Considering The Essential Facts Regarding Personal Injury Compensation Claims

The injuries that you are afflicted with, after meeting with an accident, can damage the condition of your body. Depending on the graveness of the accident and the injuries you suffer, you need to get the required medical assistance. Whether the injuries you suffer are minor or severe, you have every right to make the personal injury compensation claim. If you are the hapless victim of an accident, where it was the fault of the opponent party, or it took place due to the negligence of your employer failing to offer the best of facilities at the workplace, you can seek justice.

It is the proof or the concrete evidence that you need to be equipped with which empowers your solicitor to fight for your case with full acuity. The illness or the ailment that keeps you down after facing the accident need to be backed up by proofs like the medical bills, the receipts that the health care institutions offer and the like. If an ill stroke of destiny makes you physically disabled, or you would have to do without any part of your anatomy, then such a huge loss needs to be compensated at any cost. You need to buck up and strive hard while seeking for securing the claims.

While defending your case, blurting out the facts that upholds your distressed condition can be strengthened with the proofs that you lawyer can provide during the proceedings of the case. Taking the decision that you want to fight for securing the financial assistance that you truly deserve, make sure it is not a hasty one. You need to consult a reputed legal firm, get hold of an able lawyer, and brief him with the necessary details. The nuggets of wisdom shared and pondered during the briefing session between the lawyer and his client can prove instrumental in arranging the different fragments of the case on compensation claims, harmoniously.

While seeking for obtaining the personal injury compensation claim, you need to check your affordability factor also. You should not let the fee that your solicitor charges, to bog you down. The experienced and well-skilled professionals who are pumped with great confidence do not compromise on the fees that they charge, easily. However, entering into a negotiation with the organizations that acts as the legal specialists, can make things a bit easier on your pocket. Once you win a case and get the compensation claims that you are entitled to get, you feel that you made a fruitful investment.

Guatemala Pensionado Permanent Residency Program

Introduction Guatemala is offering a Pensionado program. This is a permanent residency allowing one to live in Guatemala for the rest of their life. The Pensionado receives a Cedulla which is a national identity card that would allow the person to open a bank account in Guatemala without showing the passport from their home country. The Cedulla is a high tech digital ID card. The identity card can reflect a lawful name modification for additional banking privacy. With the Cedulla one can travel without a passport to five other central american countries, off the grid so to speak.

Time Frame The process takes approximately 2-4 weeks, so three weeks is a fair approximation of the time frame. One does have to be in Guatemala during the process. Five Star hotels run about $100 to $145 a night depending on the season. It is possible to stay in Antigua, Guatemala which is a lovely resort community (google Antigua Guatemala). A large steak dinner in a five star restaurant is about $20. You will find things cheap here.

Fee The complete fees are $8,000 for one person, $9500 for a couple. Each child is an extra $1000. Children must be under 18 years old. All fees are paid at the start of the application. Fees can be paid by cash or wire transfer. We do not take checks because they take longer to clear (30 days) than the program requires to complete.

Pensionado Economic Requirements The program is for retired or disabled people. There is no age restriction. One does have to show financial responsibility. An income of $1000 a month is needed. This is $1250 for a married couple. This is so stated in a declaration to the government. The income is proven with bank statements, stock broker statements etc. Income can be private sourced from investments, rental properties etc. It is a good idea to also present gold and platinum Visa cards as additional support for financial independence. You will not have permission to work as an employee for others. You can be self employed in your own business.

Guatemala Taxes Guatemala does NOT tax offshore derived income. Money coming in from outside of Guatemala is NOT taxed. Your pension, investments etc from outside of Guatemala are not taxed. If you had a shoe store in Guatemala you would pay taxes. There is a VAT of 15% on some goods. A plasma TV costs a few hundred dollars more than in USA. USA cars are about same price without the discounts which are better in USA. European and Asian cars are higher priced. Solid wood furniture is far cheaper than in USA and better quality.

Official Documents Needed One needs their passport, birth certificate and marriage license if married. If possible marriage license and birth certificate should be the more modern variety with seals etc.

Language Requirement None. You do not have to speak Spanish. It is a great idea to start taking spanish lessons ASAP when here or before. There are a number of computer programs that are excellent. Rosetta Stone is popular. We do advocate learning the language. Our law firm and staff all speak English well. The better hotels and restaurants will have English speakers. Most of the Doctors speak English. Many establishments do not speak English as well.

Rights in Guatemala You have the rights of a citizen except you cannot vote and cannot get a passport. As a Pensionado you are not supposed to seek work as an employee for others. This is not the purpose of the program. You can own property, start businesses, own corporations, have bank accounts, get mortgages etc.

Time to Become a Citizen The normal time is five years. After you are a resident for three years to can apply to have the residency time shortened to three years from the normal five years. Only citizens can have passports, not residents.

Cross Border Travel as a Resident There is a Free Border Treaty in Central America. With a Guatemala Residency ID card you can travel by land or boat into the following countries without any passport needed: Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Belize. Costa Rica has signed the treaty but is known for not honoring it so don’t count on them. If you go by commercial airline you will need a passport. Your home country will not know where you are since the passport is not being swiped. You will not be able to open bank accounts in the other countries by just showing your national identity card (Cedulla), just Guatemala.

