- DivorceConstruction Litigation, General Litigation, Personal Injury, Collections, Family Law and Divorce (including child custody, child support, maintenance, EPO/DVO, Abuse and Neglect, Post Divorce Matters), Immigration, Wills and Estates, Criminal Defense, Traffic Defense (including speeding, DUI, No Insurance, etc.), Business Formations
- Child Support
- Child Custody and Visitation
- GuardianshipMake sure that you ask the potential guardian if he or she accepts the responsibility before putting guardianship in your will. Also name an alternate guardian in case your first choice isn't able to care for your children.
- Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWI"I have an insurance agent, and it's written into his contract that if he receives a DUI ticket -- not convicted, just receives the ticket -- he loses his job," says Skrum. "There are a lot of professionals who cannot afford to receive that ticket."
- Traffic ViolationsToday, the same entrepreneurial spirit thrives at the opposite end of the legal big-money spectrum: traffic tickets. But in this growing new market, it's the speeders and drunk drivers who are chasing the lawyers to represent them.
- Construction Litigation
- Personal InjuryFor years, lawyers known as ambulance-chasers have raced the sirens and flashing police lights to the scene of traffic accidents in hopes of representing the defendant in a lucrative personal injury case.
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Power of AttorneyAlso, most states don't recognize the rights of unmarried partners, so including a non-spouse in your will, health-care proxy and durable power of attorney covers his or her rights.