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If you made mistakes as a teenager that could potentially hurt your career as an adult, learn from my family's experience on how to help with that situation.

Feel You Are Being Pushed Into Changing Your Will? Here’s What You Need To Know About Undue Influence

2 June 2017
 Categories: Law, Articles

If you've recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness and a beneficiary is pushing you to make changes to your will, you should speak with an attorney immediately. While this is—no doubt—the most difficult time in your life and you are likely stressed, making changes to your will at the insistence of someone who will benefit the most from those changes may cause the will to be contested by other beneficiaries or family members. Read More …

Ways To Seek Compensation For Work-Related Injuries

16 May 2017
 Categories: Law, Articles

Getting injured at work can lead to owing money for medical bills and being forced to take time off work. If you were recently injured at work and want to know what you can do to be compensated for these bills and loss of wages, you may need to start by finding out if your employer has worker's compensation insurance. If so, you might be able to receive compensation through that; however, if your employer doesn't have this type of insurance, you may have to take a different route. Read More …

6 Important Questions You Should Be Asking Your Personal-Injury Lawyer

8 September 2016
 Categories: Law, Articles

If you have been the victim of another person's negligence and as a result have been injured, the law provides a way for you to avoid financial ruin. You have the right to seek compensation for medical bills and other losses that were caused by someone else. According to Statistics Canada, personal injuries are responsible for the highest number of deaths to young people in Canada and cause many people to become disabled. Read More …

When Things Aren’t Nice On The Ice – Why You May Need To File A Lawsuit For Your Hockey Fight Injuries

2 October 2015
 Categories: Law, Articles

If you're like many Canadians, you live, breathe and play hockey. And while it is a fun and exciting aerobic sport, it can also be violent at times, even at club or amateur levels. Body checks and flailing sticks can lead to hot tempers and bad decisions. For many players, it's all part of the game. But is there a fine line between roughhousing and violence with intention to do bodily harm? Read More …

Medical Marijuana And The Law - A Few Facts You Should Know About

15 September 2015
 Categories: Law, Articles

If you are a Canadian citizen, then you likely know that medical marijuana is legal throughout the country. According to the supreme court, you are allowed to consume or smoke the marijuana, and you can also use oil if you desire. Marijuana can only be supplied to you through an authorized and licensed producer, and you can find one of these individuals to provide your medical documents to by searching an online database. Read More …

About Me
teenage mistakes that could ruin adult careers

My son has had the goal of becoming an attorney since he was about 14 years old. Unfortunately, he made a very poor decision with a group of friends when he was 16 that put his future plans in jeopardy. When my son told me what had happened and we received the citation, I knew that we had to hire an attorney to help him through this. I could not see how a small incident such as this should hurt his chances for success when he is an adult. Thankfully, things worked out for us, but it was a long journey which you can follow on our blog.