Name Change What can be done is the maiden name of your mother can be added onto your resident ID (Cedulla) as a third name. If you were Daniel Boone now and your mother maiden name was Smith you could now be Daniel Boone Smith. This is a lawful and customary practice in Latin America but of course optional. Now when you open your bank account in Guatemala it will be in name of Daniel Boone Smith and not reference your home country in the records. No lies and nothing illegal yet this allows you to fall through the cracks.

Guatemala Banking As a Pensionado resident in Guatemala you can have a bank account in Guatemala without showing a passport or any ID from your home country. NO passport needed. What can be done is the maiden name of your mother can be added onto your resident ID (Cedulla) as a third name. If you were Daniel Boone now and your mother maiden name was Smith you could now be Daniel Boone Smith. This is a lawful and customary practice in Latin America but of course optional.

Now when you open your bank account in Guatemala it will be in name of Daniel Boone Smith and not reference your home country in the records. No lies and nothing illegal yet this allows you to fall through the cracks. Guatemala has NO tax treaties for information sharing with any country. There will be no sharing of any banking information for tax reasons (any sort of tax or tax related case). Guatemala has no Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the USA, Canada, UK or EU Countries. This means sharing of information for criminal cases will be difficult.

Other Countries Pensionado Residency Programs – With the Panama Pensionado program there is a zero chance of ever opening a bank account without showing your home country passport. We know people who have tried this with a number of Panama Banks. The Panama banks are not allowed to take the pensionado ID or even a permanent residency ID to open a bank account. The cell phone companies in Panama will not open an account without one showing a home country passport no matter what sort of Panama permanent residency they have. All the panama residency programs, permanent, pensionado or otherwise, are nothing more than long term tourist visa, period. Panama residency ID’s of any sort do not allow for any cross border travel without a passport.There are very few Pensionado programs in the world today. There are residency programs. They usually take about six months to process a residency and one needs to remain in the country during this period of time.

Does One Live Free in Guatemala ? Oh think of it like the USA in the 1950’s. The police cannot come into your home without a search warrant. None of this “I heard a cry for help” garbage. Warrants from the patrol car radio are not happening. The police will need evidence of a violation of law to get a warrant. We did not say probable cause as in a reasonable person would deduct blah blah blah, that is USA not Guatemala. Not a common thing to see a search warrant issued here. If the police stop your car you can refuse to let them search it. You can also call your lawyer and wait until the lawyer comes and then the search proceeds, your choice. The police will generally be polite and a request to search a car would be like when there is an emergency and a roadblock scenario to catch fleeing felons who were shooting at police or something drastic. Not a common thing.

We have a kind of police called Transito. Traffic cops is what they are. They have no guns. They have cool yellow green uniforms with white helmets like Bermuda Police. They can only do traffic or auto equipment violations. Normally they will have a side of the road setup and look at cars to make sure they have a current sticker. They will check trucks to see if their loads are secure or not. When pulled they ask for driver license to make sure it is current. None of this – “where are you going, can I look in your trunk, do you have any weapons, have anything I should know about”. None of this happens with a traffic stop. If you do get a ticket just send your lawyer down to appear for you and pay fine. No point system. Very rare to ever see radar and never saw laser yet in Guatemala. People don’t even bother with radar detectors. Never saw any speed or red light cameras. They do offer parking tickets for parking violations and they can be generous in this area in some locations. Tickets are cheap, relax. Some towns like Antigua boot cars. Never park illegally in Antigua they love parking enforcement. Antigua has a special tourist police force that are on almost every corner when it is busy. They often speak English and you will find them very polite and eager to help. If you say you want leather belts they will even tell you where such a store that sells that is located.

The regular Guatemala police are called the black police (policia negro) because their cars and uniforms are black. They have guns. They do not work traffic and cannot pull you for traffic reasons. They are crime fighters only. They generally ignore you. The police will probably never show if you call them to come to your house or if they did it would take a lot of time. I never knew anyone to have their house robbed. We live in gated communities with armed guards. We have alarm systems. When the alarm goes off two ex military guys from the alarm company on a motorcycle come with guns. Often in about five minutes. One hides behind cover and the other walks around to see what is up. They have body armor and are serious fellows. So you have the armed guards in the community, some sort of fence, the alarm and now the alarm guards show up. Never knew anyone to have his home robbed.

The lawyers and court system does not work in a harassing way like in USA. This is not a society that likes lawsuits. Lawyers do a lot of contracts, real estate law, family law, criminal law but not a lot of civil litigation. If you go about your business and do not bother other people, no one will be bothering you. People here do not go out and start trouble with their lawyers like up north. People will tend to settle their differences more sanely here than the USA. That being said never ever sign any real estate agreement or any contract without a lawyer to review it. I think this rule applies anywhere. The freedom here is very noticeable.

Firearms A resident can apply for permission to own and carry concealed firearms. Assault weapons are not allowed to be purchased now which means no centerfire rifles under a current law which is going to expire in a few months and will most likely not be renewed, as a political guess. There are some already registered assault rifles that could transfer but would have to be kept in the home only, no carrying. They will be hard to find and most likely in .223 caliber.

