by Chris Rike | Nov 18, 2021 | Traffic Violations
Here are 3 of the most memorable outfit choices we’ve seen in court, in reverse order. These are actually true stories… 3. Pajamas. We saw a man in city court wearing pajamas, slippers, the whole outfit – minus the pillow unfortunately. Although he...
by Chris Rike | Jul 20, 2021 | personal injury essentials
Filing a personal injury claim can be a lot of work. Not only are you dealing with physical recovery, but you’re handling insurance calls and medical record-keeping to make sure a great case is made for your claim. Then you finally receive the settlement offer. What...
by Chris Rike | Jun 17, 2021 | Traffic Violations
Recently I had the chance to sit down and talk with immigration attorney Jessica Cadavid. We had a great conversation about the intersection of misdemeanor traffic violations and immigration. You can watch the entire video below, or read the transcript below the...
by Chris Rike | May 6, 2021 | Criminal Traffic Violations
We’ve already discussed racing (which includes exhibition of speed), reckless driving, and vehicle impound separately. Effective April 2021 though, the city of Phoenix has joined these three topics together. Phoenix passed an ordinance in March 2021 that became...
by Chris Rike | Apr 21, 2021 | Commercial Trucking, Traffic Violations
“Masking” refers to taking steps to prevent a violation committed by a driver holding a commercial driver license (CDL) from showing up on the driver’s CDLIS (Commercial Driver’s License Information System) record. 49 CFR § 384.226...
by Chris Rike | Jan 19, 2021 | Commercial Trucking
When a commercial vehicle is stopped, there are two things that may result. A Traffic Ticket and Complaint A Driver/Vehicle Examination Report These two things have different options available, as discussed below. Traffic Ticket and Complaint This is, as the name...
by Chris Rike | Dec 16, 2020 | Criminal Traffic Violations
Since the onset of COVID-19, our office has seen an increase in the number of racing and reckless driving citations issued as a result of an intense police crackdown on what the media often refers to as “illegal street racing meetups”. What is illegal...
by Chris Rike | Jul 7, 2020 | personal injury essentials
This may be hard to accept, but insurance companies care more about themselves than they do about you and me. Yes, an insurance company may be obligated to make a settlement and pay some money to an injured party, but that insurance company is going to try to pay as...