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California Cell Phone Hands Free Law means Hands Free!

by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Apr 5, 2011 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Editorial, Education, General Legal, News

As many of you know, or should know, on July 1, 2008, a California law took effect which bans the use of cell phones without a hands free device while driving. I wrote an article about it which you can read by clicking here. Many people think that the law allows you...

California Highway Patrol to crack down on bikers and motorcyclist along Ortega Highway in Riverside County

by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Mar 23, 2011 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Courts, Criminal Law, Editorial, Education, General Legal, Helmet Laws, News, Noise Laws, Regulations

Riverside County – California Motorcyclists committing traffic violations on the Ortega Highway in Riverside County will be the target of a six-month enforcement campaign by the California Highway Patrol, it was announced Monday. From April through the end of...

To Retain a Lawyer or to Not Retain a Lawyer, What Should You Do?

by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Feb 10, 2011 | Articles, Assult & Battery, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, California Motorcycle Accident, Car Accidents, Damages, Defective Roads, Dog Bites, Editorial, Education, General Legal, Insurance Information, Medical Treatment, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Passenger Injuries, Personal Injury, Product Defects, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death

As a California Personal Injury Lawyer, I give free consultations to injury victims throughout the State of California almost every day. Inevitably about 5% of the people I talk to have either tried handling their California personal injury matter on their own, or are...

The Biker Law Blog and I are Featured in the American Bar Association Journal Magazine.

by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Feb 7, 2011 | Articles, Biker Rights, In The Wind, News, Other

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.

by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Jan 25, 2011 | Articles, Biker Rights, Editorial, In The Wind, Other

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

by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Dec 30, 2010 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Education, General Legal, News

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...