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(05/11/13 WBI s&tw) - The Insider is pleased to announce that Mark Laney & Troy Bollinger are now partners in the Laney Law Firm, which offices in Plainview. They will be providing a regular informational column for the Hale Center Insider titled "Did You Know?". The Column will feature legal tidbits and general needed information. They will dispel some legal myths and provide knowledge either not generally known and/or most often misunderstood by the lay-public.
Unless the reader has been involved -- willingly or involuntarily -- in a lawsuit or the court system, they are often sadly unprepared. Mark & Troy hope to share with the readers new and previously little known legal information. Even if one has been involved with legal issues or the legal system process, many are still left confused and frustrated. Laney Law Firm's new partners wish to educate and enlighten readers on an often uncomfortable and bewildering process.
To give an idea or preview of some of the areas of discussion by the legal pair, the following examples were reported to the Insider by Mark and Troy:
- We will talk about auto insurance -- something that affects most everyone.
- When you buy auto liability insurance in Texas, did you know what 2 other important coverages you automatically get with your liability coverage?
- We will explain the importance of these 2 coverages and the potential consequences if the coverages are rejected.
- We will discuss wills and what happens if someone dies without a will.
- We will dispel some myths about the government "taking one's home" away from them.
- The question of "what is a living will" or a "directive to physician" and discussions to help one determine if they want a "living will".
- What is Probate and what does it mean?
- Misinformation about Probate and Living Trusts that sellers of Living Trusts present in a light designed to sell their product to the unknowing and unsuspecting public will be shared.
- We will visit about real estate transactions and show why what sounds very logical to the lay-public, is not the best way to buy or sell real estate.
- There will be discussions of many areas of criminal law -- from the perspective of the victim, the observing public, as well as information from the accused defendant's perspective, such as:
- What should you do and what to expect if a loved one is arrested?
- What should you expect from a lawyer in a criminal case?
- What special procedures are needed for a juvenile accused of a criminal offense?
- We'll also discuss jury service, and what happens when they get the dreaded (by most folks) summons in the mail.
Additionally, the pair reserves the right to bring to the readers tidbits not related to laws or the legal system, just good old fashioned interesting information.
The column will generally be short for a quick, but informative and educational read.
As the regular piece is developed, Mark and Troy said they hope to have feedback on ideas for improvements sent to the email address that will be included in the column. They are are open to suggestions for improvement from readers. Troy said: "While we will respond in the column to general questions and topics requested, we will refrain from answering specific questions for which one should privately seek legal advice."
We're excited to present this new column to our readers and proud to be working with Mark Laney & Troy Bollinger. You can learn more about them and review their respective credentials by clicking on their names.
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