Are you receiving public assistance but still having trouble making ends meet? You’re not alone – not in the slightest. In fact, nearly half of all children in Shelby County live in households receiving federal assistance of some kind from one of the three most common federal aid programs: Food stamps (now called the Supplemental [...]
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Do I Qualify for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in Memphis? – Shelby County, TN Bankruptcy Law
Qualifications for bankruptcy vary state-to-state and district-to-district. Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), qualifying for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Memphis requires you make below the average income for your district. In Shelby County and the Memphis area, courts determine this number based in part on census data, the number [...]
Memphis Car Accident Trends Vs. Tennessee Rise in Fatalities
Tennessee saw a substantial rise in traffic fatalities during the first quarter of 2012, and law enforcement has started taking extra precautions. The Commercial Appeal reports that fatalities due to car accidents across the state have risen nearly 30% since the same time last year. However, with exactly the same fatality rate in the first [...]
Medical Bills That No One in Memphis Can Afford
Recently the Commercial Appeal reported that law enforcement has been purposefully delaying arrests. You may ask: But why in the world would they do that? Isn’t it their job to arrest people who are caught breaking the law? The police have been holding back on arrests because of soaring health care costs. When a suspect [...]
Wrongful Death and Violent Crime Lawsuits in Memphis
Memphis ranked as the second most violent city in the country in 2011, with 1,006 violent crimes committed per 100,000 residents. Indeed, it can be hard to read or watch the news in Memphis because of the violence we hear about from start to finish. We celebrate when a heartwarming story finally makes the headlines, [...]
Gambling Revenue, Bankruptcy, and Getting Help in the Memphis Area
Nearby Mississippi casinos have seen a decline in revenue so far in 2012. Perhaps these numbers show a loss of extra income to use for entertainment like gambling. Perhaps they suggest that gambling just isn’t as popular as it used to be. But they definitely don’t reflect a lack of financial desperation that often leads [...]
Memphis Joblessness and a Slow Recovery
Since it’s election season, candidates from both sides have spent the last few months talking about jobs. They all promise economic growth and stability to come; but the Mid-South still hasn’t seen much evidence of a recovery. A January jobs report shows a slight decrease in unemployment around the country and 243,000 new jobs created [...]
Get Home Safely in the Snow
Don’t want to end up like one of these cars on your afternoon commute? You’ve probably heard all the rules before, but since we work on car accidents all the time, and since it snowed here in Memphis, we figure everyone can probably use a refresher. Besides getting your car and tires checked for the [...]
Avoiding a Common Holiday Tragedy
Every year in Tennessee, drunk driving kills hundreds of people, and these numbers tend to intensify around the holiday season. As a result, law enforcement becomes more watchful from November to early January. This year, Tennessee signed up as one of two states trying out the “More cops. More stops” campaign over Thanksgiving weekend. In [...]
Hurt Animals Can Lead to Hurt People
Last week Shelby County Commission members cast preliminary votes on an ordinance to establish minimum standards of care for pets. The ordinance would provide regulations for adequate food, shelter, and health-related treatment of domestic animals. Regardless of your view on the law itself, one thing is certain: happier pets mean safer people. When pet owners [...]
