Can you be charged with child endangerment in Ohio if you leave your kid in a car? Like most things in law, the answer is it depends. Ohio law defines child endangerment as subjecting a child to a “substantial harm.” A “substantial harm” means that you subjected your child to a substantial likelihood that a […]
Read more...Author: Jim Lockwood
A graduate of Notre Dame Law School, and a former Assistant Attorney General with Ohio's Attorney General's Office, Jim Lockwood has never let the fact that he is completely blind prevent him from doing anything. He is proof that anything is possible in America so long as you work hard enough to obtain it.
Legal Malpractice: What To Do If You’re Harmed By Your Lawyer
If you believe you have been harmed by your lawyer mishandling your case, you could be entitled to monetary compensation for your harm. Perhaps your lawyer missed a deadline? Perhaps your lawyer did not adequately represent your interests? Perhaps your lawyer forced you to enter into a settlement? When an attorney mishandles a client’s case […]
Read more...Do I Have To Pay Taxes On Alimony?
Do you have to pay income taxes on alimony you receive from a divorce? Like most legal questions, the answer is it depends. Alimony is not taxable income unless the former spouse paying alimony takes those payments off as a tax deduction. Alimony payments are an allowable deduction in the federal income tax code. But, […]
Read more...How Your Own Insurance Company Can Become Your Adversary
Filing a lawsuit against someone who injures you appears easy on all the television shows. It goes something like this. 1. someone suffers injuries from the wrongful act of another 2. they find a good lawyer 3. they obtain a judgement awarding them money to compensate them for their injuries 4. They sale off into […]
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