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August 24, 2014Posts

Governor Perry Faces Abuse of Power Charges

The notion of politicians being viewed as criminals is nothing new. Our country's history is filled with stories of elected officials who altered ballot counts and stole money and did drugs and bribed voters and occasionally even murdered. Even in the state of Texas, our politicians have not found themselves immune from charges of wrongdoing in recent years. What is unusual, however, is for a longstanding sitting governor to be indicted on federal charges. In...

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August 21, 2014Posts

Texas Probate Process with No Will

Recently, Express News reported on a trucking tycoon who was killed at age 50 in a motor vehicle accident. He was allegedly being chased by his wife while riding his motorcycle. Police ruled that the death was a homicide, although the man's children are defending their mother, who has been accused of the crime. As complex as the criminal matters are, the probate matters in the case may be just as complicated. The reason: the...

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July 28, 2014Posts

New York Yankee Baseball Fan Asks for Millions after Falling Asleep on National Television

There is one man in the New York area who may still be hoping that exhaustion at a baseball game will translate into a huge payday at the hands of our legal system. When the television cameras panned Yankees Stadium during the fourth inning of a game against the Red Sox on April 13, 2014, Andrew Rector was spotted taking a nap. The broadcasters, John Kruk and Dan Shulman, found this fascinating and proceeded to...

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July 27, 2014Posts

Five Houston Children Unrestrained in Car as Parents Allegedly Drink and Drive

There are countless attorney jokes out there, and I understand that some of the humor is well earned. Lawyers do not always help themselves in establishing upstanding reputations. However, there also are stories that remind me that what lawyers, and really the legal system in general, can do to defend the most innocent among us matters and leaves a positive impact. I hope that justice is had by five children in Houston who desperately need...

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July 22, 2014Posts

Would You Fight for Johnny Football’s Jersey in a Divorce?

  Photo courtesy USA Today Perhaps you were watching the NFL draft a couple of months when Johnny Manziel (aka "Johnny Football") nervously sat as other players from around the country were selected by teams while his name went unspoken. He had decided to leave Texas A&M after his sophomore year to pursue a career in the pros, and the draft would mark the beginning of this new stage. Finally, his name was called by...

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July 20, 2014Posts

Road Rage Turns Deadly in San Antonio

Road rage has been an increasing problem as we seem to live in a society that gets more impatient and faster to explosive judgment all the time. We have become drivers rushing to move from one place to the next, sometimes disregarding the others who are occupying the same stretch of highway, and drivers who are less forgiving when it comes to the idea that the dangerous actions taken by another vehicle truly may have...

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July 17, 2014Posts

Comedian Tracy Morgan Sues Wal-Mart Following Deadly Turnpike Crash

Austin, TX (Law Wire News) July 16, 2014 Comedian and actor Tracy Morgan joined three other plaintiffs last week in filing suit against Walmart ("Tracy Morgan sues Walmart over deadly crash; comic released from rehab center," CNN, July 13, 2014), claiming that the corporation was negligent in its actions leading up to a tragic collision on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed one man and injured four others. Austin truck accident lawyer Tony R. Bertolino,...

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June 16, 2014Posts

Distracted Driving Appears to Be the Cause of Collision with Police Officer

Austin, TX (Law Wire News) June 12, 2014 A police officer with the North East Independent School District and retired member of the San Antonio Police Department was injured last weekend while directing traffic for a funeral procession. The driver of an SUV allegedly looked away from the road just long enough to slam into another car, spin around, and then hit the motorcycle on which Sergeant Charles Langley was sitting ("North East ISD officer...

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June 06, 2014Posts

Scandal in the Veterans’ Administration Continues to Grow with Allegations Surfacing in Texas

Austin, TX (Law Wire News) June 6, 2014 A whistleblower in San Antonio claims that he faced retaliation for asking questions, and managing attorney with Bertolino LLP speaks out on the issue. Brian Turner, an employee with the San Antonio North Central Federal Clinic, recently became concerned that the scheduling of veterans for their medical appointments was not being done in a straightforward and transparent manner, according to The Houston Chronicle on May 31, 2014....

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June 01, 2014Posts

Celebrating Your Divorce with a “Freedom Party?”

Cutting that first slice was one of your first joint acts as husband and wife and every guest clamored for a photograph of you sharing that delicious bite. Now, a new article shares, there is the growing phenomenon of the "divorce cake," with another big party to match. A writer with the Associated Press recently interviewed some of the top bakers in the country and discovered that the trend of planning a bash to celebrate...

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