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Understanding Damages
Attorneys are responsible for understanding proper damages in a legal matter: the amount and type of damages to claim in a lawsuit or whether the...
Constitutional Protections from Police (Continued)
The Fourth Amendment provides another important protection from police. This Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures....
Constitutional Protections from Police
People commonly misunderstand their obligation to cooperate with police. Frequently, an individual believes that he or she must answer any questions...
The Law and Your Child’s School
Education is among the most important elements of our culture. It is always a hot button item for political candidates to discuss – in the 2012...
Understanding the Financial Concerns of Clients
Mark Hayes, a Durham-based attorney whose practice focuses on appeals, is a firm believer that part of a lawyer’s ethical responsibility is to...
Winning and Losing: The Hard Truth About Appealing an Unfavorable Decision
The judge just gave your ex-spouse the entire house. The court dismissed your claim for negligence. The jury announced a guilty verdict in your...
Jurisdictional Issues and How They Impact Real World Clients
Lawsuits are very complex proceedings that can often turn on procedural issues that most non-lawyers would miss. Experienced attorneys, such as...
Putting Grady v North Carolina in Context
In March, 2015, the Law Office of Mark Hayes and Prof. Luke Everett of UNC Law School successfully argued that requiring a criminal defendant to...
Grady v North Carolina
North Carolina attorney Mark Hayes, a Durham-based lawyer focusing on appeals, recently represented a client in a successful appeal before the...