For new parents, life can be challenging for all sorts of reasons. Taking care of an infant can be difficult at times, whether a parent struggles with losing sleep or they face high levels of stress. Unfortunately, some parents may be more likely to make poor...
Month: May 2019
Incarcerated mothers and their families face deep challenges
When mother is released from incarceration, she often faces major difficulties transitioning back into her family and community.Especially for the falsely accused, there’s the even more complex and damaging challenge of understanding and accepting the experience...
Drunk driving charges and your finances
DUI charges can shatter someone’s life in numerous ways, whether they lose their ability to drive, spend time behind bars, face challenges in their marital relationship, experience other problems in their family or even lose friends. However, the financial toll...
Medford accident sends state trooper to hospital
A common assumption to make about those who are arrested for driving under the influence in Portland is that they are reckless and irresponsible and have little regard for the safety of others. Yet what is often overlooked in the scenarios are the motivations which...
DUI charges and dealing with negative emotions
Drunk driving charges can lead to many hardships in someone’s life, from losing their ability to drive to problems with friends and family members. Some people may even spend time behind bars and the financial ramifications of these cases can be significant....
A court may reverse a decision years after your conviction
If a judge sentenced your loved one to time in prison, you may think that is the worst thing that could happen to them. With their freedom removed from them, and seemingly having their rights restricted, it may seem as though there is no hope. Unfortunately, for some...
Identifying prejudice
There are so many elements that go into a criminal trial in Portland that one might easily question how it can be claimed that a fair trial is possible. An old saying exists that posits that justice is blind, implying that it should only be influenced by what is...
DUI charges over Memorial Day weekend
People are pulled over for drunk driving throughout the year, but there are certain times when these allegations are especially prevalent, such as on holidays. With Memorial Day around the corner, many people plan to celebrate the holiday weekend with loved ones....