More Information on Criminal Records and Employment
With 2011 graduation right around the corner, the Cedar Rapids Gazette wrote an article about the consequences of a criminal history when looking for a job. http://thegazette.com/2011/05/13/old-charges-can-haunt-job-hunting-college-grads/
read moreWhy Clean Criminal Records are Important
Here is a recent article in Iowa City’s newspaper about local criminal history searches: http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20110511/NEWS01/105110331/UI-study-Local-employers-screen-for-criminal-records?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
read moreMethods of Correspondence
The standard correspondence for the practice of law has always been the written letter, signed and mailed to the interested parties. This is how lawyers have “officially” communicated with clients and opposing counsel for decades, even centuries. But mailed letters are slow, and the information can often be stale by the time it is read [...]
read moreWe Only Accept Specific Criminal Cases
My law firm is able to provide excellent service and highly-knowledgeable advice due to the limited number and type of cases that we accept. First off, we only take criminal cases. That means that our knowledge base is not diluted by spending time with lawsuits, civil cases, divorces, wills, real estate, traffic tickets or any [...]
read moreCalifornia Drug Search Goes Overboard
Please take a look at this recent story involving a law professor and a search warrant executed on his residence: http://www.sfweekly.com/2011-02-16/news/pot-raid-sfpd-castro-law-professor-clark-freshman-sue/
read moreMarijuana Charges in Iowa City
One of the most common drug-related charges in Iowa City (Johnson County) is Possession of Controlled Substance (PCS)- Marijuana, 1st Offense. This charge is handled differently in Iowa City than in any other jurisdiction in the State. Foremost, we have the Johnson County Marijuana Diversion Program in place. This program accepts defendants charged with the above offense [...]
read moreMy Son/Daughter is in Jail…What Next?
Whenever I receive a call from a parent with a son or daughter that is currently being held in the Johnson County (Iowa City) jail, I tell them that the criminal case is divided into two halves: Getting your child out of jail, and everything else. When a peace officer witnesses a criminal offense (OWI, [...]
read moreCedar Rapids/Linn County Criminal Lawyer
Our office is based in Iowa City, which is only a short commute from the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids. We routinely take criminal cases in Cedar Rapids, with our caseload there second only to our caseload in Iowa City. Linn County cases are handled very similarly to cases in Johnson County, the only [...]
read moreIowa Code §124.414 (Possession of Drug Paraphernalia)
124.414 Drug paraphernalia. 1. a. As used in this section, “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products, or materials of any kind used or attempted to be used in combination with a controlled substance, except those items used in combination with the lawful use of a controlled substance, to knowingly or intentionally and primarily do any of the following: (1) Manufacture [...]
read moreIowa Code §321.216A (Possession of Fake ID)
321.216A Falsifying driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, or forms. It is a serious misdemeanor for a person to do any of the following: 1. Make a driver’s license, a nonoperator’s vehicle identification card, or a blank driver’s license form if the person has no authority or right to make the license, card, or form. 2. Obtain, possess, [...]
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