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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Read about news, legal issues encountered by the firm, and possible cases Jim would love to take on in order to correct social injustices. This section gives the public a view of Jim’s carictor and values.
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...Offering Free Legal Services To Medical Professionals Fighting CoronaVirus
As we all know, a global pandemic is sweeping through the world. It is called the CoronaVirus or Clovid19. The soldiers on the front line of this fight are those employed in the medical community. They are the nurses, nurse practitioners, surgeons, doctors, and other staff who work at hospitals and other medical facilities. In […]
Read more...Terms And Conditions Of Publishing Client Information
As you peruse our firm’s website, you will find posts discussing the details of cases filed on behalf of our clients. These posts are always published with the permission of our clients. Additionally, none of the information contained within these posts, or documents linked in said posts, contain any confidential information. Instead, these posts contain […]
Read more...Medicaid Eligibility: Assets vs Income
As explained previously, the Medicaid program uses the term “resources” to mean assets. The Medicaid program distinguishes resources and income in determining eligibility and calculating the amount that a Medicaid recipient must contribute to medical expenses. Whether a resource or income is counted, and how it affects eligibility, depends on many factors. The […]
Read more...Why Can’t I Find A Blog Article For A Field Of Law Identified On The Homepage?
Articles on my blog cover a wide variety of legal issues. Whether it be wills, personal injury cases, contract disputes, medical malpractice, bidder custody fights, or other legal problems, articles on my blog are only intended to provide general knowledge to visitors about the given field of law. At times there might be an […]
Read more...Nursing home refusing to install Bedrails To protect Patient
There is a dangerous issue one of my clients is facing. The client is residing in a nursing home. The nursing home is refusing to install bedrails to protect my client from falling out of his bed. He is not ambulatory. This is clearly unacceptable. The nursing home claims it is illegal for them to […]
Read more...A Chance To Get To Know Jim
Too often people are forced to hire an attorney without knowing anything about them accept what is published in commercials. The firm news section outlines issues faced by the firm along with potential cases I would love to take on to remedy perceived social injustices. It is a chance for the public to […]
Read more...Finding A Lawyer Who Cares
Finding ourselves in need of a lawyer is one of the most uncomfortable and often frustrating times in a person’s life. First, when a person finds themselves in need of a lawyer, it is often due to the occurrence of a tragedy in their life. Whether it is being sexually harassed at work, unjustly terminated […]
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