You can have handguns in any common caliber and 12 ga. Shotguns in semi-auto, pump, double barreled etc. Glocks, CZ, Beretta, Sig Sauer, Walther, Jerico, and Bull are the popular quality handgun brands. Mossberg and Remington are popular shotgun brands. Franchi makes a 14″ pump in 12 ga that is sold as a regular shotgun and can be included on a carry permit, legal and nice for the car. One can get plastic shoulder stocks for some glock pistols and Jerico pistols. The stocks are not a restricted or controlled item. This is called a short barreled rifle in some countries. The most popular handgun calibers are 9mm and .40 but there are a lot of 45acp., .380, and .22 pistols available. Anyone who thinks they cannot defend themselves adequately with a Berretta or Glock handgun and a 12 ga pump shotgun in an urban environment does not know what they are talking about, end of story.

A person is only allowed to purchase 700 rounds of ammunition per month for each gun owned, range ammo excluded. Most manage without shedding any tears. Importing guns is a possibility but they are never going to consider more than two guns being imported. A forty two gun collection is either an arsenal or a store to the customs officials, forget it. Same with your 35,000 rounds of ammo. We have quality shotgun ammo and premium Magtech, handgun ammo in the gun stores. The gun and ammo variety in the USA is not here but we have anything you need for functional self-defense. No handloading. That is considered an ammunition manufacturing facility in most Latin America countries.

One can own an unlimited amount of firearms in their home. Each firearm has a title certificate for it similar to a car title. A person can only have 12 weapons included on their carry license. Rotating guns on the license is possible but a big pain in the neck, ill advised. There are at least 18 gun stores in Guatemala City and the suburbs. There are a lot of guns in Guatemala. We have 100,000 security guards most with a Mossberg 12 ga maverick pistol grip or a .38 caliber revolver. We keep our homes, communities, stores, malls, restaurants safe that way. It does not let the criminals take root.

This paragraph is so extensive because a lot of people are escaping police states and gun ownership is a cherished right and we applaud and support this right. On the other hand no law says you have to own a gun and many people do not own guns. Guatemala is a free country and we do not impose our will on people.

Knives and Edged Weapons Many people carry machetes on their belts, usually in the countryside. Can be startling at first since it looks like a sword. They use them to work on the land. A single edged folding knife with a blade of 3.9″ or less can be carried in a pocket or on the belt in an urban area but is not restricted in the country. There are no size restrictions in the code for non-folding knives. There is a prohibition against automatic knifes, stilettos (not sure of legal definition) and daggers (again not sure of legal definition). If you ask where assisted folders etc stand the answer is we do not know. Could be construed as an automatic or not? Same for flippers. Laws not defined clearly. Generally speaking knives are not considered a prohibited item and enforcement is not tight, but follow the law. This section was included because many of our clients are escaping from oppressive police states and their rights are very important to them and thus to us as well.

Drivers License Of course you can have a driver license as a resident. It is a bit bureaucratic and some red tape. You can drive on your home country license for some time while you adjust into your new home.

Health Care You will find the health care better than North America and Europe. The Doctors almost always have English. The staff is three times nicer than what you’d expect. The hospitals are cleaner and far cheaper. A hospital suite is about $165 a day in an expensive neighborhood. Pharmacies generally do not require a prescription and drug prices are about one third of the USA price.

Pharmacies deliver, many round the clock. Doctors make house calls for $25 to $30. Dentists are about 25% of the USA price and are very good. Veterinarians also make house calls for same price and are excellent. If the pet needs to go into for x-rays etc they transport for you. Without the oppressive prescription laws you can treat a lot of pet infections yourself by just buying the drugs or the pet store will help you out. We have a lot of homeopathy practitioners. There are chiropractors and naturopaths. There are some health food stores and organic food is becoming more and more available. Plastic surgery is popular and affordable. In a word health care way more affordable and better.

Real Estate We live far better than North Americans or Europeans imagine. Most of our single family detached homes are at least 500 sq. meters. A sq. meter is 10.75 sq. feet. Most housing that is top drawer will run $900 to $1100 a sq. meter. In the countryside real estate prices are lower. The more rural the lower it gets. It is common to see homes of 800 to 1000 sq. meters. Hacienda homes will run up to 1800 sq. meters. For a perspective one can get a 3000 sq. foot (not meter) executive townhouse in a gated community with armed guards new for $200,000 with fenced yard, garage etc. Check out a community called Antigua, Guatemala in google. You can get a great townhouse there for $150,000 a beautiful patio home $250,000 to $350,000.

Beaches We have beaches on the Pacific and Caribbean. Simple but acceptable beach homes can be had for $100,000 to $150,000. The Pacific beaches are about ninety minutes from Guatemala City. Beaches are warm and humid.

Weather Guatemala is at about 5000 foot altitude. It is 55 to 75 degrees year round. Homes have no air conditioners or heaters. Think of savings on utility bills. We do use fans, usually ceiling fans. It never snows except on the very top of the volcanoes. Warning: Do not bring ice skates, they will rust.

Schools There are a number of k-12 private schools. They are generally bi-lingual english and Spanish. The schools have campuses with playgrounds etc. They are far nicer than USA schools and the teacher student ratio is much lower. Costs vary from school to school but will be a fraction of USA price.

Domestic Help A live in maid runs $175 a month plus you feed them and supply uniforms. A gardner handyman can run $400 a month if you need one every day. A driver would run $500 a month live in. A nanny for the kids would run about $225 a month live in. Elderly folks can hire two maids and a driver and avoid going to a rest home. There are always two servants on premises and they can go on car trips, to the doctor, shopping, beauty parlor etc. They do not have to clean, cook or drive. Beats the heck out of the alternative.

