June 6, 2022

Tips From Your Friendly Neighborhood Fort Worth Hail Storm Lawyer, Jim Zadeh Over the past 8 years, our firm has handled hail storm cases throughout the state where the insurance company denies or underpays the claim. After last night’s storm, I offer these tips: 1. Make your claim as soon as possible. If you wait, […]

Federal Sentencing: What Can the Client and Family Do to Prepare? The best statement I have heard a Federal Client make to a Federal Judge: “Your Honor, please accept my apologies for the trouble I have caused you and the Great United States of America.” The Judge recognized the sincerity and brevity of his statement

First Offender Drug Program Table of Contents 1. Program Information 22. Program Eligibility List 33. Program Entry Process 44. Court Contact Information 55. Sample of Felony Supplemental Plea Agreement 66. Sample of Misdemeanor Supplemental Plea Agreement7. Program Application PROGRAM INFORMATION Primary Mission and Purpose To improve the overall quality and efficiency of the criminal courts

Release of Impounded Vehicle Without Fee A: Lieutenants or higher are allowed to release impounded cars without the owner having to pay for the towing, the impound cost, and the storage cost. To make that decision, they should make sure they pay attention to the city’s economic state and how the police department has to

Vehicle Holds A: A hold gets put on a car if it’s a piece of evidence for a crime, supposed to be impounded according to the law, or there’s gonna be a search warrant for it. It can also have a hold put on it if the cop thinks it’s stolen, the result of a

Drug Take-back Boxes A: A drug take back box is a pretty handy option for the community to get rid of drugs. It’s basically there so that people don’t flush them down and get them in the water, and especially so that kids aren’t exposed to them. B: Somebody can find one of these boxes

Field Testing Drug Evidence (Continued) Other than a residue case, cops should do a test on any of the drugs that are going to be used as evidence if it’s linked to somebody that’s been arrested. If it’s a really small amount of drugs, there should be a residue test instead. If this happens, all

Prisoners Requiring Medical Attention No prisoner must be booked into jail who exhibits obvious indications of serious injury or sickness. Officers must transport sick or injured prisoners directly to John Peter Smith Hospital for treatment rather than to the jail. If the pris- oner refuses treatment, the officer must bring a copy of the signed

Court-ordered Waiver of DWI/Driving While Intoxicated Surcharges After a person is convicted of some criminal charges like DWI or No Insurance, Texas charges a “Surcharge”, apart from the criminal conviction in order to maintain one’s Texas driver’s license. A surcharge is an administrative fee charged to a driver based on the convictions for DWI, No

Court Ordered Waiver of DWI/Driving While Intoxicated Surcharges On the ______ day of ________________, 20___, Defendant was convicted by this Court of an offense for which surcharges are assessed under Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 708, to wit: Driving While Intoxicated, which offense occurred on _______________________.The Court, having heard the evidence presented by the Defendant, and