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Accident and Injury Laws
    -  Negligence
    -  Statute of Limitations: Civil Cases
    -  Statute of Limitations: Product Defects

Business Laws
    -  Antitrust
    -  Corporation Laws
    -  Deceptive Trade Practices
    -  General Business and Commercial Laws
    -  Securities Fraud

Civil Rights Laws

Consumer Laws
    -  Antitrust
    -  Deceptive Trade Practices
    -  "Homestead" Protection from Creditors
    -  Interest Rates
    -  Lemon Laws
    -  Identity Theft
    -  Pyramid Schemes
    -  Securities Fraud
    -  Telemarketing Fraud
    -  Wire Fraud

Criminal Laws
    -  Assault and Battery
    -  Burglary
    -  Capital Punishment/Death Penalty
    -  Child Abuse
    -  Child Pornography
    -  Computer Crimes
    -  Credit Card Fraud
    -  Criminal Statute of Limitations
    -  Disorderly Conduct
    -  Domestic Violence
    -  Drug Distribution
    -  Drug Manufacturing / Cultivation
    -  Drug Possession
    -  Drug Crimes: Cocaine
    -  Drug Crimes: Heroin
    -  Drug Crimes: Marijuana
    -  Embezzlement
    -  Extortion
    -  Forgery
    -  Gambling
    -  Gun Control
    -  Identity Theft
    -  Indecent Exposure
    -  Insurance Fraud
    -  Kidnapping
    -  Manslaughter: Involuntary
    -  Manslaughter: Voluntary
    -  Money Laundering
    -  Murder: First Degree
    -  Murder: Second Degree
    -  Perjury
    -  Prostitution
    -  Prohibited Consensual Sexual Activity
    -  Protective Orders
    -  Racketeering / RICO
    -  Rape
    -  Robbery
    -  Securities Fraud
    -  Sexual Assault
    -  Stalking
    -  Theft / Larceny

DUI / DWI

Education Laws
    -  Compulsory Education
    -  Corporal Punishment in Public Schools
    -  Prayer in Public Schools
    -  Privacy of School Records

Employment Laws
    -  Civil Rights
    -  Family & Medical Leave Laws
    -  Minimum Wage
    -  Legal Holidays
    -  Pay Day Requirements
    -  Unions and the Right to Work
    -  Whistleblower Laws

Estate Planning Laws
    -  Durable Power of Attorney
    -  Estate Taxes
    -  Living Wills
    -  Probate Laws
    -  Wills

Family Laws
    -  Abortion
    -  Adoption
    -  Annulment and Prohibited Marriage
    -  Child Abuse
    -  Child Custody
    -  Child Support: State Guidelines
    -  Divorce: Legal Requirements
    -  Domestic Violence
    -  Marital Property
    -  Marriage: Age Requirements
    -  Marriage: Licenses and Blood Tests
    -  Marriage: Prohibited Marriage
    -  State Legal Ages Laws
    -  Protective Orders
    -  Stalking

Gambling & Lotteries Laws
    -  Gambling
    -  Gambling Tax
    -  State Lotteries

Health Care Laws
    -  Durable Power of Attorney
    -  Euthanasia
    -  Living Wills
    -  Medical Records and Privacy

Property and Real Estate Laws
    -  Adverse Possession
    -  "Homestead" Protection from Creditors
    -  Leases and Rental Agreements
    -  Security Deposit Limits
    -  Returning Security Deposits

Statute of Limitations Laws
    -  Statute of Limitations: Civil Cases
    -  Statute of Limitations: Criminal Cases
    -  Statute of Limitations: Product Defects

Tax Laws
    -  Personal Income Tax
    -  Sales Tax
    -  Cigarette Tax
    -  Gasoline Tax
    -  Use Tax
    -  Liquor Tax
    -  Gambling Tax
    -  Tax Evasion/Fraud

Traffic Laws

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