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The Oregon Dank Stars are Oregon grown skate and snowboard company which produce videos, accessories, and unique and attractive clothing for today’s misguided individuals. The Oregon Dank Stars have expressed their philosophy of supporting local business, wherever you may live. Can anyone, excluding shareholders and moneygrubbers, say anything good about Big Business and Corporate America’s influence on what we wear and what we buy? Who wants to admit that someone’s grandfather designed their wardrobe? Who wants to admit their paycheck goes to some tycoon in L.A who spends their money supporting some other corporate fat cat? Do everyone in your community a favor…. buy local.

By means of what I would call nothing less than gorilla advertising and hand to hand sales and by the support of are friends and affiliates we have begun to cement ourselves into the local industry we have and cherish so much here in Portland. So many smoke and mirror company’s have come and gone over the years; it has become impossible to tell whose passionate these days though with the fall of one empire comes the birth of something pure. Stay positive, live life, and love what you do. OdS

Michael Cook is CEO http://www.oregondankstars.com

mike@oregondankstars.com

Attorney handles a variety of legal issues and advise people on such matters. There is need of a specialized attorney to handle different cases. To handle criminal cases criminal attorney is needed and non-criminal cases are handled by civil attorneys.

Non-criminal cases are those, when client seeks money for damage of his/her property or injury. Civil attorneys also handle divorce and many other cases. The attorneys, which advice companies on their legal matter are known as corporate attorneys. The other fields in which attorneys can also practice include insolvency, ecological law, property and taxation.

An accountant and a lawyer are the two experts that business firms needs near the beginning. An accountant maintain proper accounts and returns of the business. On the other hand, a business attorney provide help on various aspects.

There is also need to appoint an attorney if you have your business in one state but doing it in some other state. Incorporate attorney provide advice on corporate legal issues.

The best time to hire a good business lawyer is before involving in lawsuit and after that it’s too late. The important thing is that how to find a best attorney. There are different ways to find attorney like local telephone directory, asking friends or relatives for suggesting the best attorney, there are many legal centers that also provide you some help or search online to find best attorneys.

In my opinion, online search is the best method to find an attorney. There are numerous websites on law firms or attorneys. Online search can save your time and money and you can easily evaluate the experience and background of the attorney.

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A number of notable Texas traffic and driving laws designed to increase safety on the roads and drivers education awareness go into effect on Sept 1.

Automobile operators under the age of Motor vehicle operators will at present have a harder time getting traffic violations flushed from their operators. SB 1005 provides that if a driver younger than 25 years of age commits a traffic offense classified as a moving violation, the judge must necessitate the driver to complete a classroom based or online defensive driving course. In addition, if the driver holds a provisional driver license - in other words, is under operators years of age - they must submit to a Texas Department of Public Safety road test in addition to taking an offline or online defensive driving course. Failure by the driver to meet this requirement will result in a final conviction for that traffic offense.

Proof of insurance will be enforced through the new Lone Star State law SB 1670. This law necessitates the Department of Insurance, in conjunction with TxDOT and other authorities, to constitute a confirmation program for automobile insurance in order to try and trim back the number of uninsured motor vehicle operators.

SB 1257 disallows use of wireless communications devices (including cellular telephones) for the first six months after teenagers obtain their driver licenses. The bill also interdicts passenger bus automobile operators transporting minors from utilizing wireless communications gear, except in emergencies or when the bus is stopped. Use of wireless gear has become omnipresent and is under suspicion of inducing accidents.

Many of the items covered by these laws are talked over in the available Lone Star State defensive driving courses offered up online and in classroom settings. Prices can vary for motor vehicle operators safety courses but the minimum they can be by law in the state of Texas is $25.

About the Author

Cindy Cashman operates Official Defensive Driving where traffic tickets can be eliminated through a defensive driving online course. Go to http://www.OfficialDefensiveDriving.com to Save the time, money and hassle of attending classroom based defensive driving classes.

A will is a legal document that divides your property among beneficiaries – like your spouse and children - and decides the fate of your assets. There are free packages for creating wills available in the market.

The person making the will is called the testator and those receiving any items from the will are called beneficiaries. When testator creates a will, he also names an executor who ensures the smooth implementation of the will on his demise.

Any adult citizen (over the age of 18) of sound mind can draft his will. Drafting a will is a simple process but, becomes more complicated the more assets and more property you possess. In such a case you would require the services of a lawyer to draft a will.

