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In the state of Oklahoma, you have the right to carry a firearm for your personal defense without a permit. Read more »Jail Time for Speeding Ticket in Oklahoma?
The state statute lists the range of punishment for a first offense, speeding is a $500 fine or up to 10 days in prison. Read more »You MUST Know Your Judge
There are judges in Tulsa County, for example, that really, really don't like lawyers that try to game the process to get an advantage. Read more »Personal Injury Basics: What Are Non-Economic Damages?
Your non-economic damages are going to be the ones that are a bit harder to track down a specific number towards. Read more »Tulsa's Cracking Down on "Aggravated Speeding"
Under the municipal code, aggravated speeding means more than 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, anything greater than 20 over. Read more »Your Jury Trial Right in Contempt Pro
Misdemeanors don't carry more than a year of incarceration and any incarceration arising from a misdemeanor is going to be in county jail. Read more »Personal Injury Basics: What Are Economic Damages?
Now, your economic damages are your damages that have a very specific price tag. So for instance, that's going to be your property damage. Read more »OCCA Denies State Appeal Requesting the Court Delay McGirt Ruling
So the person was charged with a crime, went to a preliminary hearing, was bound over a preliminary hearing. Read more »Oklahoma Lawyer Discusses an Interesting Case on Constitutional Rights
You do actually have rights though when you drive on a public road anywhere in the country, or more specifically in the state Of Oklahoma. Read more »Personal Injury Basics: What Are Damages?
Your damages are your compensable injuries to yourself and your property as the result of a personal injury matter. Read more »Lumpkin: "Subject Matter Jurisdiction May -- Indeed, Must -- Be Raised at Any Time."
I've asserted previously, and it should be pretty clear cut by now if we're talking about a McGirt claim, and that is that the defendant or the victim is Native American and that the site of the crime is in what is now considered to be tribal territory based under McGirt and its progeny, then the state of Oklahoma lacks jurisdiction, and that is subject matter jurisdiction, and subject matter jurisdiction cannot ever be waived. And therefore, all of these procedural bars do not apply. Read more »Personal Injury Basics: 4 Elements of Negligence: Part 4: Damages
Now in the legal context, the damages are what one person suffers due to that breach of duty. Read more »How to Be a Good Friend if Your Friend Is Getting Arrested
A good starting point is if you can still talk to them before they get hauled off, tell them to shut up. Read more »McGirt: Death Sentence Overturned by Victim's Posthumous Tribal Enrollment
This case is relevant as to the timing of tribal enrollment and how that affects a conviction in a McGirt-type case. Read more »Personal Injury Basics: 4 Elements of Negligence: Part 3: Causation
To use our ongoing theme of a car wreck, you have to show that the injuries of a person have been a direct result of that car wreck. Read more »Can I Legally Flip off the Police?
When you get in trouble because you were being a jerk. I can't say it enough. Don't be disrespectful to cops. It's stupid. Read more »Personal Injury Basics: 4 Elements of Negligence: Part 2: Breach of Duty
If you need a personal injury attorney in Tulsa in which you are seeking legal help concerning your case, contact a Personal Injury Attorney. Read more »The New Wave of McGirt: Attacking Sentence Enhancements & Predicates
Indian Country attorney James Wirth, speaks on the shocking new developments regarding the McGirt v Oklahoma case. Read more »How to Deal With the Police While Carrying a Firearm in Oklahoma
You can't carry a gun if you are a convicted felon. You can't carry a weapon if you've been drinking or taking other intoxicants. Read more »Bosse Mandate Stayed for 45 Days (Until May 30, 2021)
McGirt attorney, James Wirth speaks about the Bosse decision and the mandate. Read more »Why Did My Attorney Fire Me?
When you retain an attorney, you're retaining them as an expert. In other words, you're hiring that lawyer, because that lawyer is an expert in law in whatever field of law you've hired them to do. Read more »Personal Injury Basics: 4 Elements of Negligence: Part 1: Duty
For any successful negligence claim, you first have to show that one party had a reasonable standard of care. Read more »Muskogee Judge Dismisses McGirt Case with Subsequent Tribal Enrollment
Tulsa attorney James Wirth, speaks on a Muskogee case of somewhat notorious interest, and that's the case of Leroy Jemol Smith. Read more »Do I Have a Right to Self Defense if I Am the Victim of Domestic Violence?
Under Oklahoma law, you do have a right to reasonable self-defense if somebody attempts to use unlawful force against you. Read more »Pro Se McGirt Post-Conviction Relief Fail
McGirt Attorney James Wirth, speaks on a case that where a defendant filed on their own for post-conviction relief. Read more »
