An assault charge can severely disrupt your life. One simple lapse in judgment can wind up following you for years, and perhaps for the rest of your life. If you’re facing assault charges in New Jersey, the first step is to secure quality and experienced legal representation. The next step may be to identify the many types of assault that…

While it may have been very entertaining, the early 1990’s movie “My Cousin Vinny” doesn’t happen in real life. In that movie, a sense of humor, a colorful tuxedo and quick thinking won the day. In real life, attorneys don’t base their clients’ defense strategies on charisma. Real lawyers win cases thanks to hard work, experience and knowledge of the law.…

If it seems as though the cultural winds are shifting toward universal legalization of pot, New Jersey’s governor is choosing to ignore them. At an opening of a new addiction treatment facility in Manahawkin, the governor renewed his pledge to keep marijuana illegal in the Garden State, citing false and inflated tax revenue figures from legalization proponents. He also called…

When a police officer has cause to search you – or your belongings, including your vehicle – you have nothing to worry about if you haven’t done anything wrong. That only makes sense. However, what if the cop finds something – like drugs or a weapon – and you contend the goods don’t belong to you? What are your rights…

Ok, maybe there won’t be any actual lighting up – not in public anyway. However, pro-marijuana activists remain hard at work as the calendar nears April 20, known by many to be an underground celebration day for pot smokers. (It’s also Earth Day.) Rallies are planned in Trenton on April 20 and Camden on May 2. In addition to the…