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80+ Google Reviews for the  Law Firm of Kevin P. Sheerin Appealing NYPD Disqualifications – Frequently Asked Questions… 1. What types of disqualifications can your firm help me appeal? We specialize in appealing NYPD, FDNY, and NYC Department of Corrections disqualifications, including psychological, medical, and character/background disqualifications. 2. What is the process for appealing a disqualification? Our process includes reviewing your Notice of Proposed Disqualification (NOPD), preparing and submitting an appeal, obtaining your full file, and guiding you through the next steps, which may include a second interview or a hearing before the NYC Civil Service Commission. 3. How much does the appeal process cost? We charge a flat fee of $2,500, which covers the entire appeal process. This includes both Step 1 (Notice Of Proposed Disqualification appeal) and Step 2 (Notice of Disqualification appeal), as well as potential…

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The Legal Industry Doesn’t Stand With Trump’s Bullying: Read the survey for yourself! Habeas Corpus? I Hardly Know Her!: Kristi Noem messes up the most softball question possible on habeas corpus. That Can’t Be Good For Ratings!: How will (not) bending the knee impact Biglaw rankings? Judge Goodwin Liu Makes A Few Jokes About Due Process: Now that’s a great graduation speech! What’s In A Name?: Orange Shoe? Yellow Bellied? How should the Pro Bono Payola firms be addressed? The post We Have The Data To Prove It! — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

As the 83rd Oregon Legislative Session approaches its end, several employment-related bills are still in play, and they could carry significant implications for businesses across the state. While none have been signed into law yet, the momentum behind them makes this a critical time for employers to pay attention and speak up. Three proposals—SB 916, HB 2957, and SB 426—stand out for their potential to reshape the employer-employee landscape, increase litigation exposure, and raise costs across industries. SB 916 would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks, a move that could shift financial burdens from unions to employers and incentivize longer or more frequent strikes. Oregon would become one of just four states that allow workers on strike to collect unemployment benefits. HB 2957 eliminates the 90-day window to sue after a BOLI complaint is dismissed, allowing employees to wait up to the full five-year statutory…

Can I Sell My Car (Vehicle) While in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in North Carolina? Bottom Line Yes — you can sell your vehicle during Chapter 13 bankruptcy in North Carolina, but you’ll almost always need prior approval from the bankruptcy court or your Chapter 13 trustee. Your specific circumstances — whether your plan is confirmed, whether the vehicle is still financed, and what you plan to do with any proceeds — all determine the exact process you’ll need to follow. Warning: Selling without proper permission can jeopardize your entire bankruptcy case, potentially resulting in dismissal, denial of discharge, or even sanctions. Why You Might Need to Sell a Vehicle During Chapter 13 Chapter 13 bankruptcy lasts 3-5 years, and life rarely stands still during that time. Common reasons clients need to sell vehicles include: Reliability concerns — Older vehicles develop expensive mechanical issues Family changes — Growing families need…

As a part of the Legal Marketing Association’s (LMA’s) partnership with Above the Law, each month we’ll share a roundup of insights and intel from Strategies & Voices, the official online publication of LMA, dedicated to the craft of legal marketing. Articles in this edition focus on communications, from legal storytelling to crisis communication and media relationship strategies. Declining Media Requests While Preserving Relationships Turning down a media request doesn’t have to burn bridges. In “The Right Way to Decline a Media Opportunity and Preserve the Relationship”, authors Ioana Good and Natalie Magierski provide practical advice for gracefully saying “no” while keeping doors open for future engagement. Good and Magierski explain the importance of quick responses, alternative suggestions and proactive relationship building with journalists. By equipping attorneys with templates and expectations, legal…

[A new Cato Institute study by David Bier presents the most extensive available evidence on these points.] A prison guard transfers Alien Enemies Act deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Mar. 16, 2025 (El Salvador Presidential Press Office)  An important new study by my Cato Institute colleague David Bier shows that most of the Venezuelan migrants deported to imprisonment in El Salvador had no criminal records, and many (perhaps a majority) entered the US legally. This makes the Trump Administration's actions even more reprehensible. Here is an excerpt: Shortly after the US government illegally and unconstitutionally transported about 240 Venezuelans to be imprisoned in El Salvador's horrific "terrorism" prison on March 15, CBS News published their names. A subsequent CBS News investigation found that 75 percent of the men on that list had no criminal record in…

