Recent Blog Posts
Getting The Best Possible Settlement In Your Personal Injury Case
If you’ve been injured in an accident, you may be so overwhelmed with the recovery that the last thing you want to think about is chasing down a settlement to pay for your medical bills and other expenses related to the incident. That’s why, now more than ever, you need the assistance of an… Read More »
Defending Shoplifting Charges In Maryland
Ah, the holidays—A time of celebration and giving. It can be the best of times…unless: If you were charged with retail theft—shoplifting—in order to boost your holiday haul, you could be facing some pretty significant legal penalties. That’s why it’s critical that you find an experienced La Plata & Waldorf criminal defense attorney to… Read More »
Drinking And Driving During The Holidays
It’s a deadly blend: alcohol and the control of a motorized vehicle. And that combination rises during the time of year that families are most focused on joy and comradery—during the winter holidays. While typically alcohol related fatalities account for about one in four deaths on the road, during the holidays that number increases… Read More »
The Use Of Facial Recognition Technology In Law Enforcement
If you’ve ever watched crime-drama on television or in a movie theater, you’re probably familiar with facial recognition technology to some extent. Facial recognition technology (FRT) is used to catch the bad guy all the time in Hollywood scenarios. It is counted on to positively identify suspects, ultimately saving communities from further transgressions by… Read More »
Whiplash Injuries
Chronic, unrelenting pain: that is how many victims of whiplash describe their situation. Whether it was from a physical attack, a fall, or a sports injury, or a rear-ender, a neck strain or sprain can be tremendously painful. Universally referred to as whiplash, this type of injury can be treated and improved within just… Read More »
Comply With Police Request To Stop
If there is one bit of advice that anyone involved with the police needs to hear, it is this: do not try to flee. This is important to know no matter who you are, but particularly if you are a man of color. The jaw-dropping fact is that of every three fatal police shootings,… Read More »
Intersection Dangers
George Bernard Thomas Jr.’s life was cut short when a dramatic collision sent his vehicle plummeting over the guardrails on U.S. 301, landing unceremoniously at the bottom of a ditch. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Thomas had been navigating a left turn in an intersection when another vehicle smashed into the driver’s… Read More »
Mental Health Issues Impacting Justice
Across the country, jails and prisons are filled with people who suffer from a variety of mental health issues. More than half of individuals in prisons and over sixty percent of those in jails suffer from mental health problems. Isn’t there a better way? Impact of Mental Health Issues on Incarceration The Bureau of… Read More »
Hit And Run Accidents
No accident is a good thing, but perhaps the most infuriating kinds of accidents involve hit and run drivers who cause property damage, personal injury, and sometimes even death, only to scurry away without accepting responsibility or offering assistance. If you have been the victim of a hit and run accident that has resulted… Read More »
Maryland Dog Attacks
Imagine walking along and suddenly being confronted by two dogs, 50-70 pounds apiece. What would you do? One Prince George’s County man attempted to escape by climbing on a parked car. But the dogs were tenacious and dragged him back out to the middle of the street, one dog on each side mauling him,… Read More »
