Articles Tagged with LAWYER


Can My Insurance Company Raise My Rates? What Happens to Insurance with Tickets? If I get a Traffic Violation for going over the Speed Limit do I Need to Appear in Court?

Traffic Tickets, Motor Vehicle, and Insurance Points can be quite complicated.  It doesn’t hurt to consult with a lawyer – Bill Powers

What are Insurance Points?

Can You Get a Limited Privilege?  Are You Eligible?  Did You Have a Valid License?  Are There Options?

Obtaining a Pre-Trial Limited Privilege requires careful consideration of the record, prior history, and factual basis of a case.  One should not assume it is automatic or guaranteed  – Bill Powers

Are You Eligible?  Important Questions to Consider:

What is a Pre-trial Limited Driving Privilege?

If you or a loved one has been charged with DWI or Driving While Impaired in North Carolina and had their license suspended, there may be relief available.

A Pre-Trial Limited Driving Privilege is a type of Court Order that allows someone accused of DWI the opportunity to again drive, subject to a host of conditions and restrictions.

Fail to Appear in Court for a Traffic Ticket?  Missed Court and New Tickets, What Happens

Missing Court is never a good idea. . .but we all make mistakes.  Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away  – Bill Powers

Failure to Appear

Need CLE?  Want to go to the Beach?  Maybe stay at the Wilmington Riverside Hilton? JusticeCON 2016 SCHOLARSHIP

The JusticeCON Scholarship experience is unparalleled – Bill Powers, President Elect 

The Endowment – Ward Black Law JusticeCON 2016 SCHOLARSHIP provides the chance to attend Summer Convention, which includes:

  • Prosecutors may “Orally Dismiss” cases in Open Court
  • District Attorneys (State Prosecutors) may also File Written Notice of Dismissal
  • Clerk of Court required to “record the dismissal”

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Is a Warrant Required?  What can be searched during a search warrant?  Are there Differences in Types of Warrants?

  • Search Warrant is a type of Court Order

North Carolina Advocates for Justice Summer Convention 2016

  • WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
  • JUNE 18 through JUNE 21, 2016

What is a Search?  Are “Frisks” Legal?  When Can Police Pat You Down?

. . .[I]t is nothing less than sheer torture of the English language to suggest that a careful exploration of the outer surfaces of a person’s clothing all over his or her body in an attempt to find weapons is not a ‘search.’  – Terry v. Ohio

What is a “Seizure?”

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