Numbness After a Car Accident: What It Means and When to Worry After a car accident, it’s normal to feel sore or shaken. But when you start to feel numbness in your arms, legs, fingers, or other parts of your body, it can be alarming. Numbness is a sign that something deeper may be wrong. This loss of feeling could indicate damage to nerves, the spine, or even the brain. If you’ve been in a crash and you’re now experiencing numbness, you should not ignore it. In this article, we’ll explain what numbness means after a car accident, why it happens, and when it’s time to seek medical and legal help. Understanding Numbness After a Crash Numbness is a type of nerve-related symptom. It may feel like a tingling sensation, a pins-and-needles feeling, or complete loss of sensation. Some people experience numbness in just one area, while others feel it throughout their body. Numbness often shows up in the: Arms or hands Legs or feet Neck or…

How are tech-savvy personal injury lawyers leveraging the tools they have available? And what features are on their wish list? In this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech,” host Jared Correia is joined by Rob Hartigan of Lionhart Injury Law to help you find out. Here, Rob shares how technology is powering his own practice — particularly in helping him navigate depositions and draft various documents. He also weighs in on what he’d like to see tech providers develop for PI lawyers. Preparing for Cross-Examination Legal tech providers often note that their products can help lawyers focus on high-level legal work by eliminating mundane and time-consuming tasks. Here, Rob explains one way that plays out in his practice. A Missing Piece What’s on lawyers’ wish list for problems legal tech can solve? Here, Rob shares one tool he’d like to see. Hear the Full Conversation Curious to learn more? Check out…

Banafshe Law Firm is now BANA LAW LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — After more than two decades of representing injury victims across California, Banafshe Law Firm, PC has formally changed its name to BANA LAW, PC. This update reflects a change in name only. The firm’s leadership, legal team, values, and mission remain exactly the same. “This is a name change only. Our commitment to our clients, our results, and our legal team remains unchanged,” said founding attorney P. Ryan Banafshe. BANA LAW, PC has successfully handled thousands of personal injury and wrongful death claims, securing hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of individuals and families. The firm is known for its aggressive representation, personalized strategy, and client-focused approach during some of the most difficult moments of a person’s life. To learn more about the firm’s services,…

As a practicing attorney, I’ve been doing legal research for decades, starting with traditional platforms like Westlaw and Lexis, which I learned in law school and used throughout my early years in practice. But recently, I set out to compare those tools to something newer—ChatGPT’s Deep Research feature—in the context of an actual case I’m… The post My Experience Comparing Lexis and ChatGPT Deep Research appeared first on My Shingle.

Located in northwest Indiana, LaPorte County borders Lake Michigan with its largest municipality, Michigan City, a mere 58 miles east of Chicago, Illinois. French explorers and fur traders came to the area in the 19th Century, naming the county for the welcomed trail created by the Pottawatomie tribe, which allowed ease of travel from the dense Indiana forests to the neighboring prairie: “LaPorte” meaning “the door” in French. Truck Routes in LaPorte County Today, transportation concerns have changed from the fur trading of the 1800s to the robust trucking and rail industries that serve the nation and the world here in LaPorte and the “Crossroads of America.” Truck, rail, and port coordination Trucking in LaPorte County coordinates with the many railroad companies operating here, including the Canadian National Railway; Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad; Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad; Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad; CSX…

William Conn Former Raymond James Broker Suspended after Allegations The White Law Group is investigating potential FINRA lawsuits involving former Raymond James financial advisor William Conn, after reportedly FINRA sanctioned him for alleged unauthorized trading and excessive gifts to a client. If you are concerned about investment losses or misconduct related to William Conn, The White Law Group may be able to help you. FINRA Sanctions William Conn for Unauthorized Trading & Excessive Gifts According to a FINRA Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) published on April 10, 2025, William Conn was reportedly suspended for three months and fined $15,000 for alleged misconduct while registered with Raymond James in San Francisco. FINRA found that between January 2020 and March 2021, Conn allegedly exercised discretion in 465 transactions in 12 customer accounts without the required prior written authorization from customers or approval from his firm. In…

