In Texas, attorney fees are available to be awarded to the winner of a lawsuit in limited circumstances. Some of those circumstances are when a statute provides for attorneys' fees or the attorneys' fees are based on a contract between the parties. When attorneys'...
Criminal convictions are the most obvious obstacles immigrants face towards entering or remaining in the United States. Criminal convictions can affect the eligibility of any non-citizen or permanent resident (i.e. green card holder) to continue living in the United...
Attorney-client privilege is: (1) a communication; (2) made between one and an attorney; (3) in confidence; (4) for the purpose of seeking, obtaining or providing legal assistance. The basic attorney-client privilege protects client communications with the attorney....
A United States citizen can apply for a visa to allow his or her fiancée to come to the United States and get married in the United States. The U.S. citizen must prove that he/she intends to marry the beneficiary, that they are able to be married, that the...
Who is Eligible to Apply for Citizenship? The process of becoming a citizen of the United States is called naturalization. Generally, if you meet the requirements below, you may apply to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. *You may become a U.S. citizen if you are: At...
In today's litigation climate virtually every court will require the parties to attend mediation. Mediation is useful both in terms of settling a claim as well as discovering weaknesses in your claim as well as weaknesses and/or strengths in the opposing party's...
In the State of Texas, if you had a charge filed against you dismissed, received a deferred disposition (similar to deferred adjudication) on a class C misdemeanor and successfully completed that deferred disposition, you were found not guilty, or your case was no...
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) created special provisions in United States immigration law to protect domestic violence victims who are not U.S. citizens. These special provisions may help you obtain lawful permanent residence if you are a victim of domestic...
In Texas the monetary jurisdictional limits for a small claims court is $10,000.00. This threshold allows a suit to be filed if the total amount that is sought by the plaintiff is less than $10,000.00, however, it is not always wise to take this type of matter to...
Many times it is important to be the first to file in a divorce case because the District Judges who hear the cases hear them regularly and it is best to grab their attention by presenting your case first. Because you file the divorce, that allows you to present your...