Being served with a protective order is disorienting. You may have been ordered out of your home or away from your children before you have said a single word to a judge. Last week I won one of these hearings for a client, and the lesson from that case is simple: what you do between being served and walking into court often decides how it ends. What the order means right now Most protective orders start as emergency orders signed by a judge based only on the petitioner's side

For a lot of first-time defendants in Oklahoma, a deferred sentence is the best realistic outcome short of a dismissal. It is also widely misunderstood, including by people who already have one.

Since Kill. Bury. Print., people who were held in the McCurtain County jail have been asking whether what happened to them was illegal, and whether it is too late to act.

Chapter 7 wipes out debt in a few months. Chapter 13 lets you catch up over three to five years. Here is how to tell which one fits. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

The hours after an arrest are when people do the most damage to their own cases. Here is what matters in the first two days, for the person arrested and for the family trying to help.

Last week, I represented a client in a hotly contested protective order hearing. The court denied the petition and ruled in my client's favor, finding that the other side had not presented enough evidence to justify the order. That outcome wasn't luck. It came down to preparation and to understanding what the court actually needs to see. Protective order hearings move fast, and the stakes are high Many people walk into a protective order hearing thinking it will be an informa

The first question almost everyone asks about Chapter 7 is whether they will lose their stuff. For most Oklahomans the honest answer is no, because of the state's exemptions. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Custer, Delaware, Cherokee, Creek, Muskogee and McCurtain. Six Oklahoma counties, one pattern, and what it took to make each of them answer for what happened inside their jails.

Chapter 7 does nothing to help you catch up on a mortgage or car loan you've fallen behind on. Chapter 13 exists for exactly that problem. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Peacock's documentary Kill. Bury. Print. covers the McCurtain Gazette's reporting on the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office. Here is a short guide to the three federal civil rights cases our firm is handling there.

Marion Whitten was held in the McCurtain County Jail in January 2022. His federal civil rights lawsuit against former jail officials, Whitten v. Hendrix, is pending in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Most people who file bankruptcy never set foot in a courtroom. The one required appearance is the 341 meeting, and in Tulsa it happens on Zoom. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

On September 15, 2021, Roper Harris was booked into the McCurtain County Jail in Idabel. What happened to him that night is now part of the federal court record, and the account came from men who worked at the jail.

On September 21, 2026, the Tenth Circuit vacated the judgment that had ended the federal civil rights case over Bobby Barrick's death and sent it back to the district court to apply Walden v. City of Duncan.

If part of every paycheck is disappearing to a garnishment, filing bankruptcy stops it. Here is how the automatic stay works and how fast it actually takes effect. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

I was one of the lawyers for Daniel Bosh. His case gave people beaten by jailers a state court remedy for about a year, and then the Legislature took it away.

How families can hold Oklahoma county jails accountable for deaths and denied medical care, who can be held responsible, and the deadlines that apply.

If you're probably going to take a plea anyway, why hire a lawyer? Because in Oklahoma the fight usually starts before anyone mentions a plea, and it often starts in a jail cell.

The bankruptcy forms are online and the filing fee is the same either way, so some people file alone. The court records say that's a risky bet. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Insurance adjusters are friendly, and the first offer usually comes fast. Here is what the research says about what people give up when they take it without advice.