We break down our most frequently asked questions when it comes to getting injured from a motor vehicle accident or on the job. We hope you will find this information useful and easy to remember for those times when it happens to you or a loved one. Please feel free to share or bookmark this…
Traffic stops and violations
Why Would the Cops Charge Two People for Driving Under the Influence?
We had a situation this week that I thought everybody could learn something from. It was a great success for our head defense attorney. We had a client charged with a DUI in Douglas County and her spouse she was riding with was also charged with DUI. This happens a lot in a drug possession…
Give Safety For The Holidays
The New Year is a time that is filled with festivities and celebrations. Unfortunately, this festive time of the year is also filled with many dangers making safety a real concern A modest estimate calculates that nearly 95 million people will be traveling the roads this holiday season. They will be on the roads to…
Prevent Holiday DUI From Happening to You
YOU CAN HELP PREVENT HOLIDAY DUI’S AND KEEP LIVES SAFE Holidays come with family gatherings, office parties, socializing with friends and end of year football get-togethers. These are occasions we look forward to all year, but there is also a scary side to the holiday cheer: drunk driving and the injuries and deaths that occur…
Here Are Your Thanksgiving Travel Tips
Without a doubt, the Thanksgiving holiday is the most hectic travel period of the year. It is notorious for transportation delays and leaving travelers hitting a whole lot of travel and traffic snags. However, with some careful Thanksgiving travel planning and a bit of foresight, you could alleviate some of the hassles wherever you are…
Helpful Apps During Emergency Situations
Helpful Apps During Emergency Situations Be Prepared in Tough Situations Remember the time we had that one winter storm when commuters, schools and businesses were all let out at the same time, causing gridlock? Some people even had to abandon their cars or sleep in them overnight. If you live in Cobb County, Gwinnett, or…
New Research Links Legalization to Car Crash Increase
Report Scans Marijuana Legalization’s Impacts on Impaired Driving Systems The legalization of marijuana for medicinal or recreational use at the state level has the potential to have downstream effects on the entire impaired driving system. In its first completed research project, the National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) convened a group of national experts,…
Law Enforcement Starts Cracking Down On Seat-Belt Violators
In the coming weeks, Georgia drivers can expect law enforcement to be out in numbers looking over their shoulders. Ahead of the summer driving season, The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is going to be setting up the enforcement of the seat belt law. They are hoping to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities…
Super Speeder Law in Georgia
GEORGIA CRACKS DOWN ON HABITUAL SPEEDERS WITH SUPER SPEEDER LAW As of January 1, 2010, the state of Georgia has a new ‘Super Speeder Law’. It means that dangerous speeders must pay higher fees for speeding tickets. For drivers who have a history of speeding, this new law should finally make them slow down. How…
The Court System in Georgia
THE GEORGIA COURT SYSTEM At the Law Offices of Matthew C. Hines, we are sometimes asked about what courts exist in Georgia and what are the roles of each court. While our law firm primarily deals with Atlanta car accident attorneys who fight for personal injury claims, this article provides a brief overview of Georgia’s…