Drafting wills are manipulated as they are future bread and butter of lawyers. The lawyers often offer free last will and testament packages. But when they draft the bill they include clauses that lock in their influence for the future. You will probably get addicted to consulting that lawyer every time in the future. After your demise, your relatives run to your lawyer for their rescue.

Lawyers actually make what are called as “Will Files”. They draft lots of free packages of wills in order to get the probate business. It takes around 10 years to build up a good will file but once set, assures financial success for the lawyer.

Though you feel that you should make your will, don’t be tempted do it yourself. To be valid, a will must be strictly compliant with state law. That law may require a certain language, signature in a particular fashion and a certain number of witnesses. Homemade wills are recognized by only few states, and most homemade will are usually subject to contesting. A vindictive relative can make your will invalid and leave your property at the mercy of the courts.

Many sites on the Internet offer free packages of last will and testament covering a comprehensive list of services. This includes-Distribution clauses, Guardianship clauses (If you have kids), testamentary trust provisions for children, Credit shelter trust, Self Proving Affidavits, Notary Public forms, Debt forgiveness clauses, Funeral arrangement clauses, pet guardianship clauses, and common disaster clauses. These are available in ‘standard’, ‘gold’ and ‘vault’ packages according to additional optional features.

It is up to you to do a detailed study and choose the best means to help draft your precious will.

Last Will And Testament provides detailed information about last will and testament, contesting a last will and testament, free last will and testament packages, how to write a last will and testament and more. Last Will And Testament is the sister site of Probate Court.

The first Celebrex class action suit to be filed is believed to be the one submitted in Illinois, in December 2004. That same month, Pfizer announced that a recently performed clinical trial revealed that those taking Celebrex were at increased risk - over two times that incurred by taking a placebo - of experiencing a major cardiovascular episode. It would seem that the Illinois class action suit will be only the first of many. And yet Celebrex remains on the market.

Most drugs that we take are liable to have a wide range of potential side effects, most of which the majority of patients will never experience. For liability purposes, pharmaceutical companies print all conceivable side effects on their informational literature, and reading these before taking a medication can be a nerve-wracking affair. But even side effects that have been encountered by minimal numbers of people during clinical trials can find their way on to this literature, and while you may be one of the unlucky ones whose painkiller causes nausea, in most of these cases, the potential benefits far outweigh the unlikely event of developing a minor side effect that will cease once the medication has been stopped.

It is a similar argument that has been used in keeping Celebrex on the market - that the side effects encountered by some should not deny others the benefits that the drug has to offer. Used commonly as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller for conditions such as arthritis, it is understandable that this would be an attractive drug to many. But surely not when the side effect price is so high.

Rigorous clinical trials are performed on drugs before they reach the marketplace, but even these cannot predict all the various implications of using a drug in longevity. But it seems that there are too many highly effective drugs available today that cause life threatening side effects - Celebrex is only one of these. Patients surely must be asking themselves whether pharmaceutical companies are rushing apparently effective drugs to the marketplace without ensuring that they are completely safe for long-term use. Patients are responding in the only way that can really touch these companies, in this case Pfizer: by filing Celebrex class action suits.

Dave Hoffman is the founder of Celebrex Class Action Suit. We provide a free service that connects you with attorneys specializing in Clebrex Law.

Jazz Goa is formed by a group of musicians and music lovers to promote jazz in and out of Goa. The club’s principal aim is to improve the lot and provide an organised platform for local as well as visiting international jazz musicians. Goa has always been a favoured chillout destination for some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. Beautiful surroundings, peaceful laidback lifestyle and the people’s genuine warmth and hospitality has made Goa an inspirational paradise for creative artistes from all over the world. Jazz Goa will play host to visiting jazz musicians offering them opportunities to perform in informal jam sessions as well as full fledged concerts and professional gigs at various venues in Goa that feature live jazz.

Jazz currently has a niche audience in Goa and one of Jazz Goa’s goals is to broaden the listener base by encouraging general music lovers to experience and enjoy the magic of spontaneously improvised music through workshops and interactive sessions with performers. Spontaneous improvisation are the keywords to jazz and very often jazz musicians create some of the most memorable music in live performance as opposed to recordings produced in clinical studio sessions. Future plans of Jazz Goa includes releasing live recordings of selected performances in Goa, sourcing corporate sponsorship to launch deserving local jazz musicians at an international level and scholorships to finance talented youngsters who would like to study jazz at some of the worlds best institutes. Most importantly, with current trends of canned music being peddled as live music, Jazz Goa hopes to keep live music alive in Goa! for more information about Jazz Goa please visit www.jazzgoa.com

Jazz Goa-the new jazz club in Goa!

