Legal documentation is the backbone of the civil law process. From the initial filing of a lawsuit to the final decision, the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of legal documents significantly influence a case’s outcome. Whether you’re a plaintiff, defendant,...
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Personal Injury Claims: When a Lawsuit Makes Sense…and When It Doesn’t
Accidents and injuries can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. While Isenberg & Hewitt focuses on only the most serious personal injuries, these personal injuries can be catastrophic and the aftermath can be overwhelming. Dealing with potentially...
Are Property Owners Responsible for Your Safety? You Bet!
When you hear the words premises liability, do you know exactly what that means? Most people don’t. Premises liability is a critical area of personal injury law that holds property owners and occupiers responsible for injuries, assaults and crimes that occur on...
Using Title IX In Sexual Assault and Abuse Litigation: Part Two
In the first part of this series, we discussed the details behind the Title IX law, the difference between immunity and deliberate indifference, and our experiences with Title IX laws. The second part of this series will include who is covered under this law, what...
Elder Abuse: Different Types and What to Do If You Suspect Abuse
We place our elderly loved ones in nursing homes or assisted living facilities because they can no longer care for themselves. When our loved ones move to these facilities, we place our trust in these institutes and their caregivers to take care of our often fragile...
Using Title IX in Sexual Assault and Abuse Litigation
Title IX is a comprehensive federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in educational institutions, covering the very youngest public school children through adult students in our highest institutions. Most specifically, Title IX prohibits sexual...
Who Can Be Held Accountable for Sexual Assaults and Sex Trafficking?
There are two justice systems for victims of crime to explore. While the criminal justice system, as most people know, seeks to punish the perpetrator, the civil justice system provides victims with an avenue to hold other individuals and entities accountable for...
Victims of Mass Casualties and Active Shooter Events Can Pursue Justice Through The Civil Law System
If you or a loved one are a victim of crime, there are two legal systems available to bring justice: the criminal justice system, which in all cases is administered by the government, and the civil justice system, which, while typically administered by lawyers, is...
Sex Trafficking in Metro Atlanta: Who’s Vulnerable and How to Make a Difference
When most of us think about sex trafficking, we assume it only happens to young women in foreign countries. However, that perception is far from the truth. Even though we may not see it, the reality is human trafficking and sex trafficking are happening right before...
The Critical Importance of Data Entry to Improve Victims’ Rights By Mel Hewitt
One of my current cases involves a popular quick serve restaurant franchise that recently made the news for failing to protect an underage employee. It just burns me up how preventable this could have been. I’m a former law enforcement officer and managing partner at...
