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New Website and Changes to Missouri Expungement Law

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:42:00 GMT

If you’ve been to the site before, you’ve no doubt noticed that the format has changed and the overall quality is greatly improved. However, because the site was being updated I haven’t had a chance to update some of the sections with some significant changes in Missouri law. One notable change that I anticipate being the subject of appellate litigation in the near future is the 2021 amendment to Missouri’s expungement statute, RSMo. 610.140, referring to directly to the Federal Code provision prohibiting convicted felons from owning or using firearms:

For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 921(a)(33)(B)(ii) ^*** , an order or expungement granted pursuant to this section shall be considered a complete removal of all effects of the expunged conviction.

The legislature’s intent in making the change was obviously to clarify the matter of whether an expungement granted under the statute restores a persons right to possess firearms. Nevertheless, early indications are that the Federal Government is still refusing to recognize that effect.

Consider this post a placeholder that I will fill out with additional discussion and analysis once I’ve been able to research the matter further.

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Insurance Adjuster Tricks Introduction

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:20:00 GMT

This post introduces a series of posts about tactics insurance adjusters sometimes use in order to get a person injured in an accident to agree to a settlement offer that’s in the insurance company’s interest, rather than in the interest of the injured person. People injured in an accident have enough to worry about without having to contend with lowball offers from unscrupulous insurers. If you’ve been injured in an accident, you should not consider accepting an offer without speaking to a dedicated personal injury attorney.

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Insurance Adjuster Tricks – Part III: Recordings

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:14:00 GMT

An insurance adjuster might ask you to make a recorded statement about your accident, either in person or over the phone, about your accident, your injuries, or your willingness to accept a settlement. You shouldn’t. It’s an attempt to get you to say something the insurer can use against you. The adjuster may go so far as trying to record you saying that you’re willing to waive recovery from the insurer. More subtly, he may ask you an apparently benign question, like “how are you?” or “what are you up to today?” then claim that your answer proves that your injuries are not as serious as they really are.

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Insurance Adjuster Tricks – Part IV: Disputing the Extent of Your Injuries

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:12:00 GMT

In every case, the insurance adjuster will downplay the severity of your injuries. His job is to save money for the insurer. In doing so, he’s likely to look for things you’ve said or done that he can take out of context in order to make it seem like you aren’t hurt as badly as you are. That’s yet another reason you should not talk to the insurance company until you’ve talked to a lawyer.

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Insurance Adjuster Tricks Part V: Misleading You Into Waiting to Contact a Lawyer

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:10:00 GMT

The insurance company might contact you soon after your injury and tell you that they’re going to accept responsibility for paying for your treatment, only to later tell you that they’re only going to pay an amount far less than the actual cost of your treatment. By this time, you might be facing increasing debt from medical bill and time missed from work. Do not accept any offer from an insurance company until you’ve talked to a personal injury lawyer.

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Missouri Driver’s License Points — How many points will go on my record?

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:08:00 GMT

A conversation I overheard in a local municipal court yesterday prompted this, another post about Missouri’s point system. Most drivers ticketed in Missouri understand that pleading guilty will result in the addition of points to their record and that enough points will cause them to lose their license, but most of them don’t know how many points result from a given citation or how many points they can accrue.

Perhaps more importantly, they rarely know where to look to find out. Fortunately, the relevant statute, RSMo. 302.302 is fairly straight forward, as statutes go, and the Department of Revenue has provided Form 899 for easy reference. There are, however, addition collateral consequences to many traffic violations that are not as easy to ascertain, particularly for commercial drivers license holders and people with a history of violations, so consultation with an attorney before entering a plea or paying your fine is always a good idea.

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Insurance Adjuster Tricks Part VI: Asking for Multiple Accounts

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:06:00 GMT

An insurance adjuster may contact you multiple times asking you to give an account of your accident, treatment, or other aspect of your case. For example, the first time he calls, the adjuster might ask general questions about what happened in a way that seems conversational and informal, like he’s just trying to gain a basic understanding of your situation and needs. He might contact you again days or weeks later asking more specific questions and saying he needs a formal account so they can finalize your claim.

Don’t be fooled. He’s made careful records of both conversations, most likely by recording them, for the purpose of comparing your accounts in order to find a perceived inconsistency he can use as an excuse to deny your claim.

Before giving any statement to an insurance company, you should call a personal injury attorney to discuss your case.

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What to Do After An Accident Part I: See A Doctor Immediately

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:04:00 GMT

This is the first in a series of posts about what to do after you’ve been in an accident. The most important thing to do is to see a doctor, both in order to ensure that you receive the care you need and determine the scope of your injuries and to begin documenting your injuries and the care you received. Remember, the insurance company is going to do everything it can to save money by minimizing the extent of your injuries. The sooner you receive care, the better off you’ll be, from both a medical standpoint and a legal one.

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Changes to Missouri Expungement Law

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:03:00 GMT

Changes to Missouri Law in 2018 have made it easier to have many misdemeanor and felony convictions and arrests expunged. If you’re ready for a fresh start, call, email or text for a free case evaluation.

As of January 2018, the number of years Missourians must wait before seeking expungement of their convictions has decreased dramatically – three years for many misdemeanors and seven years for most felonies.

If you’re looking for a fresh start, contact me at 816-287-0172 if you’d like to discuss your case.

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Insurance Adjuster Tricks – Part II: Convincing you to accept their offer before you’ve spoken to an attorney

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:14:00 GMT

Insurance companies know that people who’ve been injured in accidents often need money fast. They might offer you money soon after your accident, even going so far as calling or visiting you while you’re in the hospital. Attorneys in Missouri are not allowed to do this. Missouri attorneys are not permitted to have personal or real time contact with prospective clients the attorney knows to have need of representation in a particular matter for purposes of obtaining employment Mo. Sup. Ct. Rule 4-7.3(a), and cannot contact a person in writing regarding a claim involving accident or disaster within 30 days of the occurrence. Rule 4-7.3(c)(4). It is therefore likely that you’ll hear from the insurance company before you’ve had a chance to talk to an attorney about your case.

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Insurance Adjuster Tricks – Part I: Artificial Deadlines

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:13:00 GMT

Time is of the essence when you’ve been injured–for you, not for the insurance company. You need to ensure that you receive and can pay for proper medical care. You might need to get your car fixed so that you can return to work. You need to make sure that you have money to feed your family. The insurance company’s incentive to close your case quickly lies only in its desire to induce your acceptance of a low ball offer before you’ve had the chance to talk to a lawyer or determine the full extent of your damages. In order to do so, the company might offer to pay a certain amount to settle your claim and tell you that you only have a certain amount of time to accept the offer.

You should never accept a settlement offer from the insurance company without first determining the extent of your injury and losses. In most cases this will involve consultation with both a qualified healthcare provider and a dedicated personal injury lawyer. The insurance company’s arbitrary deadline and lowball offer are an attempt to take advantage of you and prevent you from doing so. You should treat them as such and contact a personal injury.

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What To Do After an Accident Part II: Document Everything

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:11:00 GMT

Preserving the record of your accident and treatment is imperative. This means keeping everything–police reports, medical reports, correspondence from both your insurance company and the other driver’s insurance company. Even minute details that may seem unimportant at first might prove essential to your claim as your case progresses.

A compartmentalized file folder that allows you to separate your documents by category can be helpful in this regard. You should bring this folder with you when you meet with your attorney to discuss your case so he can scan your documents and provide him copies of new documents when you receive them.

Well-documented cases can be resolved far more quickly that cases requiring your attorney to search for information, meaning you’ll recover the money you need and deserve far faster.

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