by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan One of the weird terms we have in the legal field is the term, “Register of Deeds.” What in the world does this term mean that gets thrown around so regularly? The Register of Deeds is an elected county position. Quite literally, it means that...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 6, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When someone files for divorce, it is not a guarantee that their case will end in them getting divorced. There is at least some chance that the parties will end up working out their differences and staying married to each other. If I am...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 23, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan When individuals come to me and want me to represent them on their personal injury case, they are typically talking about one of two types of cases, a car wreck or a slip and fall case. While most attorneys are willing to represent someone on a car...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 16, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Excuse the crassness and brutal honesty of the question, but one question I get asked often is, “How do I get out of paying child support?” Well, it’s not as easy as you would think. So, let’s take the prototypical example. A couple is married,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan As my wife often tells me, lawyers use funny words and phrases that are unnecessary, just to make themselves seem important. Well, sometimes I agree with her. Even some of the job titles we give out for those people working at a law firm can be...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 18, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When individuals or business come to me and state that they want to sue someone for money they are owed, one of the topics I always cover with them is, does this person have any money? Or another way to put it, if we go to trial and win a big...