Food The food is close to organic or free range meat. Prices are a fraction of USA prices and quality is wonderful. Numerous fruits priced so low almost for free. All kinds of vegetables, breads, juices etc. The food is Central American style not Mexican so it is not very spicy. We have restaurants offering anything you could want including: French, Greek, Italian, Steaks, Chops and Ribs, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese. Middle Eastern, German and much more.

Internet We have 1 meg DSL and cable connections available.

Cell Phones We have great cell phones, 3G etc.

How to start Call, email or Skype us. We will create an immigration case file for you. We will have you send us scans of the documents required for review by one of our lawyers. If the documents are not in order we will have you correct them before coming since it is much cheaper and easier this way. Next after the documents are in order you will need to schedule a trip to Guatemala. The hotels will send a shuttle bus to pick you up at the airport. We will have one of our English speaking drivers collect you from the hotel and take you to our executive offices to begin. A bi-lingual associate from the law firm will accompany you to all the needed visits to government offices for fingerprinting, signatures, photos etc. You never go to government offices yourself. We do require a $1000 deposit in order to open a file and begin the work. This fee is 100% applied to the Pensionado fee. It is not an additional fee. This is paid by wire transfer.

1. First you fill out an online order form. Click Here
2. Next you send us scan of passports of all parties applying (husband, wife kids, etc). These are sent in an email as a file attachment to .
3. Then we will forward wire instructions to you. We do need to have the $1000 fee paid before we can schedule an appointment. You can pay the remaining fee when here in cash or by wire transfer. You could also elect to pay the whole fee before coming as many immigration clients do for convenience.
4. Then you come to Guatemala.When you come for your appointment you remain here and process for the Pensionado. Figure about three weeks. You will not be busy every day so there will be time for sightseeing. We have beaches, Mayan Ruins, Volcanoes to hike up and there is always Antigua. One could always drive over to a nice white sand beach, all inclusive hotel in El Salvador like the Decameron with a three and a half hour drive time. In about four hours you can be in Mexico where there is a lot of cheap shopping. In any event many of our clients just enjoy a nice rest hanging around the swimming pool at one of our many five star resorts. Warning Our food, beverages and wines are so good here do not even think about dieting.

Labor Law Protects Employer And Employee In Case Of A Wrongdoing

Labor law is also known as employment law in some parts of the world. These terms can be used interchangeably as they are used to refer to the same thing. Labor law is a broad category that encompasses all area of employer/employee relations. Labor law also includes the negotiation processes and collective bargaining. The purpose of labor law is to protect the employer and the employee in the case of a wrongdoing.

The present day labor law dates back to the 1930s. The 1930s have been called the New Deal era. It was during this time that Congress acted to raise minimum wage there was reconsideration of the labor laws that were affecting both private and public sector employees. There have been no major new laws that have been passed over the last few decades.

Early Labor Laws

Some of the early labor laws included the following:

The Clayton Act:

The Act stated, “The labor of a human being is not commodity or article of commerce,” and provided further that nothing contained in
The Federal antitrust laws: shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of labor… organizations… nor shall such organizations, or the Members thereof, be held or construed to be illegal combinations or Conspiracies in restraint of trade under the anti-trust laws.

The Railway Act:

This Act was passed in 1926. It required those employers to bargain collectively and prohibiting discrimination against unions. It applied originally to interstate railroads and their related undertakings. It was amended in 1936 to include airlines.

Acts forbidden under the labor law

1) Dominating or otherwise interfering with formation of a labor union, including the provision of any financial or other support.

2) Interfering with or restraining employees engaged in the exercise of their rights to organize and bargain collectively.

3) Imposing any special conditions of employment, which tended either to encourage or discourage union membership. The law stated, however, that this provision should be construed to prohibit union contracts requiring union membership as a condition of employment in a company — a provision that, in effect, permitted the closed and union shops. (In the former, only pre-existing members of the union could be hired, in the latter. new employees were required to join the union.)

4) Discharging or discriminating against an employee because he had given testimony or filed charges under the Act.

5) Refusing to bargain collectively with unions representing a Companys employees

Things You Must Do To Find The Best Personal Injury Lawyer

Have you been injured lately? Was it the result of someone else’s negligence? Then you ought to get compensated for the damages caused to you. To get treated for the injury you must have had to shell out a lot of money. If you hire a personal injury attorney, s/he will evaluate the damages caused to you and the amount of money you spent for the treatment. Accordingly, the lawyer will calculate the amount of compensation you deserve. Moreover, you are also supposed to get payment from your insurance companies. It is highly advised that you should not represent yourself – neither at the court of law, nor at the meetings with insurance companies. You should let an experienced lawyer do it on your behalf.

But, how will you determine that the attorney you are hiring is having your best interest in mind? How to determine that the personal injury attorney will not look into his/her own personal gains? Here are certain things that you should do to make sure that you are hiring the best lawyer to represent you:

1. It is better to search for and keep the contact details of an attorney well before the actual accident strikes. You never know when there is a disabling injury caused to you or your family members. During accidental injuries you need to contact an attorney at the earliest. So, if you keep the contact details handy, it will eliminate the need to research for the best attorney when accidents occur.