Charter Communications Inc. and Cox Communications Inc. have announced a plan to merge in a $34.5 billion deal. The transaction would create the nation’s largest cable operator, surpassing Comcast, with approximately 38 million subscribers across 46 states.  Predictably, the proposal triggered concerns about cable-industry consolidation. Yet the reflexive anxiety about “big cable getting bigger” misses the economic realities of today’s communications marketplace.  A regulatory review of this merger deserves a clear-eyed analysis based on sound economic principles, rather than outdated regulatory frameworks or political agendas. Today’s Multi-Platform Reality To understand this merger’s competitive significance, it should be noted that the term “cable operator” has become increasingly meaningless. Indeed, the communications landscape of 2025 bears little resemblance to the era when most regulatory frameworks governing the…

Telia Mary U. Williams (Northern Illinois University College of Law) has posted Sola Scriptura and the Magisterium: Reconciling Two Biblical Analogues of Constitutional Interpretation Through a Judicial Hermeneutic of Storytelling on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The validity of the two predominant methods of interpreting the U.S. Constitution has been long and hotly debated. Both of these methods— originalism and living constitutionalism—draw their force from hermeneutics, or methodological principles of interpretation that commonly assist readers of scriptural texts. These divergent constitutional hermeneutic approaches ultimately treat the Constitution as a civic scriptural or holy text, and the multiplicity of interpretations that result from them, largely derive from one of two principal scriptural or Biblical hermeneutical approaches. Indeed, the two principal approaches to constitutional interpretation map onto one of either “sola Scriptura” or…

The Trump administration notified the Supreme Court on Monday that it will not defend a federal campaign finance law that restricts the amount of money that political parties can spend in coordination with a candidate for office. In a brief responding to a petition for review filed by the NRSC, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the court that although the Department of Justice “has a longstanding policy of defending challenged federal statutes,” it has “determined that this is the rare case that warrants an exception to that general approach.” The justices are likely to act on the case before their summer recess. If, as seems likely, they grant the NRSC’s petition for review, they could hear argument in the case in the fall, with a decision to follow sometime in 2026. The lawsuit now before the court was filed in 2022 by then-Sen. (and now Vice President) J.D. Vance, along with former Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican from Ohio.…

A serious collision in Stockton left five pedestrians injured when a vehicle struck them before crashing into a pole. The incident, which occurred Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m. along the 500 block of West Sonora Street, has raised concerns about driver impairment and pedestrian safety in the area. Details of the Incident According to the Stockton Police Department, the 62-year-old male driver was found unconscious in the vehicle following the collision. Emergency responders administered Narcan to the driver at the scene. Narcan (naloxone) is a medication commonly used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses, suggesting that potential substance use may have been involved. All five pedestrians who were struck sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Police have stated that while their investigation is ongoing, driving under the influence (DUI) is being considered as a possible factor in the collision. No Malicious Intent Suspected Authorities have clarified that, based on…

A fatal motorcycle collision occurred on U.S. Route 101 near the Interstate 280 connector in San Jose, resulting in the death of a motorcyclist early Saturday morning. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has confirmed that alcohol was a factor in this fatal collision, with the driver of the vehicle being arrested for driving under the influence. Collision Details According to CHP reports, the crash occurred at approximately 1:53 a.m. when a white Cadillac DeVille veered off the roadway and struck a stationary motorcycle on the highway’s right shoulder. The impact proved fatal for the motorcyclist. Following the initial collision, the Cadillac continued across all lanes of traffic before crashing into the center divider. Authorities have not yet determined the speed at which the Cadillac was traveling at the time of the incident. DUI Arrest and Injuries When CHP officers arrived at the scene, they found the driver of the Cadillac still present. After the assessment,…