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The affidavit is a written version of sworn statement: a voluntary oath before a notary public, judge or commissioner of deed, all of whom are authorized to administer oaths. Both the affiant and the authorized officer are required to sign the affidavit.

The affidavit is also a useful tool in rectifying inadvertently wrongful data.

A simple example of an affidavit is the “Affidavit of Two Disinterested Persons” purposely to facilitate the correction of another person’s name. These two (2) particular disinterested persons issuing the affidavit are usually older close acquaintances of the other person’s family. The affidavit they swear to will explicitly state that they both know that the person seeking the correction of name is one and the same as that person they know since childhood years, etc. etc.

The notarized affidavit then becomes a very important supporting document; usually as attachment to the correction of name or some other form, commonly used by government or private agencies expressly for the purpose of rectifying erroneous entry of persons’ names.

On the other hand, affidavits are collected and used in the preparation of lawsuits. Preliminary legal proceedings necessitate that affidavits are completed before the filing of a legal action between two parties in a court of law.

A falsely prepared affidavit will result to perjury, which is a criminal offense and is punishable in court. Severe punishment awaits those who dare tamper with facts and figures.

Filing of affidavit should be factual and truthful. People, places and circumstances or events should be accurate contents of an affidavit. The affidavit based on prefabrications is incriminating and will hold the affiant vulnerable to a counter lawsuit by the opposite party.

Affidavits should always be regarded with care and caution. A notarized affidavit is not something to brandish about or to be used as tool to destroy your enemy – perceived or otherwise.

The affidavit speaks for a person and of a person. Depending on the motives by which an affidavit is presented, affidavits can either be moral or immoral. Affidavits can be good or bad.

Affidavits, however legalese it can get, is also an affirmation of a person’s being. An affidavit can actually bares one’s soul for the world to know – better or worse.

The use and abuse of affidavits is common. Affidavits can make or break anyone. Affidavits can build or ruin an empire. Why? Affidavits spin off court litigations, small or great. Affidavit could be that minute cog of the big machine of justice or injustice. Take your pick!

Michael Colucci is a technical writer for Legal Forms Online - A site that offers a large selection of legal forms that can be downloaded.

If being denied a legal defense, convicted on a prosecutor’s case alone without being allowed to present his case, and having key defense evidence completely ignored isn’t enough outrage and wrongful enough to be considered violating one’s civil rights, then let’s add limiting visit times from 8 hours on Sundays to just 25 minutes, denial of a 2 hour pastoral visit, death threats from drunken guards, and physical separation from human contact to the heap. The 25 minute limit is even more shocking when it is revealed that it was Alden’s mother who flew in from England who was denied a full visit! Craig Eliot is suffering in his prison cell in central, rural Brazil.

The limiting of the mother’s visit? This should raise eyebrows all around the world. Tony Blair, where are you? Jack Straw, where have you run off to? President Lula, just exactly what is going through your mind to allow this ridiculous travesty of justice and civil rights abuse to continue to have a life of its own in your country?

This is a grand opportunity for South America’s strongest economic power to step up, admit they made a mistake, and do the right thing, yet they delay, stall, and remain confused and bedazzled on just exactly what should done to move things along.

There is an old US Civil War story that has several union generals on horseback at a river bank discussing and speculating just exactly how deep a river was that the army was about to
cross. After some time, a bold young officer lost his patience and rode his horse out into the river, and with the water level acceptable for a ford declared, “This generals…this is how deep the river is.”

This is what President Lula must do. He must say to the world “This is how we make a wrong into a right in Brasil”, and then sign the document releasing Craig Eliot Alden.

To learn more about this case, go to http://www.freecraigalden.com/

This article can be republished as long as the author’s bio is included with it.

Ronald Nordquist is an American and a language expert living in Brazil, operating a small business together with his Brazilian wife. They have a 2 year old son. He has an MBA from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and a web site at http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/bttu3570/ He wants to return to the USA.

The following information is useful to creditors who are collecting money themselves, or are seeking the help of a debt collection agency. You can use these collection agency practices guidelines when evaluating your own in-house collection procedures. For more detailed information please view the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

How May A Collection Agency Contact A Debtor?

