Monthly Archives: January 2025
Second Chances Shouldn’t Just Be For Rich Kids
At Thanksgiving dinner, when enough alcohol flows, the grandparents start spilling secrets about the foolish and sometimes dangerous things their children did as young adults, and the grandchildren begin to see their parents in a whole new light. 19-year-old you bears little resemblance to 40-year-old you, and 40-year-old you is probably thankful for this. … Read More »
BIN Attacks: A New Form Of Credit Card Fraud
Especially around the holidays, people are hastening to retail stores and ecommerce websites with stolen credit cards and seeing how much loot they can buy before they get caught. Likewise, banks are on high alert for fraudulent charges. You have probably gotten some texts or emails this season that were obviously scams, some messages… Read More »
Nebbia Holds And Your Florida Criminal Defense Case
Facing criminal charges is nerve wracking under any circumstances, but it is exponentially worse when you watch the minutes until your trial creeps by, punctuated only by meetings with your criminal defense lawyer, from inside a jail cell. It is easier to tolerate if you can move about somewhat freely, even within your own… Read More »
Habeas Corpus And Your Florida Criminal Case
Students in civics classes tend to associate the Fifth Amendment with the right to avoid incriminating yourself, but there is more to the Fifth Amendment than that; it does more than just grant you the right to plead the Fifth when lying would get you into even worse trouble. The Fifth Amendment also contains… Read More »