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Driving While Suspended for Prior DWI Considered Felony

Related: DUI/DWI, Traffic Tickets.  As attorneys who represent drivers accused of drunk driving in New Jersey, we are often asked what will happen if caught driving while suspended for DWI.…

Raff & Raff speaks at NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2012

  From Wednesday, November 14 through Friday, November 16, 2012, New Jersey Association for Justice hosted it's 2012 annual conference at the Sheraton Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In…

Understanding the Fee for a New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney

If you are in the unfortunate situation where you need to hire a New Jersey criminal defense attorney, it is important that you understand the legal fee arrangement. In a…

Lautenberg calls for federal probe of Community Education Centers

Back in 2010 we filed a lawsuit against Community Education Centers, which alleged that our client was brutally beaten, almost to death, by a resident at one of their facilities…

Utility company liable for placing pole in dangerous location

Most of our car accident cases involve at least one driver who is clearly at fault. But what about the case where a person is injured after crashing into an…

Police charged with misconduct for not stopping/reporting motorcycle accident

According to the Associate Press, two members of Paterson's Office of Emergency Management were charged with misconduct for their failure to properly respond to a fatal motorcycle accident. The Passaic…

Kinnelon motorcyclist killed in tragic collision

As New Jersey personal injury attorneys, we see far too often the tragic injuries that occur when people negligently operate their vehicles. The Bergen Record reported that on Sunday, May…

How long do I have to wait to expunge a criminal conviction?

As a New Jersey criminal defense attorney, many of my clients want to know how long they have to wait before they can file for an expungement. The New Jersey…

No Miranda warnings required when asking location of a gun

As a New Jersey criminal lawyer, clients often complain that the police did not read them their Miranda rights before arresting them. Failing to read a person his/her rights may…

Is a church liable for a broken sidewalk?

As New Jersey personal injury lawyers, we are frequently asked by clients if they have a case for personal injuries due to a trip and fall accident on a broken…

Admission to PTI bars a civil rights claim against police

Under the civil rights laws, specifically 28 U.S.C. 1983, a person can bring a civil suit against police and the municipality for violating a person's civil rights and causing injuries.…

Motorcycle Season Spring 2012

Motorcycle season has come a little earlier this year to us in the New Jersey / New York area thanks to Mother Nature and a lack of snow and salt…

NJ Legislature Moves Claims for Car Accident Injuries to the Head of the Line

In New Jersey, if you have your own auto insurance and are injured in a car accident, it is your own insurance company that pays for your medical treatment.  This…

Video Preview: A Plaintiff Attorney's Guide to Auto Insurance Law

Michael Raff discusses New Jersey auto insurance in the context of its no-fault statute.      

Lab Report Not Admissible On Its Own

In the case of Bullcoming v. New Mexico, 131 S.Ct. 2705 (2011) the United States Supreme Court recently held that a lab report in a drunk driving case is not…

Arguments begin in lawsuit against doctors at St. Joseph's

The following is an article from the Bergen Record and NJ.com about a major trial that is currently going on: A young Paterson mother of three who went to the…

Raff and Raff wins case on appeal

Towards the end of 2010, we won a jury trial in which the jury found that our client had suffered a permanent injury to her back in a car crash.…

Community Caretaking Exception to Warrant Requirement is Clarified

In the recent appellate division case of State v. Witczak, 421 N.J. Super. 180 (App. Div. 2011), the court clarified what is known as the "community caretaking" exception to the…

Welcome to Our New Website

Thank you for visiting the new Raff & Raff, LLP website. I hope you enjoy the new features. This is our brand new legal blog, and please come and visit…