Biker and Motorcycle Law
The Biker Law Blog and I are Featured in the American Bar Association Journal Magazine.
Who says bikers are not represented in the legal community? I was interviewed months ago by Rachel M. Zahorsky, a reporter with the American Bar Association Journal. The article that she wrote about me is in the February 2011 issue of the American Bar Association...
What a Start to the New Year; It Has Been Hectic.
Here it is January 25, 2011, and this really the first substantive article that I have written for 2011. About a week before Christmas 2010, I was hit with a couple of health issues that all but ruined the holiday season for me. I also disassociated myself from a...
New State Law Targets Motorcycle Thieves
On January 1, 2011, a new State law will enable police to arrest anyone carrying a type of makeshift device used for stealing motorcycles. The legislation targets so-called "pigtails" which are homemade ignitions that can allow a crook to start a motorcycle in as...
Changes to California Traffic Laws in 2011
As usual, California has tinkered with the laws again for the year 2011, as though we do not have enough laws as it is. First, persons who want to obtain a learners permit for a motorcycle who are under the age of 21, must now complete a C.H.P. certified motorcycle...
A Horrible Crash in Ocotillo Wells, California, Kills 5, including 4 Members of the Saddle Tramps Motorcycle Club
*** November 16, 2010, Update - The driver of the Dodge Avenger is not going to be charged with drunk driving because no alcohol was found in his system. It was originally reported by the C.H.P. that they smelled alcohol on his breath. A group of riders from the...
VIETNAM VETS KICKED OUT OF PECHANGA HOTEL AND CASINO ON VETERANS DAY!!
I received a call on November 12, 2010, from a Vietnam Veteran, who is a member of the Vietnam Vets MC. He and some other Vietnam Veterans who are members of his club were illegally denied entry to a complimentary buffet at the Pechanga Hotel and Casino, in Temecula,...
Should you Ride Your Motorcycle if You Have an Illness or Medical Condition?
If you are a biker like me, you have probably had an occurrence sometime in your life (unless you are superman or superwoman), where you have been sick or suffered from some kind of medical condition, which could affect your ability to ride. The key phrase above is...
Media Coverage; I was on NBC Last Night
I gave an interview on motorcycle safety at the NBC studios last month. You can read an article about it by clicking here. The video is embedded below. The actual story was aired on TV yesterday on multiple timeslots. You can read their story by clicking here. The...
No More After Market Pipes in California in 2013; We Did it To Ourselves.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB 435 into law which will require all motorcycles built after January 2013 to have EPA approved exhaust systems on their motorcycles. Riders found without an EPA label certifying sound emission compliance will be issued fix...
I am Really Sick and Tired of Ambulance Chasers who give us Real Personal Injury Attorneys a Bad Name.
Yes you read the headline of this article correctly; I am sick and tired of ambulance chasers who give ethical personal injury attorneys such as me, a bad name. An ambulance chaser has been defined by an online dictionary as: “A lawyer or entrepreneur who hurries to...