disability and you have gone through the reconsideration. The next step in the appeal process is the hearing before a Social Security Judge. What happens at this hearing before the Social Security Disability Judge?
FIRST, your file of information has been collected and is bound in […]

3 Keys To Keeping Your Company Out Of Court

Recently, there has been a huge upsurge in the number of sexual harassment lawsuits. It started with Anita Hill’s televised testimony at the Clarence Thomas Senate Confirmation hearing to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1991. Then Paula Jones’ lawsuit against President Bill Clinton and several multi-million dollar verdicts have caused a wave […]

Why Injured Accident Victims Are Never Millionaires

How many times have you read the headlines in the newspaper “Man wins $20 Million,” “Woman awarded $35 Million Dollars after slipping on banana peel,” “Jury verdict of $17 Million for brain damaged infant.”
Don’t you feel envious, even for just a moment? Don’t you feel jealous that someone, somewhere, is going to get all those […]

Brain Injury Associations

Millions of people all over the world receive a brain injury each year. In the United States alone, more than 1.5 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury each year. With such a large number of people suffering from TBI, it is vital that there are support groups to help patients cope with […]

Google’s Book Scanning and Copyright Laws

As you may know, Google is making an effort to scan every book in the world. The goal is to create a giant online database of every book that can be searched. One small problem is the fact that Google is violating copyright laws.
Copyright
Google argues its book database doesn’t violate copyright laws. The company suggests […]

Online Poker Room Raises Stakes By Launching Europe's Mos

All eyes will be on London this July as Europe’s newest and most exclusive poker tournament hits town. A collaboration between Britain’s largest independent bookmaker Victor Chandler, and leading casino operator London Clubs International, The Victor Poker Cup will offer a half million prize pool and a first prize of £250,000.
Taking place between 21-23 July […]

Times change, not always for the good…

“The ACLU is not God”
Seriously, they’re not.
I’m reminded of an incident that happened at a high school graduation in Calvert County, Maryland, May 1999. Seventeen-year-old Julie Schenk, who wanted to deliver the invocation, comprised and announced that she would instead call for a ‘time for reflection’ that did not mention the name of God. This […]

What Happens if You Forget to Put Title to an Asset into Your Revocable Living Trust?

Previously, we discussed the problems that arise if
you fail to place title to your assets into the name
of your revocable living trust.
In one article, I shared the problem of the widow.
She learned that her husband had assets that were in
his name alone and not put into the title of their
revocable living trust.
An attorney was now […]

Georgia Criminal Laws

A crime is anything that is illegal. Common crimes include street fights, drug use, and other such acts. The state government, through the public prosecutor, would file a criminal lawsuit. Criminals would either be fined, incarcerated or sometimes both, depending on the severity of the crime.
The state of Georgia, like other states, has some common […]

Statewide Criminal Record Check

A person with criminal background might prove to be harmful in an office or as a tenant. Taking in a criminal or employing one might disrupt the atmosphere and prove to be a hindrance. Hence, criminal background checks are something of a necessity in these days of high crime rates.
Also, when an applicant is being […]