2. While researching for the best injury attorney, it is primarily important to check the number of years of experience that the lawyer has behind him. Furthermore, it is important to check whether the attorney is experienced in handling similar cases. Read the case studies of the cases handled by the personal injury lawyer. Check the success rate and then decide on hiring the lawyer.

3. You should know that face-to-face conversations are far better than the telephonic ones. Face-to-face meetings go a long way to strengthen the relationship with the lawyer. You will be able to judge the intentions and capabilities of an attorney in a better manner. Check whether s/he is attentive about your problems and provides feasible solutions. If s/he is not, it is better to drop the idea of hiring the attorney.

These are just the 3 primary things you must do to ensure that the lawyer you are choosing is the best person to contact for a case regarding personal injury. Fresno is a place which is known for some of the best lawyers in the country.

US Immigration New York Lawyer Help

Position of Immigration Lawyer?

Immigration to USA features a formalized process created by authorities of USA. If you want to immigrate to New York you would like to understand what are the simple specifications with regards to skills, formalities, documention, and so forth. An immigration lawyer can help you prepare you nicely in all these important aspects. Immigration lawyer can provide you skilled assistance and allow you to find a remedy for different issues that might occur in the course of immigration. Immigration Lawyer are generally the Resolution supplier to numerous immigration difficulties. They’ll help you locate remedy to numerous concerns relating to documentation, immigration process understanding, questions raised by officers during interview, and so forth. Immigration Lawyer will assist you to to organize for interview which will allow you to to face the immigration officer confidently and get you through the interview.ew.

Immigration Lawyer Can assist You!

Yes Immigration Lawyer can truly allow you to. An immigration lawyer for New York will be the particular person that specialized his abilities for this goal only. A lot of folks who wish to immigrate to USA seek out immigration lawyer assist for they can minimize their probabilities of rejection. Let the man do his task what he is meant to complete.

Are you married? How you can Immigration to New York or USA

Immigrating to USA some instances is usually a issue whenever you are marriage. Men and women who are marriage and have every one of the documentation carried out, still come across it hard to immigrate to USA. Should you be married you need to deal with an interview together with the immigration officer. So you numerous not be realizing what they could ask you. This wherever immigration lawyer can assist you. An immigration lawyer will help you get ready for bulk of these Immigration questions that might be asked by officer at the time of interview. Your husband or wife will probably be present at that time of interview. Equally of you will be interviewed in the very same time face-to-face. Should you be married there may be a formal method to apply for immigration. You’ll need to complete the documentation as per the requirement. US Immigration lawyer will help you prepare all individuals documentation with out any error. The documentation prepared by Immigration lawyer will search more expert to the officer. Then you definately is going to be give a date for the interview. In the interview you may be asked a number of questions. Because you along with your husband or wife usually are not aware of those question, USA immigration lawyer can manual you the way to behave in the interview and how to reply these questions.

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Get The Right Legal Solution And Assistance From Qualified Cobb Criminal Lawyer

Life is unpredictable and sometimes, minor problems turn into major one and leave people in dilemma of taking the right step to come out of these problems. If for any reason, an arrest warrant is issued against you or one is trying to sue you in the court, then you should keep patience and look for professional lawyers who have expertise enough in the profession. Nothing can be the better way than this one because qualified lawyers know what to do and how to get you come out of the situation successfully and with clean slate. Another point to keep in mind is that one can be the victim of these problems anywhere and anytime. If you are the resident of Cobb and have been charged for any criminal or any kind of other legal matter, you should immediately look for qualified lawyer as they are the professionals who guide you at every step.

Qualified Cobb criminal lawyers leave no stone unturned in providing you precise solution in criminal, serious felonies, misdemeanors and similar other legal matters. In other words, they provide you precise solution and legal help in DUI defense, civil litigation, juvenile crimes, white collar crimes, violent crimes, sex crimes, drug offenses, theft crimes, probation violation and the list goes on. For those facing criminal charges in Cobb County, it is very important to hire professional lawyers as they are the people who help you like a true friend and take you out of all the problems. First of all they go into the entire matter deeply and they find out the solutions.

Multiple counts of child molestation and sexual battery on a child, for instance, are one of the main crimes. The possible sentence of this crime may be lifetime imprisonment. If you are not wrong at your side or you want the decision in your favor, you are supposed to headed towards a reputed law firm that provide you comprehensive solutions in criminal legal matters. Cobb County criminal defense attorneys are the best legal helping hands for you ensuring that you have better way to get the right help in the entire criminal process. In addition, prosecution is endowed with aggressiveness and without leaving a stone unturned. In addition to this, qualified Cobb County criminal attorney also provides you with aggressive representation in courts in the most successful and impressive way. If one is trying to prove charges on you, then you need not worry about it as you will overcome them efficaciously and circumvent a conviction.

Reclaim Your Life By Engaging The Vacuum Law Of Prosperity

Its about this time of year that we begin to see the results of having planted some seeds in the spring. Some of our plants may just be peeking through while others are taller and more mature. If one were to just come upon a garden this time of year they might think how lucky the owner was to have such a fabulous garden.

They may even feel envious because their garden isnt any where near the quality of the garden they just saw.

They may even think its not fair that that person has such a marvelous garden while they have an inferior garden or maybe not have a garden at all and their plot of land is overgrown with all kinds of weeds.

