Category: Blog

ABKLaw BLOG: Severance Agreements  

“I am going to make them an offer they can’t refuse”  – Vito Corleone   BLOG from #ABKLaw Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.:  Severance Agreements   The week March 22, 2020 saw over three million individuals file unemployment claims, the most since 1982, as a result of the economic

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#ABKLaw Blog: Fair Chance Act

BLOG from #ABKLaw attorney Lawrence Spasojevich: Fair Chance Act   If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won’t need a third.  – Pete Rose   People make mistakes. Unfortunately, some mistakes result in criminal convictions. However, serving a sentence is only

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ABKLaw BLOG: Fair Chance Act

If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won’t need a third.  –Pete Rose. BLOG from #ABKLaw Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.:  Fair Chance Act   People make mistakes. Unfortunately, some mistakes result in criminal convictions. However, serving a sentence is only half

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ABKLaw BLOG: The Pro Se Defendant

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  The Pro Se Defendant   Many infamous criminals have represented themselves while on trial. Some examples are Colin Ferguson, John Allen Muhammed, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Zacarias Moussaoui, and even Ted Bundy.  They all have one thing in common….

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ABKLaw BLOG:  (Un)lawful traffic stops and the exclusionary rule

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  (Un)lawful traffic stops and the exclusionary rule   American courts use the exclusionary rule to deter police officers and other government agents from abusing constitutional rights. According to the rule, courts will suppress evidence that the government obtains

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ABKLaw BLOG: DNA databases, Ancestry.com, and Privacy

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  DNA databases, Ancestry.com, and Privacy Can your Ancestry.com purchase help solve a crime? Forensic genealogy is the use of DNA to help solve crimes.  CODIS is the largest and primary law enforcement DNA database.  It is maintained

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