James Garrett
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James Garrett Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Law
- Career Focus
- Law Firm Managing Partner
Atto ey James Garrett is the founding member of Garrett Law Group, PLC in Virginia Beach, VA. His law firm offers atto eys for criminal defense, atto eys for divorce and child custody, and personal injury lawyers. The atto eys practice daily in the state and federal courts throughout the Hampton Roads, VA area.
Mr. Garrett recevied his law degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV in 2005 and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar that same year. He has been in private practice from the onset of his career.
For more information regarding Mr. Garrett and the atto eys of Garrett Law Group, PLC, please visit the law firm's website or one of the several blogs about the firm's practice areas.
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Tips From A Virginia Beach Personal Injury Lawyer On Car Accidents
There are approximately 6 million automobile crashes in the United States every year. Approximately 2.5 million injuries and more than 30,000 people die in vehicle accidents. Annually, the rates go up. More and more, individuals are getting injured, if not killed, from car crashes. Unfortunately, most of us will experience this type of incident at some point. That is why it is important for us to understand certain things that will provide significant assistance when we are in a car or truck accident. Remain at the scene of the accident.
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A Personal Injury Law Firm Can Help You Get Payment For A Back Injury
As anyone who has ever dealt with a spine injury understands, even a minor spine injury is often a major disruption to everyday living. Unfortunately, spine injuries are one of the frequent auto crash injuries, and in a great number of cases, they carry significant effects that may go on for months, years or even a lifetime. That is why it is very important speak with your doctors and an accident injury atto ey to know your alte atives for physical and economical recovery after a serious accident. Spinal Cord Injuries
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Child Custody And Visitation Issues Affect More Than Just Divorces
In today’s culture, child custody and visitation factors happen in cases other than divorces. Custody and visitation legal rights need to be set for couples seeking divorce, grandparents, step-parents, former partners, and parties of extramarital affairs and one-night stands. In each of these scenarios, the Courts are considerate to the rights of the parties and the rights and best interest of the children involved.
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How A Separation Agreement Affects A Virginia Divorce
In Virginia, either party of a marriage is permitted to initiate a divorce based upon fault or no-fault grounds. Fault based divorces are permitted to be initiated immediately provided that the required grounds are existing at the time of filing. Fault based grounds include abuse, desertion, and adultery. If no such grounds exist for a fault based divorce, couples may opt to proceed with a no-fault divorce.
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Should You Demand An Atto ey During Police Questioning? Yes!
The right to have a criminal atto ey with you in the course of any police questioning has long been a fabric of our legal society since the mid-1960s. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the 1966 landmark case of Miranda v. Arizona that criminal investigators are expected to advise people of their Constitutional legal rights prior to asking any questions (Miranda Rights). Among those rights is the right to have a criminal defense lawyer present during any and all questioning.
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Bankruptcy And Divorce - How Do They Affect Each Other?
In the current economic environment, many people are considering bankruptcy as a way to manage overwhelming debt. With the stress of financial difficulties straining relationships, more couples are also getting divorced. Before filing for bankruptcy and divorce, though, spouses should understand how each process affects the other process, future debt obligations and marital property division. Bankruptcy and Domestic Support Orders
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Dealing With A Stressful Divorce
Everybody who has undergone a divorce can let you know first hand it's one of the most difficult events you will ever experience. That is especially accurate for people that are also parents. The day to day conce s of parenting are significant enough without divorce and the matters that come with attempting to recuperate from such a significant loss complicate the parenting technique for any individual, together with people who are normally significantly less impacted by strain issues.
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A Reckless Driving in Virgina Can Ruin A Vacation
Spring is in the air. As the school year draws to a close, quite a few families are planning their summer vacations. Virginia is a favorite vacation spot for travelers. Civil War battlefields, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Yorktown....and state troopers with flashing blue lights. Nothing can ruin a sunny day trip on the highways of Virginia faster than being cited for a reckless driving ticket and a mandatory return trip for traffic court.
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When Should You Retain A Family Law Atto ey?
No one looks forward to the prospect of marital separation or divorce; but if your marriage has turned out to be nothing more than friction and unease, it may be your only acceptable decision. People opt to get a separation or divorce for a wide selection of factors, but often the more amicable these procedures the better for both parties. A divorce atto ey can be amazingly helpful for preserving your interests regarding allocation of marital assets and marital homes and in child custody and support issues.
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Child Custody in Divorce Cases. Should You Make It A Fight?
Child custody issues are by far the most emotionally charged aspects of any divorce case. In no other area do the decisions made by you, by your spouse, or by the judge have a more lasting impact than those affecting the lives and future of your children. When faced with issues of child custody in divorce, you need to consider the term "winning" and put that term in context. How do your goals interplay with what is in the best interest of your children?
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Should you demand a Jury Trial For A Criminal Case in Virginia?
By way of the legal doctrine of “incorporation”, the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution has long been applied to the states. By this doctrine, the states' judiciaries are required to value the Rights assured to us by the Constitution. Among these Rights, the Sixth Amendment, is the right to a jury trial for all criminal offenses where the defendant is facing a sentence exceeding six months in jail.
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Is there a distinction between assault and battery?
Most of the states (all except Louisiana, to my knowledge) have adopted a “common law” technique to their criminal justice system. Without boring you with too many details, this basically means that many of our basic criminal laws are not formal laws (i.e., published statutes) at all. State legislators did not debate what the meaning of the criminal offenses should be, then vote for the suggested definitions, and then send the bills to the state governors for their signatures.
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Criminal Defense Lawyer in Virginia Beach
Criminal Defense Atto eys for all felony, misdemeanor and traffic matters. In Virginia Beach or Norfolk call (757) 422-4646.
March 13, 2012
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Family Law Atto ey in Virginia Beach
Family Law Atto eys for divorce, child custody and support issues. In Virginia Beach or Norfolk call (757) 422-4646.
March 13, 2012
Contacting James Garrett
Atto ey James Garrett and other atto eys at his law firm are available to answer any questions you may have. You many contact his law firm through their website, GarrettLawGroup.com or by email at jd@garrettlawgroup.com. If you prefer, you may reach them at the address below:
Garrett Law Group, PLC
915 First Colonial Road Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 422-4646 - phone
(757) 422-1699 - fax
(757) 513-9155 - cell phone