by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 4, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Perhaps you are a landlord or a property manager as your day job. Maybe you have moved to a bigger home and decided to keep your prior residence and rent it out. Possibly you have inherited a home that you would like to try to rent out and try...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 25, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Say there is a car wreck case that goes to trial. For almost all car wreck cases, there is a jury of 12 individuals who sit and listen to the witnesses testify and hear all of the evidence presented as part of the case. After both sides have...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 18, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan If you ever happen to overhear a conversation between a criminal defendant and their attorney, and they are discussing the defendant’s drug use, that conversation may go something like this: Lawyer: Are you taking any illegal drugs? Defendant: I...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Being a judge sounds like a cool job, right? You get to wear that fancy robe and get to make decisions all day regarding people’s lives. Oh, and you get to bang one of those gavels, and yell, “you are out of order!” Who wouldn’t want to be a...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 28, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A legal term that you may have heard before is the term, “conservator,” or “conservatorship.” What do these terms actually mean? So the term conservator, guardian, and power of attorney are terms that usually run in the same circles in that they...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 21, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard of the legal term “easement” and may even know that it is a term related to property. However, you may not know exactly what this term means. An easement is the ability and right to legally use and travel on someone else’s...
