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Mistakes to Avoid When Facing Criminal Charges in Arkansas
Facing criminal charges in Arkansas is a daunting experience, and the consequences of mishandling your case can be severe. The most common mistakes include talking to the police without an attorney, failing to understand your rights, and underestimating the gravity of...
3 Questions to Ask Your Attorney For Custody Battle Prep
3 Questions to Ask Your Attorney For Custody Battle Prep Divorce sucks. It just does. Even when it’s mutual and civil, it’s sad and painful - and if you have children, that makes it even harder. Having children means custody agreements and questions about visitations...
5 Signs You Need To Hire A Criminal Defense Attorney in Benton
5 Signs You Need To Hire A Criminal Defense Attorney in Benton The criminal justice system is notoriously difficult to navigate without a legal guide. Even if you’re innocent of the crime you’re accused of, you can fall prey to technicalities or lose track of...
Why Defense Attorneys Make the Best Divorce Lawyers
Divorce is never fun. It may be for the better, mutual, civil - but it’s still a nightmare of paperwork, legalese, and dividing up everything you own. There are a lot of people who prefer to keep lawyers out of it - and as lawyers, we get it. It can feel like letting...
When To Hire a Defense Attorney for a Civil Suit
Even if it’s just from watching Law and Order, you likely have some idea of what’s involved in the criminal justice process. But what’s very rarely publicized or dramatized is the civil justice process. We often forget that a main function of the court system is to...
Arkansas’s Most Bad-Ass Child Custody Lawyer
When it comes to your children, we know you only want the best. And in a perfect world, your divorce would consist of two mature, loving parents separating as mutually and kindly as they can, while always putting the needs of their children first. But sadly, this is...
Do I Need a Lawyer for Divorce?
Divorce is not a process that you want to drag out - it’s already painful enough to end your marriage and divide up your household without worrying about all the legal implications as well. Most states today accept no-fault divorces, and it is possible to get through...
Is There a “Stand Your Ground” Law in Arkansas?
The death of Treyvon Martin in 2012, and several other similar death-by-shooting cases, brought a lot of attention to “stand your ground” self-defense laws around the country. These laws allow armed individuals to use deadly force when they believe they are in...
What Is Self Defense Law?
It is a widely understood principle that a person should be allowed to protect themselves from harm. But what if their actions would normally constitute a crime - in most cases, assault, manslaughter or murder? In the United States, our legal system allows a defendant...
