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Personal Injury

Personal injury law is based in torts. Broadly defined, a tort is a harmful act or failure to act for which the law provides a remedy. There are many different kinds of torts. Physically injuring someone is a tort; so is damaging a person's property or character, or wrongly denying someone his or her liberty. The basic principle of tort
law is that injured persons should be compensated by those responsible for their injuries. Thus, a victim of a tort has the right to sue the tortfeasor (the person committing the tort) for damages.

Family Law

In a Texas Divorce, how property is classified is very important. Since Texas is a community property state, all property, whether real or personal, can be divided into separate property or community property. In a Texas divorce, the court can only divide the community property and does not have the power to divide
separate property.Divorce, custody, child support and alimony are matters of state law. In a divorce, issues of property division, child support, child custody, and alimony are decided by the judge in a trial, or agreed on by the parties in a Separation Agreement, which can be negotiated by their lawyers or in mediation.

Consumer Law

Although most businesses operate in a fair and legal manner, thousands of Texans lose money every year due to unscrupulous business practices and consumer fraud. When making commercial transactions, it is important for consumers to be aware and informed of any rights they may have. In Texas, the
majority of consumer transactions are governed by the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. There are also a variety of additional state and federal laws protecting consumers from unscrupulous business practices in specific transactions.

Bankruptcy Law

There are two basic types of Bankruptcy proceedings. A filing under Chapter 7 is called liquidation. It is the most common type of bankruptcy proceeding. Liquidation involves the appointment of a trustee who collects the non-exempt property of the debtor, sells it and distributes the proceeds to the
creditors. Bankruptcy proceedings under Chapters 11, 12, and 13 involves the rehabilitation of the debtor to allow him or her to use future earnings to pay off creditors.

Criminal Law

Criminal law defines conduct that is prohibited by the government and the range of penalties that can be imposed for violating these prohibitions. Persons who violate criminal laws incur penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment or, in some states such as Texas, execution. Punishment for committing a misdemeanor may include jail time and/or a fine. Punishment for an infraction does not include jail time. All crimes are defined by statutes. These statutes are collected andorganized into books of rules known as criminal or penal codes. In addition to the Texas Penal Code, which applies only in Texas, the federal government has a criminal code that regulates certain crimes nationwide. Most criminal activity violates either a state law or a federal law, not both.

Mediation

Mediation is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) that is offered by many entities as an alternative to the traditional investigative or litigation process. Mediation is an informal process in which a neutral third party assists the opposing parties to reach a voluntary, negotiated resolution of a charge of discrimination. The decision to mediate is completely voluntary for the charging party and the employer. Mediation gives the parties the opportunity to discuss the issues raised in the charge, clear up misunderstandings, determine the underlying interests or concerns, find areas of agreement and, ultimately, to incorporate those areas of
agreements into resolutions. A mediator does not resolve the charge or impose a decision on the parties. Instead, the mediator helps the parties to agree on a mutually acceptable resolution. The mediation process is strictly confidential. Information disclosed during mediation will not be revealed to
anyone.