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  • 2024
    • September
      • What is a “Wage-Earner Plan”?
    • July
      • What are the Rules for Searching a College Student’s Dorm Room?
    • March
      • How Should You Handle a Breathalyzer Test?
      • How Much Cash Can You Keep When Filing for Bankruptcy?
      • Can I File for Bankruptcy and Keep My Car?
  • 2023
    • November
      • What Happens When You Get a DUI?
    • February
      • How Changing the Character of Assets Can Work Against You
    • January
      • What Happens When People Under the Age of 18 Are Accused of Crimes in Ohio?
      • What Should I Do If My Child is Charged with a Crime?
      • Should a Chapter 7 Debtor Reaffirm on a Home Mortgage?
      • What is a Chapter 13 Plan? How Does it Work?
  • 2022
    • December
      • Can Non-Citizens File Bankruptcy?
      • What Can You Do with a Car that the Lender Refuses to Take Back?
      • What Can You Do About Debt Collectors?
      • My Credit Report Lists Debts that Aren’t Mine! What Do I Do Now?
      • Will a Bankruptcy Filing Affect My Future Credit Rating?
      • Will I Lose My House if I File for Bankruptcy?
      • What Should I Look for in an Attorney?
      • What is a Subprime Car Loan and Should You Get One?
      • What is Intervention in Lieu of Conviction?
      • What Do You Need to Know When You Hire an Attorney?
      • Homeowners Insurance: Will You Be Treated Fairly If You Have to Use It?
      • What Is The Process for Drug Charges in Centerville?
      • What Should You Look For When Choosing A Bankruptcy Attorney?
      • Do Juvenile Cases “Count” as Criminal Convictions?
      • Can A Bankruptcy Help Me If I Owe Back Taxes?
      • Can a Bankruptcy Help Me Save My Home?
      • What Is The Importance Of Credit Ratings?
      • Is it Shameful to File for Bankruptcy?
      • What Can I Keep Through Bankruptcy?
      • When Would a Crime Victim Need to Hire an Attorney?
      • Refusing a Field Sobriety Test and Explaining Ohio BAC Levels
      • Is My License Suspended Before or After I go to Court for My DUI?
      • What Happens When You Get an Underage DUI in Ohio?
      • What Happens in the Meeting with the Bankruptcy Trustee?
      • Can the Bankruptcy Trustee Take My Possessions?
      • If I’m Not Arrested for a DUI on the Scene, Could I Face Any Charges?
      • Should You Use a Retirement Plan to Pay Debts?
      • What are Juvenile Curfew Laws in Centerville?
      • Insurance Claims And Reservation Of Rights Letters
      • Insurance Adjusters: What is their Duty to You?
      • Can my Juvenile Court OVI Count as a Prior Conviction?
      • Judicial Release FAQs
      • Can I Be Arrested if There’s No Evidence?
      • What Types of Protection Orders can be Issued by Ohio Courts?
      • What Happens to First-Time DUI Offenders?
      • What Types of Criminal Convictions Cannot Be Expunged?
      • Does Being on Pretrial House Arrest Count Towards Jail Time Credit?
      • My Criminal Case was Dismissed. What Next?
      • Why Hire a Lawyer vs. a Public Defender?
      • Frequently Asked Questions about Diversion
      • What is a Motion to Suppress?
      • Unlawful Sexual Conduct FAQ
      • What Is A Civil Demand Letter?
      • What is Garnishment?
      • What Does It Mean to Be “Judgment Proof”?
      • What Are the Ways that Creditors Can Collect on Their Judgments?
      • What Are the Statute of Limitations on Debt in Ohio?
    • March
      • Reopening A Bankruptcy Case To Discharge Student Loan Debt
  • 2021
    • June
      • The Government’s New Rule Offering Mortgage Assistance to Borrowers Experiencing Covid-19 Hardships
  • 2020
    • April
      • Important Information for Your Payments During the Covid-19 Financial Crisis
      • A Word to Small Business Owners
      • Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its Impact on Criminal Cases
      • Horwitz & Horwitz, LLC’s Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • January
      • The Reagan Tokes Act: Does GPS Electronic Monitoring of Parolees Give the Public a False Sense of Security?