It is impossible to reap fresh vegetables from a weed patch. And even if they did plant the seeds for fresh vegetables they neglected to continue to pull weeds and other unwanted vegetation from their garden.

This situation is very similar to someone who has not cleared the way for prosperity to show up in their life, or have cleared it only to have it fill up again before they got around to planting their seeds, or have planted their seeds but let the weeds take over.

They may even feel cheated, overwhelmed and unluckyand that is definitely losing pieces of your life. The only way to reclaim your life from that situation is to engage the Vacuum Law of Prosperity.

That means we need to clear out the dead and the old in order to make room for the already established to grow and flourish and have space for the new to be welcomed and nourished. We need to engage the Vacuum Law of Prosperity.

Basically, the vacuum law of prosperity is this: if you want greater good, greater prosperity in your life, start forming a vacuum to receive it! In other words, get rid of what you dont want to make room for what you do want. (Ponder, 1982)

This concept applies to all areas of our life, spiritual, mental and physical.

Intending to get rid of stuff is great but it is also necessary to take action in order to really create that vacuum. Taking the following steps can help you at least begin to create that vacuum in your life.

One: make a list of what needs to be gotten rid of.

Two: beside each item write how that item is to be gotten rid of (Ex. Given away, sold, trashed, etc.).

Three: beside each item write the name and the contact information of whoever you need to contact in order to complete the getting rid of.

Four: take at least one action each day toward getting rid of everything on your list.

As you get ride of what you dont want, make sure you are putting in their place what you do want. This includes not only new possessions when needed or wanted but also new ideas, attitudes, or behaviors.

Now look at the less tangible things in your live that may be clogging the flow of prosperity in your life. Are you holding on to anger, irritation, jealousy, vengeance or an attitude about something or someone? Forgiveness goes a long way in keeping the flow of prosperity in your life and thus enabling you to reclaim your prosperous life in an
empowering manner.

Letting go of the need to be right, the need to always be the center of attention, and the need to get even will go a long way in helping you reclaim that part of your life that has you live in peace, harmony and prosperity.

Patricia J. Honiotes, M.S.

White Collar Criminal Lawyer New York

The term white-collar crime was coined in 1939 by sociologist Edwin Sutherland. The term encompasses nonviolent criminal offenses that are committed in a business or professional setting to achieve financial gain. White-collar crimes are committed by people in the context of their occupation.

Below is the list of some common types of crime that fall under this category:

Bank Fraud

Bribery

Bankruptcy Fraud

Computer Fraud

Counterfeiting

Credit Card Fraud

Embezzlement

Economic Espionage

Forgery

Insurance Fraud

Money Laundering

Perjury

Securities Fraud

Tax Evasion

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Law Of Attraction – Winning Lottery Or Any Goal

A few days ago I received an interesting email — which can be applied to ANY goal even though the person was referring to the lottery. Here’s the message:

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——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Problem with law of attraction and Lotteries
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:47:32 -0300

I have read your interesting article “Millionaire mind: Win the Lottery – Luck or law of attraction?”

But sorry, I have found a problem with Law Of Attraction and Lotteries.

Imagine two guys: Paul and James who love to play in lotteries. Imagine there is an equipment called “Belief-meter” that shows the belief intensity in a scale 0~100. When applied to Paul and James the Belief-meter shows 100 to both guys. So, they have total, complete and absolute belief they will win in lottery.

Now these two guys will play in a lottery 5/50. But Paul chose the numbers 1-2-3-4-5 and James chose 46-47-48-49-50. Of course, the law of attraction will FAIL for one of these guys, since they chose different numbers, although they have total, complete and absolute belief they win in lottery.

How can you explain this situation?
Thanks.

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The answer you will be reading here applies to ANY goal — not only to winning the lottery. So, you’d better read carefully and absorb what you are reading.

The truth is that the law of attraction will NOT fail, but the Law of Attraction may make BOTH guys fail — NOT just only one of them!!!

Let’s start by saying that playing the Lottery is just another investment — just like investing in the stock market, real estate, commodities. The Universe doesn’t make any difference. The difference is only in your own mind. And lots MORE people lose EVERYTHING in the stock market, real estate and commodities than in the lottery. (Refer to our free Course on the lottery)

Too many gurus and experts out there keep saying that the Law of Attraction works for everything. But, they will give you all sorts of reasons why it doesn’t apply to the lottery.

Why not? If the Law of Attraction does not work for the lottery, then we have an exception. And then we may ask “How many more exceptions are there?”.

The REAL name of the “commercial” Law of Attraction is the LAW of BELIEF. The Law of Belief is the Law of Life.

And there are NO exceptions to this Law.

The Law is unbiased, impersonal, unforgiving with anyone who does not follow it. If you do not follow the Law you are doomed.

I want to remind you of the motion picture “Les Miserables”. For me, the best version is the one played by Richard Jordan (in the role of Jean Valiean) and Anthony Perkins (as Inspector Javert).

For Inspector Javert, there is no compassion, no mercy. ONLY the LAW!

The Universe operates in a similar way. If you do not obey the LAW, you are doomed — There is ONLY THE LAW!

So, you’d better learn about the LAW now!

The BEST way to deal with the Law of Belief (also known as the Law of Attraction) is to understand once and for all that those famous vibrations the gurus and experts are talking about are CAUSED by the BELIEFS and VALUES you hold at the Subconscious level.

