Blog Posts in May, 2012
Posted on May 31, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
Trick #2: Puffery Bloviating, false Bravado, puffery, exaggerating, bragging. These are all words for lies an attorney may tell you in an attempt to get your business. More specifically, these words ...
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Posted on May 30, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
Trick #1: Promises This is a biggie. The Florida Bar, the organization that regulates the conduct of attorneys, strongly prohibits an attorney from making a promise to a potential client to get their ...
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Posted on May 29, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
Many people go through life without ever needing an attorney. Most people, however, are in need of the assistance of an attorney at least once in their lives. They may need a will drafted, a contract ...
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Posted on May 25, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
What are Some Possible Penalties? In addition to some penalties already discussed, drug crimes bring some standard sanctions. Among the variable sanctions are community service hours, drug evaluations ...
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Posted on May 24, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
What are the Different Drug Crimes? The simplest drug crime is "possession". This is where an individual is in actual or constructive possession of a controlled substance. Actual possession ...
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Posted on May 23, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
Drug crimes, often referred to as "narcotics" offenses or "controlled substance" charges, are the most prevalent crimes committed in Florida. Everyone is familiar with common ...
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Posted on May 22, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
It is often asked what the difference between being adjudicated and having adjudication withheld means. A formal adjudication is just as it sounds, you are dubbed "guilty" of a crime and ...
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Posted on May 21, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
Everybody knows what a "not guilty" plea means--that you are innocent and did not do whatever the State is accusing you of. There are two alternative choices that are similar, but have ...
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Posted on May 18, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
The final stumbling block: 5. Lack of dedication While the first four are, for the most part, out of your control, a lack of dedication is entirely on you. This is the stumbling block where you and ...
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Posted on May 17, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
Probation stumbling block number four: 4. Instability in life This is an important, but often over looked part of success with probation. This topic covers a lot of aspects. One is a permanent ...
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Posted on May 16, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
Stumbling Block Number 3: 3. Drug addicition First, drug addiction is a very real and very detrimental disease. A drug addiction can lead to a violation of probation if there is random urinalysis ...
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Posted on May 15, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
The second stumbling block in our on-going series: 2. Lack of money Probation always comes with lots of fees that are not always anticipated. First, there are court costs that will have to be paid. ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Soler Slack Law
So you have been sentenced to probation. I know, it seems like the end of the world, but I assure you it is not. Whether this is your first time with probation or you think you are a pro by now, this ...
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Posted on May 11, 2012 By Criminal Defense Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Sarasota Criminal Defense Blog. You can subscribe to our RSS feed by clicking here.
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