Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") processes are alternative methods of helping people resolve legal problems before going to court. ADR involves an independent third person, called a "neutral" who tries to help resolve the conflict.  The use of ADR early in...

Appeals are usually very different from proceedings before a trial court, an administrative agency, or a child support magistrate:  You must make all your arguments in writing. You cannot present witnesses. You cannot present new evidence.  You can make...

  Unlike civil law, which involves private law suits between two or private entities; Criminal Defense Law is a lawsuit between the state or federal government and a person or business for an act that has been classified as a crime...

Many people are charged with DWI's day and night. One of the things I often heard when working for the Hennepin County Attorney's Office was "I don't know why they pulled me over," "I wasn't doing anything wrong," and "They didn't say why they stopped me." It was a...

No one wants to be judged by their worst mistake. Most mistakes are solvable and do not burden individuals for a prolonged period of time. However, having a criminal conviction on your record can be a mistake that lasts a lifetime. Potential employers and landlords...

TheMiranda warning is actually rights granted in the Constitution.Although popularly known as the Miranda rights or Miranda warning(ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona).  Your rights consist of the familiar phrases invoked by TV police...