Take care of those beliefs and values, and you will automatically generate the CORRECT ‘high’ vibrations that are exactly what you need to attract the results you desire.

WHY is it that they don’t teach you that? Either they are ignorant of the real LAW and how it works . . . or business is REAL GREAT for them!

There is absolutely NO NEED for you to become OBSESSED with your vibrations as these gurus and experts command you to do — while they keep SELLING more and more Law of Attraction books, DVDs, and paraphernalia. Great for THEIR business, BAD for YOU! (Refer to many of my previous articles about how the Law of Belief operates)

The super rich and super successful people do not go around OBSESSING about the BAD vibrations. They simply get busy ZAPPING from their minds the limiting, conflicting beliefs and values, and replacing them with beliefs/values that are supportive of their goals. They know that by doing that, the ‘vibrations’ will take care of themselves automatically without them becoming OBSESSED — which is the opposite of what most of the gurus and experts tell you to do!

After this enthusiastic but ACCURATE introduction, let’s answer the question in the email above.

It is 100% possible that both Paul and James believe 100% that each will win.

In fact, the human Belief-O-Meter may confirm that each one believes 100%. (Refer to one of my previous articles on how to make your own Belief-O-Meter).

But . . . and here is the BIG catch . . . the human Belief-O-Meter ONLY measures the magnitude of the belief about winning the lottery (25%, 50%, 77%, 93%, 100%).

The human Belief-O-Meter does NOT indicate that there might just be some HIDDEN and CONFLICTING BELIEF and/or VALUE that will make totally USELESS the 100% belief in winning the lottery.

I will give you a few examples.

Example 1:

What if Paul believes 100% he will win the jackpot but, hidden deep in his Subconscious, he has the religious belief that “Rich people never go to heaven”? And he wants to go to heaven. This hidden belief will neutralize the 100% belief in winning the lottery. Paul may not know of this hidden conflict. But the Subconscious does and it will make certain Paul will not win!

Example2:

Or maybe Paul believes that “Rich people are dishonest” and one of Paul’s highest VALUES is “honesty”. If he wins and becomes rich, he will become dishonest. And he will AVOID that at all cost because his subconscious mind will not allow him to go against his deep held VALUE of ‘honesty’. Therefore, his 100% belief in winning the lottery is in CONFLICT with a deep VALUE. He will NOT win! (or if he wins, he will very quickly lose all the money).

Example 3:

What if Paul has this VALUE that “It is better to give than to receive”? People with those USELESS values never receive anything, except problems. In Paul’s case, his Subconscious will NOT allow him to win because it would be in CONFLICT with Paul’s VALUE that receiving is NOT a good as giving. Does this remind you of those persons you may know who are always giving and helping others but who hardly receive anything in return? (Remember, the Universe doesn’t give a hoot because you did not obey the LAW of Belief which requires that you eliminate all conflicting values!).

Example 4:

What if James had this BELIEF that “We cannot afford it” because he heard his parents saying it over an over again while growing up? That belief is still in his Subconscious. It was never eliminated and replaced by “Yes, I can afford anything I want”. Now, if James were to win the jackpot in the lottery he will be able to afford anything! And that is something the Subconscious cannot allow because it is in conflict with James’s current belief “I cannot afford it”.
And as long as James keeps holding that limiting belief, he is doomed to failure.

Example 5

What if a long time ago, when James was a 4-5 year old kid, his mother got very upset with him and even punished him for placing a coin in his mouth while she yelled at him “Money is dirty!”?

Now, many years later, subconsciously, he will avoid money because ‘money is dirty” and he doesn’t want to be/get dirty! Again, a very limiting and forgotten experience created a belief that is in conflict with having money. James forgot all about that incident and what his mother said. But his Subconscious did NOT and will not allow him to win money because that would make him dirty. Actually,James will have all kinds of problems making ANY money because of that hidden belief.

Example 6:

What if Paul believes 100% he will win the jackpot but, hidden deep in his Subconscious, he has the belief that “It is real hard for me to make money”? This hidden belief will neutralize the 100% belief in winning the lottery. Why? Because to win the lottery the only EXTERNAL ACTION need is to BUY a lottery ticket. And that is TOO EASY! Paul may not know of this hidden conflict. But his Subconscious mind does and will make certain Paul will not win because it will be TOO EASY!

And this conflict will be increased even MORE if Paul happens to also believe that “making money through HARD work and by overcoming tremendous difficulties has LOTS of merit and easy money has NONE!”

(We all have heard the GREAT VALUE of working real hard, being defeated many times, UNTIL finally one wins against all odds! — propagated throughout history over and over again until TOTALLY hypnotizing the human race with the terribly LIMITING, USELESS and FALSE belief that ‘making money and achieving goals has only MERIT if done the HARD way and it is the ONLY way one can do it!”.)

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I believe you can easily come up with more examples of your own.

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The point I want you to understand is that MOST gurus and experts only talk about regular beliefs. And they SELDOM, if ever, teach you that you MUST start by FIRST identifying/eliminating limiting. conflicting BELIEFS and VALUES, and then, replace them with useful, supportive ones. We do teach you that and place GREAT emphasis on the fact that doing it is absolutely CRUCIAL to your success.

And ONLY Anthony Robbins and our Courses talk about the CRITICAL importance of VALUES and how to get rid of any conflicting values and replace them with the ones that will help you achieve your goals — and NOT block them.

