Bad Faith Insurance Delays are common in injury cases. So you are in the midst of a workplace injury claim. Now you are waiting on the payments from the insurance company. If you have been waiting for an extended period of time, or the insurance company is delaying the payments in an attempt to not pay them, you may have…
Rape Charges Explained by Rogers County Attorney
In May of 2016, a Claremore man received a three life sentences plus an additional 20 years for the rape of a girl under 14. The man molested and raped the girl over a period of two years. The abuse began when she was 12. As a result, a Rogers County jury dealt one of the harshest punishments to the…
Violating a Protective Order Charges
Violating a protective order can occur more often than people realize. This is because they are almost always automatically sought during divorce proceedings or in a domestic abuse situation. The point of a protective order is to protect someone from a specific person who may harm them. So, as you can expect, in many cases a contentious divorce and child…
Elbow Injuries at Work in Rogers County
Elbow Injuries at Work in Rogers County are serious and require that a workers compensation case is opened. Over 3.7 million workers compensation claims occur each year. This is a significant cost to employers and employees alike. One of the more common injuries includes elbow injuries. Elbow injuries take approximately 6 months to fully recover and cost on average $7,000…
Do I Need a Common Law Divorce in Rogers County
Answering the question do I need a common law divorce in Rogers County is that if you’re common law married you’ll need a divorce to end the marriage. Many times people never give any time to the thought of divorce if they’re in a common law marriage. In fact its not unusual for one of the parties to deny that…
Embezzlement Crimes in Rogers County
Embezzlement Crimes in Rogers County are aggressively prosecuted in the District Court. Some people may remember the 2002 embezzlement scandal in the Northeast Oklahoma Barbie Doll Club. As a result of this crime, the woman, Cynthia Izon, received a 40 year prison sentence. During her tenure as treasurer of the club, Izon’s embezzlement scheme stole $100,000 from the club. She…
Application to Revoke in Rogers County
An Application to Revoke in Rogers County is filed by the District attorneys office. This is filed when they believe that you’ve violated your probation. There are several types of sentences within the justice system. For example, a crime that doesn’t result in death may sometimes be eligible for a suspended sentence. So a defendant who pleads guilty is then …
Harboring a Fugitive Explained by an Attorney
In March of 2017 a fatal shooting occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma. One man received multiple gunshot wounds to the head. He later died. Two women also suffered gunshot wounds to the head, hands and torso. However, the women lived. The gunman and his accomplice fled. During this they also stole a duffel bag of marijuana from the victims. The gunman…
Unauthorized Use of a Motorcycle
One of the lesser known crimes is the unauthorized use of a motorcycle. Likely, it is because this is a somewhat tedious law. First, you have to understand which vehicles may fall into the category of motorcycle. Title 47 § 1-135 designates this though. It says any motorized vehicle with seats for each rider, having three wheels and an engine…
Claremore Child Support Modification
In Claremore child support modification is possible but there are circumstances that control the outcome. Financial circumstances are a varying part of life. As a result, some child support arrangements may no longer be feasible when a job change occurs. This may be a promotion or a demotion and it may require child support modification. In some cases, it may…