Biker and Motorcycle Law
If you Ride a Motorcycle You Need to Read This; it Could Save You or Your Family
I cannot tell you how many motorcycle riders have called me this summer after having a motorcycle accident. One guy in particular really disturbed me. His fiancé called me. He was taken out by a 17 year old teenage girl who had gotten her drivers license 2 weeks...
After Market Exhaust’s and Pipes are About to Become Illegal in California.
Well, many of you have heard about SB 435, and many of you have not. California Senate Bill 435 will basically make it illegal to run with non stock exhausts on your motorcycles. This bill passed the State Senate and is now sitting on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s...
Motorcycle Riders Beware; The Bad Economy Can Kill You.
I hope the headline of this article got your attention. The sad fact is that it is true. The bad economy that we are in right now can kill you or severely injure you if you ride a motorcycle, or are a motorcycle passenger. You see, the streets, roads, highways,...
Hello from San Francisco
Well it is 3:51am on Thursday morning. I just arrived at my hotel in downtown San Francisco after an uneventful trip from Los Angeles. I am here to give a speech at the American Bar Association Convention. For us lawyers, the ABA convention is the superbowl of...
It looks like those Rip-Off Red Light Photo Tickets in California Might Not be Enforceable After All; Thank Goodness.
Some of you out there may have received a notice in the mail that you ran through a red light, and that the evidence or proof was obtained through a photograph. Some of you may have simply heard of red light photo tickets. Along with the notice, you probably also...
Are There Any Real Biker Lawyers out there Beside Myself?
Are there any real biker lawyers out there beside myself? When I look at the Internet I see a bunch of pasty face lawyers and attorneys in suits claiming that they are motorcycle injury attorneys. Some are well known so-called motorcycle attorneys who advertise in a...
What do you do with your hands if you are stopped by the Police!
**** 5/16/10 Update: Officer found guilty in shooting of sitting biker, see below for link. **** 5/12/10 Update: See Video of shooting victim testifying in Court below. When you are stopped by the Police in your car, on your motorcycle, or other motor vehicle, it is...
Truck Driver Charged in Fatal Arizona Motorcycle Crash
The dump truck driver responsible for the deaths of four motorcyclists in a horrendous rear ender crash in Arizona has been arrested after toxicology results found methamphetamine was in his system on the day of the crash. 46-year-old Michael Jakscht is being charged...
Jesse James Charged with Vandalism in Long Beach
Today, Jessie James has been cited for vandalism by the Violent Crimes unit of the Long Beach Police Department after approaching and threatening a celebrity photographer parked across the street from the location of a West Coast Choppers Place press conference. The...
What is Causing the recent Rise in Motorcycle Accident Deaths?
The U.S. Department of Transportation has recorded a 150 percent jump in motorcyclist fatalities in the past decade. This huge rise in motorcycle fatalities has researchers perplexed. Even though I do not want it to be so because I myself am a biker and motorcycle...