Angela Martin’s Legal Blog

Yes, it is that time again!  The Holiday Season.  I truely do love the Christmas Season for all the television specials, decorations, family visits, and yes - even Christmas Shopping.  But one thing that I really love is that warm toasty feeling you get when complete strangers make the attempt to be just a little […]

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November 4, 2008 is only seven days away.  The increased numbers of political ads, newstories about polls, billboards reminding you to vote - and of course, the flood of email forwards telling you all the “dirt” about candidates.
 What amazes me the most are the shear number of email forwards that you receive the closer to […]

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As a general rule, I am not a huge fan of horror movies.  Not because I think they are poorly made or evil or any other content based reason, it is really a cost/benefit analysis.  During most horror films I tend to scare myself more than what I see (or think I will see) on the […]

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As an attorney, I will tell you the case of a lawsuit time is of the essence.  For every type of claim you can file in court, there is a Statute of Lmitations, aka SOL - a codified period period of time after which a court will no longer recognize your claim. 
 The SOL generally starts either when the claim arises […]

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I think I have mentioned this before in another blog, but I can’t quite remember if I have ever stated this expressly.  I can’t stress enough how important it is for you, as a client, be open and answer the questions we ask completely.
We want to help you, we are paid to help you, but […]

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This past weekend I got the opportunity to fly into Boston for a friend’s wedding over the Labor Day Weekend.  It was a great opportunity to run into some old friends that I have not seen in years and also fawn over the beautiful wedding dress, cake, and adorable ring bearer.   This was truly a […]

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A friend of mine, once asked if our firm handled dog bite cases.  The logical answer was, “yes, we handle just about everything.”  But then I had to ask, “why?”  It seems that for some reason a good dog bite case, although cliche is always entertaining.  And as any attorney will tell you, over 50% […]

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This may seem to be a relatively simple concept, but when you seek out an attorney and retain their services - take the advice provided and keep your counsel informed.  Your attorney can only help as much as you allow them to, and keeping them in the dark, or ignoring advice can often be hamrful […]

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As a general rule, I beleive that if a person says they will be somewhere, then that is where they should be.  Occassionally, everyone is a little late due to stuff they cannot control, but for the most part, these things can be avoided with proper planning.
 As an attorney, it is very important that you […]

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Today is a good day!
I am not a very politically active individual.  I try to remain informed, I cast my vote, and on occasion I would get into a couple of “discussions” regarding policy.  However, most of my interest in politics has mainly been either theoretical discussions on the role of government in general, and […]

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