Different Legal Practice Areas

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Bankruptcy​

Depending on your particular circumstances, if you are having financial difficulties, you may be contemplating declaring bankruptcy. If you are in this overwhelming situation, it is a good idea to consult with a bankruptcy lawyer. A good bankruptcy lawyer can advise you on your eligibility for, and the different kinds of bankruptcy options. They can advise you of the best kind of bankruptcy for your particular circumstances, as well as potential alternatives to filing for bankruptcy.

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Civil Litigation

A lawyer who specializes in civil litigation is a good lawyer to turn to if you need to sue someone or if you are getting sued. Many lawyers who specialize in civil litigation also specialize in one or more practice areas of litigation.

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Contract

A lawyer who specializes in contracts can be consulted for a wide range of contract related issues. Two examples of these are that they can help you if you want to make sure that a contract you want to sign will be okay for you and your situation, and they can help you with a contract that you have already signed that is causing you problems

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Corporate

A corporate lawyer will be able to help you with issues related to owning a corporation. They can help with issues related to the formation of a corporation, general corporate governance issues, and corporate compliance issues.

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Criminal

There are many different kinds of criminal charges that a criminal lawyer can help you with. They will be knowledgeable in areas of law that are related to different charges as well as issues related to bail, arraignment, arrest, pleas, and criminal trials.

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Employment

An employment lawyer can generally provide advice about legal issues that arise from an employment contract or an employment relationship. An employment lawyer can help either an employee or an employer.

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Estate Planning

An estate planning lawyer specializes in wills and trusts. An estate planning lawyer can help you at any point in your life, to ensure that your assets will be properly managed and distributed to those you wish to receive them.

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Family

A family lawyer can help you with many different areas of law that pertain to family aspects. These include but are not limited to adoption, child custody and support, prenuptial and divorce agreements, and spousal support.

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General Practice

General practices are not as common as they once were but a general practice lawyer works for a practice that handles a wide range of legal issues. Even though they handle a range of legal issues, a general practice lawyer will have different areas of law that they are more comfortable with than others.

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Immigration and Visa

An immigration and/or visa lawyer will be able to help you deal with a range of immigration applications and issues that include but are not limited to: different visas, refugee or asylum , green cards, and citizenship.

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Intellectual Property Lawyer

An intellectual property lawyer (also known as an IP attorney) specializes in areas of law that relate to copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design and trade secrets, and other areas of intellectual property.

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Medical Malpractice

When a doctor or other healthcare provider makes a mistake because of negligence that causes harm to a patient, a medical malpractice lawyer is the kind of lawyer to go to for seeking compensation for this kind of claim.

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Personal Injury Lawyer

Personal injury lawyers can help to protect a victim’s rights under a wide range of laws that pertain to an individual being injured because of another party’s negligent, malicious or reckless behavior. This kind of lawyer specializes in obtaining compensation for expenses that are the result of the victim becoming injured or ill.

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Social Security Disability

A Social Security Disability lawyer can help you to navigate the complex and difficult Social Security Disability system. Some common things people need the help fromf this kind of lawyer include: assistance with eligibility issues, launching an appeal of a decision to deny you benefits, and dealing with the reduction or termination of existing benefits.

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Tax

A tax lawyer specializes in the different intricacies of Federal, State, and local tax laws. If you have questions or concerns about tax related issues, this is most likely the kind of lawyer you should seek legal advice from.

Workers Compensation

Workers Compensation

 A workers compensation lawyer specializes in helping people who have  been injured while at work or become injured or ill as a result of conditions at work. Even if an injury or illness is not directly related to doing your work, such as tripping and falling, or a co-worker opening a door that hits you, a workers compensation lawyer may be able to help you get compensation for damages that are the result of your injury or illness.