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Scheduling an appointment at Maxwell Law Firm

You may schedule an appointment by calling our office at 704-461-1883 or by doing so online by clicking here.  You save 25% off your consultation by booking online.

ATTORNEY FEES AND PAYMENT

Under normal circumstances, the Firm charges a fee for all consultations, except traffic. All consultation fees are due at the time of service, prior to the appointment.  Please note that the fee paid for Bankruptcy Appointments, is used to pull your credit report. We accept several forms of payment, including cash, check and credit card (VISA, Master Card, AmEx, Discover, and paypal (if paid in advance). The Client will receive a confirmation email after scheduling the appointment and a questionnaire will be emailed to the client based on their particular issue, prior to their scheduled consultation. The completed questionnaire may be e-mailed or faxed to us at least one hour prior to the appointment so the potential client will get the most out of his or her time. The potential client may also bring the completed questionnaire to the office on the day of the appointment. In that event, we ask that the potential client arrive at least ten minutes early so that the attorney can review the individual’s information in preparation for the meeting. We also ask that the potential client bring to the appointment any pay stubs, contracts, agreements, company handbooks, and/or other significant documents related to the case.

TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE

This firm offers services for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Debt Defense,  Tax Debt Defense, Small Business, and Uncontested Divorces legal services. Note No consultation is necessary for traffic defense services, please see our  traffic evaluation form  for your free traffic ticket evaluation.

LEGAL REPRESENTATION

An individual becomes a client upon the Firm’s receipt of the signed representation agreement and payment of any applicable legal fees pursuant to the agreement.

ATTORNEY’S AVAILABILITY

The attorneys avoid interruptions while working on client matters. As a result, they typically take phone calls and visits by appointment only. If you become a client, the attorneys normally return phone messages and emails in order of urgency. Please be assured that the attorneys or their assistants will return your message at his/her earliest opportunity. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ALSO PROVIDE TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CLIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO COME INTO THE OFFICE.

CANCELLATIONS/RESCHEDULING

We ask that potential clients provide us with at least twenty (24) hour notice of a cancellation or request to schedule an appointment, in order to avoid cancellation fees. ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO FAIL TO CALL OR EMAIL WITHIN TWENTY FOUR (24) HOURS BEFORE THEIR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT SHALL BE CHARGED A CANCELLATION FEE.  If you need to reschedule or cancel an appointment please call or email our office before the time listed above and do so. We will send you a confirmation email showing that your appointment has been canceled or rescheduled.

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by Mecklenburg county speeding tickets

In March, NC State Transportation Secretary Gene Conti announced today that state and local law enforcement officers cited 1,013 motorists for driving while impaired during the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign, which ran March 11-17th. A total of 32,579 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide.

On February 22nd, The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, along with the Pineville PD, Mint Hill PD, NC State Highway Patrol, Matthews PD and Mecklenburg County Alcohol Beverage Control conducted a DWI checking station in the Eastway Division, from 11 p.m., on Thursday until 3 a.m. on Friday morning.  The checking station was conducted in the 1700 Block of The Plaza Road.
Here are results from checking station:
DWI Charges: 12
DWLR: 4
No Operator’s License: 11
Open Container: 3
Possession of alcohol under age: 2
Drug Charges: 1
Other Citations: (tags, insurance, etc..) 17
Seat Belt: 1
Warrant: 1  (larceny charge)

If you receive a speeding ticket, in concord or a speeding ticket in charlotte, if you fail to appear or respond you will receive a failures to appear, which will double your fines. For folks passing through this state and receive out of state tickets, here in North Carolina it’s an inconvenience to drive here to handle a ticket. We can handle your citation and have your appearance waived, even if you were cited for driving at an excessive speed. At Maxwell Law Firm, we also assist clients with license suspensions, help with a suspended license, pay speeding tickets, traffic tickets, and speeding ticket points. Give us a call at 704-461-1883.

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A Swedish study just released suggests a person’s commute time increases the chances the person will separate or divorce by 40%. The results indicate a long commute is tougher on women and than men and is usually highest during the first few years of a commute.

New Yorkers seemed to have escaped the phenomenon, which is relatively new to Swedes: New Yorkers have the longest average commute in the US, but they also have one of the lowest divorce rates, suggesting other factors affect the deterioration of a marriage.

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According to a new report released by the US Census Bureau, more Americans are waiting longer to get married, with many living together and others just getting choosier. In 2009, about 47% of women aged 25-29 have never married, almost double the 26% reported in 1986. The “most noticeable changes in marital patterns” is in the increase in the age of couples at their first marriage.

The youngest brides were most likely to be Hispanic, with only about 35% aged 25-29 reporting never marrying; black women were the least likely to marry between 25-29, with less than 30% reporting marrying.

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Seven UNC School of Law students were selected from about 1,900 applicants to participate in 2011 Equal Justice Works Summer Corps, a program that connects law students with low-income and underserved communities, where legal assistance is critically needed. Summer Corps is a project of Equal Justice Works, a non-profit public interest organization based in Washington, D.C. Equal Justice Works collaborates with law schools, law firms, business partners, and non-profit organizations to improve access to legal expertise in the most vulnerable communities, and to help attorneys acquire the training and skills needed to be effective advocates serving those communities.

The 2011 Summer Corps members from the UNC School of Law are:

Jean Abreu, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Durham, N.C.
Marc Allen, ACLU of Michigan, Detroit, Mich.
Sarah Chang, Disability Rights North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Christopher Dodge, Wake County Public Defender, Raleigh, N.C.
Shonaka Ellison, Wake County Public Defender, Raleigh, N.C.
Courtney Salzer, Wake County Public Defender, Raleigh, N.C.
Allegra Sinclair, Fair Trial Initiative, Durham, N.C.

-June 14, 2011

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What happens when a divorced parent decides not to stay in their kid’s lives? This sad outcome of divorce makes children innocent victims. Here’s how to help.

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In a decision that overturned a lower court’s ruling, Massachusetts’ Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week that a retired Air Force officer’s pension should be treated as a marital asset, rather than as income in cases of divorce. In his ruling, the judge ruled that retired USAF Lt. Col. Michael S. Casey’s after-tax pension of $867 per week should be treated as income in his divorce from his wife of 17 years, Deanne E. Casey.

In their decision, the Appeals Court noted that the US Supreme Court leaves states to decide whether to treat pensions as income or a marital asset. The justices Ms. Casey, a nurse, sacrificed her career for her then-husband, who spent much of his career as a NATO staffer in Europe.

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Last month, Missouri lawmakers unanimously passed what is the first major overhaul of domestic violence laws in the state in four decades. Changes to the bill, which the House passed 138-0, and the Senate voted 33-0, followed most recommendations of the domestic violence task force, specially created by the attorney general’s office.

Included among the bill’s changes are that people seeking protection orders will no longer be charged filing fees, and judges will be able to customize terms of an order according to the situation.

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Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a new bill that would ban parents from “conducting a dating or sexual relationship” within their home until their divorces are final. The bill’s sponsor, Robert Leclair, who reportedly went through a contentious divorce himself and is the former president of the disbanded Fathers United for Equal Justice, argues the bill is intended to prevent domestic violence and shield children until the parents have resolved their divorce.

Critics of the bill argue that it takes away parents’ rights and could be unconstitutional.

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