A debt collection agency may contact a debtor in person, by mail, telephone, telegram, or FAX.

A collection agency may not contact a debtor:

> Before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.;

> At inconvenient or unreasonable places;

> At a place of employment if it is known the employer prohibits such contact;

> If an attorney is known to represent the debtor, the attorney should be contacted instead.

Can A Debtor Stop a Collection Agency From Contacting Them?

A debtor may stop a collection agency from contacting them by writing a letter to the collection agency telling them to cease all communications with them and that they will deal with the creditor directly.

Once the collection agency receives the letter, they may not contact the debtor again except to say there will be no further contact. Another exception is that the agency may notify the debtor if the debt collector or the creditor intends to take some specific action. Ceasing contact does not preclude a lawsuit.

May a Collection Agency Contact Any Other Person Concerning A Debt?

A debt collector may contact a person other than the debtor only to discover or verify the debtor’s location. The collector must:

> Identify himself, but he must identify his employer only if expressly requested to do so;

> Not reveal the consumer’s indebtedness to anyone other than the debtor or his/her attorney;

> Not use a post card or in any way reveal debt collection activity.

The collection agency may contact any person besides the debtor about a case only once.

Validating The Debt

Within five days after contacting a debtor about paying a debt, the collection agency must send a written notice that includes:

> The name of the creditor and the amount of debt;
> That the debt will be assumed to be valid unless disputed within 30 days; if disputed, the collector will verify it and send a copy of the verification or of a judgment against the consumer. During a period when a debt is being verified, the collector may not attempt to obtain payment.

Debt Collection Practices That Are Prohibited

Harassment… Debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse any person; they may not:

> Use threats of violence or harm against the person, property, or reputation;
> Publish a list of consumers who refuse to pay their debts, except to a credit bureau or advertise the debt;

> Use obscene or profane language;

> Repeatedly use the telephone to annoy someone;

> Telephone people without identifying themselves.

False statements… Debt collectors may not use any false statements when collecting a debt; they may not:

> Use false, deceptive or misleading representations as to their identity, such as falsely implying they are attorneys or government representatives;

> Falsely imply that a debtor has committed a crime or state that they will be arrested if a debtor does not pay the debt;

> Misrepresent the amount of a debt;

> Misrepresent the involvement of an attorney in collecting a debt;
> Indicate that papers being sent to a debtor are legal forms when they are not or indicate that papers being sent to a debtor are not legal forms when they are;

> State that they will seize, garnish, attach, or sell a debtor’s property or wages unless they or the creditor intends to do so and it is legal to do so;

> Give false credit information about a debtor to anyone.

Unfair Practices… Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices such as:

> Collect any amount greater than a debt, unless allowed by law;

> Make a debtor accept collect calls or pay for telegrams;

