For those of us that practice Social Security disability law some of this is already finalized and some is a possibility: 1. SSA is going to online scheduling where we submit the days we are available, months out, and they will set hearings; 2. That once you have a hearing date, you may not be … Continue reading Proposed changes to Social Security Disability Hearings
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Scams involving the Internal Revenue Service
Beware of scams regarding the Internal Revenue Service. The Internal Revenue Services does not call you and tell you that you to pay them money today or you will go to jail. They also do not call and tell you that you are a thief and that if you don’t pay today, again you will … Continue reading Scams involving the Internal Revenue Service
Kentucky Legislative update as of February 13, 2019
Below is the current list of proposed bills as of the morning of February 13, 2019 in the Kentucky House and Senate, with the name of the sponsors: HB18 LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOOTING INVESTIGATIONS (SCOTT A) Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to provide definitions and establish an Officer Shooting Review Board to investigate any … Continue reading Kentucky Legislative update as of February 13, 2019
10 life events or other changes that can mean you need to update your documents this year.
1. Have you had a child? 2. Have you gotten married? 3. Have you gotten divorced? 4. Has your child turned 18? 5. Do you need to change who you want to be responsible for your child if you die before the child turns 18? 6. Did you change who you wanted to be in … Continue reading 10 life events or other changes that can mean you need to update your documents this year.
Why don’t people report rape?
Despite the #MeToo movement and awareness that more women, and men, have been raped then the public has always been told, why don’t women and men come forward? This is just my opinion, but I believe it is because most women don’t want to admit they have been violated and that we, as women, have … Continue reading Why don’t people report rape?
The 6th Circuit Judges gave us something to be Thankful for.
Update on Eric Conn cases: On November 21, 2018, a panel of Federal Appeals Court Judges for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the process that the Social Security Administration used to cut off benefits from former clients of Eric Conn is unconstitutional and flawed. Per Ned Pillersdorf, the man who has become the face of … Continue reading The 6th Circuit Judges gave us something to be Thankful for.
On being a lawyer and a small business owner
Every day I juggle the demands of being a small business owner and an attorney; some days that means paying bills at 6 am or meeting clients on the weekends. It is a juggling act that I have been performing for 13 years and it actually means that I work hard to achieve a work-life … Continue reading On being a lawyer and a small business owner
Why you shouldn’t practice bankruptcy law (a post for attorneys)
In full disclosure, as I’m about to tell you why you shouldn’t dabble in Bankruptcy Court, I do handle bankruptcy cases, but I don’t dabble in it, it makes up a large part of my practice and has for the last seventeen years. This is not going to be a technical article about how to … Continue reading Why you shouldn’t practice bankruptcy law (a post for attorneys)
A snap shot in time from April 2015: Same-sex Marriage in Kentucky, Sooner or Later?
Same-sex Marriage in Kentucky, Sooner or Later? The question isn’t whether or not same-sex marriage will be legal in Kentucky; the question is when it will be legal in Kentucky. At this point, Kentucky has the opportunity to be a trailblazer with regard to the legalization of same-sex marriage. To date, fifty-five percent of the … Continue reading A snap shot in time from April 2015: Same-sex Marriage in Kentucky, Sooner or Later?
4 years since the filing of the Kentucky marriage equality cases
On this day four years ago, July 26, 2013, Shannon Fauver, at the Fauver Law Office, filed the case, Bourke v. Beshear, which started Kentucky on the path to the U.S. Supreme Court and a ruling on marriage equality. The other attorney is Shannon’s office, Dawn Eliot, also was counsel on the case and they decided … Continue reading 4 years since the filing of the Kentucky marriage equality cases