Tag: COVID-19
Holidays at Home Can Spell Trouble
Post Written By Brooke Price According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, family violence reports increase on average 2.7% during the holiday season. However, the number of hotline calls drops dramatically. Call volume decreases on average 53% on Christmas Day and 30% on New Year’s day. With the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) keeping us…
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Tis the Season for “No Refusal” Weekends
Post Written By Brooke Price With the holidays fast approaching, it’s important to know your rights if you get pulled over for a DWI or DUI. In Williamson County, holiday weekends are typically “no refusal” weekends. Since Texas is considered to be an “implied consent” state, “no refusal” means that if an officer suspects that…
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PSA: You can refuse to blow
Post Written By Brooke Price If you’ve just been pulled over for a DWI, the police officer will try to administer field sobriety and breathalyzer tests. It is a common misconception that refusing the breathalyzer test will mean that you are admitting guilt. However, that is not the case. If the officer who pulled you…
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Domestic Violence Law Applies to Women Too!
When we think about domestic violence and abuse, we generally see women as the victim in a violent relationship. In fact, according to the NCADV, 1 in 4 women are physically abused by an intimate partner in their lifetime. However, anyone can experience domestic violence or family violence. With COVID-19 continuing to rise and social…
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Protect Your Legacy by Writing Your Will
By Brooke Price The COVID-19 pandemic is changing our way of life as we know it. With stay-at-home orders lifting and society slowly inching towards normalcy, many people are wondering what will happen to their families if they get sick over the next few months. Austin’s estate planning attorneys are booked solid as people rush…
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Hiring an attorney for a DWI in Williamson County
By Brooke Price In stressful world of COVID-19, being faced with a DWI conviction can be incredibly overwhelming. Alcohol use has significantly increased in the past few months as people are asked to stay home and social distance. While those arrested in Williamson County may not have a court for up to 60 days thanks…
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Prevent Domestic Violence Situations by Managing Stress
The coronavirus has altered lives in ways that few people could have ever anticipated. Americans are grappling with job loss, being forced to stay home, and are homeschooling their children, compounding our difficulties in these unprecedented times. Unfortunately, these hardships are creating an environment where domestic violence can occur more often. Williamson County intake prosecutors…
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As People Emerge From Quarantine, so too do Accusations of Domestic Violence
Texans are finally emerging from stay-at-home orders after being isolated for a month or more. In the wake of couples being forced to stay at home with each other, intake prosecutors in Williamson County say they’re filling a high number of domestic violence cases. Accusations of domestic violence should be taken seriously and investigated to…
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Domestic Violence on the rise with COVID-19 quarantine
By Brooke Price Economic stress, job uncertainty, trouble finding childcare, and weeks of social distancing create situations for anxiety and tension. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, relationships with loved ones are being challenged in new ways. Officials in cities with high numbers of reported cases are anticipating, and in some places seeing, a rise…
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COVID-19 may force you into a new job hunt. Sealing records can help you succeed
By Brooke Price In times of economic uncertainty, your legal record can have a profound impact on job opportunities. Many are being faced with having to find new jobs while businesses are shut down as a result of Williamson and Bell County’s’ shelter-in-place order to combat COVID-19. If you have a criminal record that can…
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