What is a Child in Need of Services? A “Child in Need of Services,” or CHINS for short, is a child under the age of eighteen who is neglected or abused, AND who is not getting care or treatment that the child needs. The child can be a CHINS if the child: is […]
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Suing Hickory Village for Slip and Fall
Our firm recently filed a lawsuit against Hickory Village Apartments located in Mishawaka Indiana. The Hickory Village Lawsuit was filed on behalf of our client Ms. Jordan: a single woman in her 60s suffering chronic diabetes. During the winter of 2018, Hickory Village apartments failed to plow its parking lot clear of ice and […]
Read more...What is a Class D felony in Indiana
Felonies in Indiana are categorized based on a scale from Class A to Class D, with the lower letters including the least serious felonies. Class D felonies include: • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated • Marijuana possession – 30 grams or more • Theft – valued at $750 or more • Counterfeiting • […]
Read more...What Is Our Firm’s Mission?
What do I mean by our firm’s mission? Surely as a lawfirm, our mission is to make money, like everyone else, right? While true, unlike other lawyers, I see the law not only as a method of generating income, but as an instrument of societal change. After all, if the law does not promote […]
Read more...What if you do not take my case?
There are numerous factors which might prevent our firm from taking your case. However, we try to take as many valid cases as humanly possible. If I decide not to take your case, I will let you know the reason. I will also let you know the applicable statute of limitations applicable to your case. […]
Read more...How much will my retainer be?
As discussed before, the cost to a client for a particular case depends upon several factors. Likewise, the amount of a retainer required by a client for a particular case depends upon the same type of factors. Those factors include: Type of case; State in which the case is to be filed i.e. Indiana, Michigan, […]
Read more...In what cases are retainers not required?
We recently discussed what a retainer is and why it is used in an earlier post. However, not all cases involve a client depositing a retainer in a client trust account. What cases do not require the payment of a retainer? Retainers are not used in personal injury cases, workers compensation cases, and cases involving […]
Read more...What is a retainer?
A retainer is an amount of money paid by a client to retain the services of a law firm. The money paid by the client is placed into accounts called Client Trust Accounts. Moneys deposited by the firm into these accounts are not the firm’s money until work is performed on the case and the […]
Read more...What do you charge for assistance in applying for Social Security Disability income (SSDI)?
The amount a lawyer can charge for a case involving assisting a client with applying for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) is established by federal law. Thus, attorneys do not have a choice about what to charge. It does not matter whether the client lives in Indiana, Michigan, or Ohio. The amount able to be […]
Read more...What is our initial consultation fee?
A client’s initial consultation with our lawyers is entirely free. We feel it makes no sense what-so-ever to charge individuals for finding out if they have a case and for them to determine whether they are interested in employing The Lockwood Legal Group. This free initial consultation applies to all cases, whether it is personal […]
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