Read carefully because the following not only applies to the lottery but to ANY goal, in ANY area of ,your life:

A — You can have a deep belief and certainty in getting your goal, but IF you have another hidden limiting BELIEF that is in CONFLICT with that goal, that ONE limiting belief will neutralize your 100% belief in achieving your goal and BLOCK your way — until that limiting belief is identified, eliminated and replaced by a useful, supportive belief.

B — You can have a deep belief and certainty in getting your goal, but IF you have another hidden limiting VALUE that is in CONFLICT with that goal, that ONE limiting value will neutralize your 100% belief in achieving your goal and BLOCK your way — until that limiting value is identified, eliminated and replaced by a useful, supportive value.

That’s is one of the most common reasons why — NOT only in the Lottery — MOST people do NOT get what they want. They work on believing 100% that they will get what they want, They can get 100% in the human Belief-O-Meter,
BUT . . . they IGNORE or WERE NEVER TAUGHT that they must also work on a different type of belies: VALUES.

*** Note: Value can be dealt with as an emotional ‘state’ (as in NLP) or as a different type of belief (the belief that something as little or a lot of ‘desirability’). Or as BOTH a belief and an emotional ‘state’.

One more time . . . . . .

The human Belief-O-Meter will ONLY indicate how much (50%,10%, 75%, 85%, 100%) you believe that you will win the lottery (or achieve ANY goal, in ANY area). . It does not say to you (and your Subconscious will not tell you either on its own initiative):

“John, Robert, Mary, etc., YOU have this conflicting VALUE that “money is evi”l, or that “rich people do not go to heaven”, or that “rich people are dishonest”, that “there are other things more important than money”. Therefore, as long as you continue holding any one of these conflicting VALUES, you cannot win”. OR . . .

“John, Robert, Mary, etc., YOU have this conflicting, limiting BELIEF that “Money is dirty”, “You cannot afford it”, or that “It is very hard for you to make money”. Therefore, as long as you continue holding any or all of these limiting beliefs you cannot win”.

In this case, it is NOT the belief in winning the lottery that is the problem. The problem is that one BELIEF (about winning) is in total CONFLICT with a hidden VALUE and/or another hidden BELIEF,

That is WHY we teach that you must not only identify/eliminate limiting, useless beliefs and replace them with beliefs that are NOT in conflict with your goals. You must ALSO identify/ eliminate the hidden CONFLICTING values and replace then with VALUES that are in perfect harmony with your other beliefs and goals.

There are many people who are absolutely certain they will achieve a certain goal. And, SOMEHOW, they always come up short.

The answer: their absolute belief and certainty have found ANOTHER hidden, conflicting belief and/or value which totally neutralize(s) their belief in total victory!

So, the question for you is:

A — Do you know what your BELIEFS are regarding your goal (be it winning the lottery or ANY other goal)? Do you know which BELIEFS are in CONFLICT with the goal(s) you want to achieve? If you do not know what your beliefs are and what conflict they can produce in your life, you will have lots of difficulty getting what you want.

B — Do you know what your VALUES are? Do you know in what order (sequence) they are? Do you know which VALUES are in CONFLICT with the goal(s) you want to achieve? If you do not know what your values are and what conflict they can produce in your life, you will have lots of difficulty getting what you want.

Now, you know what MOST gurus and experts do NOT know or, for some MYSTERIOUS reasons, FAIL to teach you about.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS KNOWLEDGE and straighten out your beliefs and values. Once you achieve that, your vibrations will automatically take care of themselves.

Sincerely,

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Green Card Renewal- How To Maintain You Legal Status

GREEN CARD RENEWAL: HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR LEGAL STATUS

A “green card” is essential to enable a foreign worker to establish that she/he is legally entitled to reside and be employed in the United States. If an individual is caught living or working in the US without the card, he/she risks losing the right to remain in the country and being eligible for deportation back to her/his country of origin for non-compliance with current US immigration laws.ws.

An initial green card is issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This allows the service to keep a count on how many workers from a given country are living in the US and what jobs they hold. Issuance of a valid green card is contingent upon the holder being in the United States legally in the first place. The card, once issued, is valid for a designated time and then must be renewed with the INS.

Renewing a green card is not as stringent a procedure as obtaining one initially; in fact, it may be done online through the online filing of an INS form I-90. Forms for the renewal of the card may be ordered online to permit the renewal in an easy, uncomplicated way. Handling the green card renewal in this manner permits the person seeking a renewal to begin the process with online forms without losing valuable time.

Although the option to secure legal counsel is available at any time, it is generally not necessary to seek an attorney to renew a green card, as the hard work was taken care of at the time the initial green card was issued. Absent a major change in status, the individual seeking renewal can generally handle the renewal process him- or herself,

If there has been a major change in status such that an INS official would see a red flag when the forms are being approved, it is wise to face that situation head-on and secure counsel or contact INS directly to avoid delays in processing or approval. Such a change may be a name change, marital status, or other status adjustment.

When green card renewal time arrives, it is a good practice to take steps to secure the renewal without delay. That way, if there is an unforeseen complication, the person renewing has ample time in which to overcome the new glitch before the old card has an opportunity to become and expired green card. Using a proactive approach to keeping this card in order is the way to keep its renewal easy and speedy.

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