Tips for Buying or Leasing a New Vehicle

Passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs are the principal mode of transportation in Tennessee and throughout the United States. People generally own or lease the vehicles they drive.  They purchase or lease their vehicles as either brand new or used.  Buying or leasing a passenger vehicle is a major expense for most people.  Thus, before buying…

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Legal Remedies for Owners of Used Cars

Cars and personal motor vehicles are a necessity in Tennessee and elsewhere in the United States.  We use them for transportation to work, to school, to the grocery store, to doctor visits, to sporting events, to church services, and more.  Often, individuals purchase used cars and vehicles, which too often are riddled with serious problems,…

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Be Truthful with Your Lawyer

The law can be confusing.  If you are suing another person or business, being sued, or facing administrative suspension of a license to work in your job or if you have been charged with a crime, talk to a lawyer.  For instance, in a civil case or a license revocation proceeding, if you miss court-imposed…

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How to Prepare for a Deposition

After a civil lawsuit is filed, the plaintiff and the defendant may require the other side and other witnesses to testify under oath, outside the courtroom, about the dispute or matter, or to testify in a deposition.  Though no judge is present, the answers are recorded and the party or witness testifying takes an oath…

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Written Discovery

While lawyers know the law, they depend on their clients – and the other party in a lawsuit – to learn the specific facts.  Learning about the facts from the other party is accomplished through a process called written discovery. In civil cases (cases where one party sues another party for money damages), written discovery…

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Witnesses

In the United States, we honor the rule of law.   The U.S. prides itself on its system of justice where laws apply to all and where a powerful elite’s whims do not control the outcome of controversies or disputes.  The law holds citizens accountable and defines their rights and responsibilities.  Controversies and disputes, however, invariably…

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The Supreme Court and the Next Likely Justice

The United States Supreme Court has the final word on the meaning of the U.S. Constitution and of federal statutes and federal law.  Nine Justices serve on the Court; they have lifetime appointments.  A majority of Justices, just five, decide important questions about freedom of speech, press, and religion; whether the states can limit or…

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Injunctions

At times, a person or company files a lawsuit and asks the Judge to order the person or company sued not to do a certain act or to do a certain act.  Courts are authorized generally to grant injunctions.  Injunctions are binding court orders dictating and telling individuals to continue, stop, or refrain from performing…

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VOTE!

Vote! Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, is election day in the United States.  The American people will choose their next President and Vice-President.  In every state, there are down ballot races.  These races will decide who will return to congress or be defeated and if defeated, who will take his or her place.  In addition, state…

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