> Deposit a post-dated check prematurely

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I try to stay as current as possible on developments in my little corner of the world and it struck me recently that not much new has been written on a subject that is so important to the financial lives of many people. Financial litigation is frequently complicated, expensive and usually there is a lot at risk. After working in the Banking Industry for more than 32 years, the last 20 or so of which acting as a turnaround specialist for “troubled” banks; I have had more than my fair share of working with banking litigation, attorneys, depositions and court appearances. It was, in part, that very experience that caused me to begin consulting or testifying for attorneys on finance related matters.
Working with attorneys in recent years when I wasn’t a party to the litigation has been a real eye-opener. Before continuing, I have to add that the vast majority of attorneys where I have been retained have been exceedingly bright, talented, knowledgeable and quick studies of what can sometimes be very complex financial transactions. The eye-opener part; however, has been some common mistakes they make in picking and utilizing an expert consultant or witness.
Picking The Right Expert
My focus in this area is on the background credentials of the expert. I assume that any expert retained by a law firm will make a good appearance and speak well enough. Today, more than at any other time, many cases are won or lost on the testimony of the expert witness. The real difference between an expert that will help make or break your case is the depth and diversity of the expert’s background within the industry involved in the litigation. I specialize in financial institution matters yet I have seen opposing counsel try to qualify CPA’s or mortgage brokers as their expert. While these people may be excellent at what they do; they have no understanding of what goes on inside a bank or finance company. Even a line employee of the institution (particularly a large institution) usually does not have the well-rounded experience of the overall enterprise or the administrative background to see and comprehend the big picture. An expert who does not have diverse administrative background may know how things are done because of habit, e.g. “someone told me to do it that way” or “we’ve always done it that way.” As a result, these people will not be convincing to a judge and jury; especially after a rigorous cross-examination.
Also, I understand that attorneys must ask certain questions of a potential expert for the obvious reasons; but the interpretation of the answers may be flawed. My favorite is “How many times have you testified at trial?” While I have handled my fair share of cases, very few have gone to trial and all have settled in my client’s favor, usually after submitting a report. My point here is that picking the right expert, not necessarily the one who has gone to court the most, can really help your case. Perhaps better questions to ask are “How many expert reports have you written?” and “How many of those cases resulted in a favorable settlement before trial?” No expert can turn a case without merit into a winner; but the right expert can highlight the strong parts of your case with enough credibility to induce a favorable settlement.
Waiting Too Long To Hire An Expert
There are three ways that waiting too long to hire an expert hurts your cause. Probably the most unpleasant of these reminds me of the promo line for a local radio legal talk show — “this is where you call me on the telephone and I tell you that you have absolutely no case!” Seriously though, getting an early read on a case from a consultant/expert can save you a lot of aggravation and money if you have no case.
Perhaps more important is the second reason which is and expert can help you considerably to frame the issues if you do have a case. A good expert has the industry experience to immediately spot where standards and practices have been violated and can explain why these departures are important for your case. They have also seen and participated in numerous similar cases so they can translate breaches into causes of action. You lose this very valuable assistance if an expert is not retained before a complaint is filed.
One of my favorites is being retained after the discovery period is closed. A good expert can tell you exactly where to look in the organization’s files to support your position. What may not seem important or relevant or simply not thought of can be very revealing for your case. Conversely, there are many document requests that may be informative; but, as a practical matter, will never be obtained. As an example in my individual area, regulatory examinations, though very revealing, will never be released.
Not Taking Your Expert To Depositions
To someone who knows the industry and its related hedge words, not taking your expert to opposition depositions can be really damaging. Very often, the subject of the deposition will say something that, to the uninitiated, may sound logical and reasonable; but, the answer may have been carefully phrased and/or contain industry jargon that narrows or limits the response. An expert who is intimately familiar with the language of the trade can suggest questions to expose limiting language. The result of this ability to probe carefully hedged answers can completely change the impressions intended to be left by the opposing side and, if a trial follows, reverse the impressions intended to be left by the opposition on a judge and jury.
Limiting The Information Given To Your Expert
Occasionally, an attorney will not give his expert all the information he has. Sometimes the attorney will discuss this information with their expert and both agree that it really would not add any value for the expert to review the information. If that is the case, then “no harm…no foul.” If that isn’t the case, you could be headed for disaster. If a document contains information unfavorable to your position and you don’t show it to your expert; it’s a safe bet that the other side will. Picture the scene where opposing counsel asks your expert, “Mr. ……….., now that you’ve read this document; does that change your opinion?” The major reason expert witness testimony is invaluable can be summed up in one word, credibility. If the expert loses credibility with a judge and/or jury; the result can be worse than if you had no expert at all. I was taught, early in my career, to never defend an untenable position.
Allow Sufficient Time
Give the expert enough advance notice that you will need his or her services. A well-reasoned, logical opinion needs to take into account a multitude of factors; some of which may not immediately come to mind. In many of the cases I have worked on, I was surprised that simply reflecting back on the facts caused me to remember additional facets which solidified my opinion. In one recent case, the attorney I was working with was surprised to learn about certain industry customs that I had previously considered so mundane as to not be worthy of mentioning. This is sort of a bonus for plenty of advance warning and frequent communication.
If a report is required, I always like to read it over at least a few times to make sure the thoughts conveyed present all the pertinent facts in an easy to read and understand fashion. My past experience has been that a well- reasoned and well-organized opinion or report promotes settlement. A hurried expert analysis is usually flawed allowing an opposing attorney to have a field day questioning a “rush job.”
The attorney-expert team is critical to the successful litigation of complex cases. Experts must be objective; the expert’s job is to vigorously search for facts and the truth. Selecting the right expert for your needs is no easy task, but diligent work with experienced trial counsel in the selection and preparation process pays invaluable dividends.

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About the Author

Mr. Fried is the owner of Capital Finance, a finance and consulting concern, providing expert testimony, litigation support and consulting services to the legal community. He may be reached at http://BankingExpertWitness.com