- Wrongful DeathWhen you are injured or when you’ve lost a loved one and you wish to pursue a wrongful death claim, it’s important you have the right person representing your interests. Having the right attorney to stand up for you and fight on your behalf is key to ensuring that you get the compensation you need and that your case is resolved effectively.
- Traffic ViolationsIf a driver was drunk, drowsy, distracted, speeding, or took other unacceptable risks, all of this can be used as evidence to prove that the driver should be held accountable for harming you.
- MurderThe long, ugly history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S.By Gillian Brockell A gunman killed eight people at three Atlanta-area spas Tuesday night; six of the victims were women of Asian descent, sparking fears among advocacy groups that the killings may have been racially motivated. Anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked 150 percent since the pandemic began, according to a recent study. Suspect charged with killing 8 in Atlanta-area shootings that targeted Asian-run spas People of Asian descent have been living in the United States for more than 160 years, and have long been the target of bigotry. Here is a look at the violence and racism that Asian immigrants and Asian Americans have faced since before the Civil War. People v. Hall Chinese immigrants began coming to the United States in significant numbers in the 1850s, largely to California and other Western states, to work in mining and railroad construction. There was high demand for these dangerous, low-wage jobs, and Chinese immigrants were willing to fill them. Almost immediately, the racist trope of “Asians coming to steal White jobs” was born. And in 1854, the California Supreme Court reinforced racism against Asian immigrants in People v. Hall, ruling that people of Asian descent could not testify against a White person in court, virtually guaranteeing that Whites could escape punishment for anti-Asian violence. In this case, it was murder: George Hall shot and killed Chinese immigrant Ling Sing, and the testimony of witnesses was rejected because they were also Asian. Chinese massacre […]
- Workers CompensationThe workers' compensation system may be your only option for pursuing a claim from your employer to obtain compensation due to your injuries. In most cases, suing your employer is not an option so a successful workers' comp claim is essential.
- Personal InjuryVictims of injuries have a right to be fully and fairly compensated for the harm they endure as a result of the negligence of others. Unfortunately, actually obtaining the compensation you deserve can be a challenge – which is why it is so important to get the right help from a personal injury lawyer.
- Medical MalpracticeNot every injury results in a personal injury claim. You need to be able to prove that some other person, company, or entity was at least partly responsible for harming you. Slip and falls, car accidents, nursing home injuries, medical malpractice, and many other types of incidents can result in an injury claim – but you need to work with a lawyer to determine if the circumstances surrounding your injury give you a right to recover compensation.
- Auto Accidents
- Social Security DisabilityI also represented my clients, as a courtesy, in criminal courts and with their Social Security disability claims and helps the Public Defender by handling a couple of cases a year for them.
- Dog Bites