  • 2019
    • June
      • Bankruptcy Help on the Way for Student Loan Borrowers
  • 2018
    • October
      • Ohio Legislature Amends Intervention in Lieu of Conviction (ILC) Statute, Broadening Eligibility
    • August
      • Ohio Legislature Amended Nonsupport Statute to Negate State v. Pittman
    • June
      • Consumer Fireworks in Ohio – A Few Highlights
    • January
      • UPDATE New Ohio Law Goes into Effect 1-18-18 regarding Mugshot Extortion Websites
  • 2017
    • December
      • The Student Loan Mess: Is There Any Relief in Sight?
    • August
      • Ohio’s Safe Haven Law
      • Second District Court of Appeals Holds that Suppression of Defendant’s Statements to Police was Proper
      • Ohio Supreme Court finds the Warrantless Search of Student’s Unattended Book Bag did not violate the Fourth Amendment
    • June
      • Second District Court of Appeals Holds Canine Sniff Invalid
      • Fifth District Court of Appeals Holds that Consent Search Invalid
    • May
      • CAN YOU BE SUED FOR HELPING SOMEONE IN AN EMERGENCY?
    • April
      • Ohio Legislature Seeks to Stop Extortion Mugshot Websites
    • March
      • OBES CLAIMS IT OVERPAID MY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, AND IS TRYING TO COLLECT IT BACK FROM ME. CAN A BANKRUPTCY HELP ME OUT?
      • Tenth District Court of Appeals Upholds Trial Court’s Decision Invalidating OVI Arrest
      • Ohio Supreme Court Reconsiders Its Previous Decision and Holds that the Level of Offense for Cocaine Possession is Determined by
      • Stop & Search of Bicyclist
      • PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK ON FIRST
    • February
      • Ohio Supreme Court Holds that Prior Juvenile Adjudications are not Prior “Convictions” for Subsequent Adult Offenses
  • 2016
    • December
      • Ohio Supreme Court Holds that in Cocaine Cases the State Must Prove the Weight of Actual Cocaine, Excluding the Weight of Any Fi
      • Ohio Supreme Court Invalidates Portion of Statute Permitting Consecutive Sentences for Felony and Misdemeanor Offenses
    • June
      • What’s a “Bike Hub,” and What’s it Doing in Centerville?
  • 2014
    • September
      • Ray Rice Domestic Violence Case: Is the Outrage Towards NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Misplaced?
      • The Impact in Ohio of Riley v. California (Search Warrant requirement for Cell Phones)
    • August
      • What are the Advantages to Working with a Bankruptcy Attorney rather than a Paralegal?
    • June
      • Criminal Protection Order (CRPO) | Centerville, Ohio
      • Bankruptcy & Student Loans (2) | Ohio Bankruptcy Attorneys
      • Can a Bankruptcy Help Me if I have Student Loans? (Part 2)
    • May
      • Bankruptcy and Student Loans | Ohio Bankruptcy Attorneys
      • Can a Bankruptcy Help Me if I have Student Loans? (Part 1)
      • Shoplifting Gone Wrong | Criminal Defense Attorney | Ohio
      • Shoplifting Gone Wrong – When 1 + 1 = 3
    • April
      • "Mike Tyson Rule" in Ohio? | Myths & Facts | Centerville, OH
      • Myth or Fact: Is there a “Mike Tyson Rule” in Ohio? (Part 2)
      • "Mike Tyson Rule" in Ohio? | Myths & Facts | Centerville, OH
      • Myth or Fact: Is there a “Mike Tyson Rule” in Ohio? (Part 1)
      • RB Ray Rice Marries Victim of His Alleged Aggravated Assault
      • RB Ray Rice Marries Fiance/Victim of His Alleged Aggravated Assault – Would Ohio Law Bar his Now-Wife from Testifying?
    • February
      • A Valuable Tip on Tipping in Restaurants
    • January
      • Local Event: Flyin’ to the Hoop Basketball Invitational
      • Local Restaurant Recommendation – Scruffy’s Hot Dogs
  • 2013
    • December
      • Trying to Control Your Unruly Teen in Warren County, Ohio – What You Should Know
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