Best Raleigh Law Firm Blog from The Experienced Attorneys of Kurtz & Blum
The 2013 North Carolina State Fair ended on October 27 with a staggering 927,563 visitors. The organizers, however, just wished that five injuries didn’t have to be added to the statistics. During the 11-day fair, things took a turn for the worse when several people dropped 20 feet from a…
Discussions about death penalty often provoke highly emotional responses from proponents and opponents alike. Although the drop in death penalty trials in the Tar Heel State is good news if you ask us, the reality is that North Carolina is a state where the death penalty is enforced, and is…
The North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission will launch an initiative in February to reduce underage drinking that focuses on reversing a culture which accepts such drinking as a rite of passage. “This won’t happen in two or three years,” Jim Gardner, chairman of the three-member commission, said Wednesday. “It’s…
There’s no guarantee that the best drug-detection dog on the force won’t generate a false positive. However, once trained and certified, their performance in the field cannot be questioned by defense attorneys at trial. This became the focus of a Supreme Court ruling in February, where a unanimous court overturned…
If a car accident leaves you paralyzed or partially-paralyzed, your life will be changed forever. Certainly, you will require extensive medical attention including various forms of therapy to regain any degree of independence and this will require you to spend money you might not have. Securing the resources necessary to…
Being charged with a Driving while Impaired (DWI) offense is a serious and complex matter in North Carolina. Those who are charged with DWI face serious consequences like jail time, license suspension or revocation, or both. Sometimes, technicalities or errors made by the State can result in a person not…
People have to work to earn a living and meet their basic needs. In doing so, all workers need to be prepared in the unfortunate case that they get injured while they are on the job. In fact, workplace injuries happen more often than you might think in the United…
Over the past 21 years as an attorney I have dealt with a multitude of professionals. Sadly, the blunt truth is that I have determined that most professionals and service providers fall far short of my expectations. I recognize that this is an extension of my holding myself and my firm to…
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced that low-level, nonviolent drug offenders will no longer be charged with offenses that impose severe mandatory sentences. Holder’s announcement is in response to soaring prison costs — $60 billion in 2012 — and draconian budget cuts brought about through the federal sequester. There…
The time had come for a popular New York orthopedist to suffer the consequences of his actions after an NYC judge discovered he had lied under oath. Queens Supreme Court Justice Duane Hart didn’t waste any time meting out due punishment to Dr. Michael Katz for lying about a medical-legal…
