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Spring Break: 11 things you should know, legally

• By Phillip Goff
• 30 Jan 2023
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That sweet time finally has come after a dreary winter: Spring Break.  Countless thousands of partying college students will flood beaches from South Padre Island to Port Aransas to Galveston.  Try your best to stay safe while you have a good time. While you’re at it, try not to regret it the rest of your […]

Can an Expunction or Expungement Lawyer Help you Get the Dream Job?

• By Phillip Goff
• 16 Jan 2023
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Getting that dream job can be one of the most satisfying moments in a person’s life. It may be the culmination of years of study or training and could steer you toward the life you imagined for yourself. Competition for a job like that is likely to be stiff even in the worst economic times. […]

Keep Moving Forward

• By Phillip Goff
• 6 Jan 2023
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“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney Meet the Robinsons is one of my favorite movies. It exalts learning and curiosity to epic status, yet demonstrates people’s frailties and foibles. Goofy, ordinary characters achieve breakthroughs by following […]

Three Steps to Getting Back Your Driver License

• By Phillip Goff
• 12 Oct 2022
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Thousands of Texans’ lives are hamstrung by an overwhelming situation: they have numerous traffic tickets, and they see no way to fix it. They don’t even know where to start.  Many of them have invalid driver licenses, so they risk going to jail every time they decide to drive.  Tickets in this situation frequently are […]

BEWARE the Notice of Denial for Renewal!

• By Phillip Goff
• 29 Jul 2022
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Your driver license is precious to you, and you probably don’t think much about it.  However, when you are faced with the real possibility of losing your license, it can be unnerving. This is especially true of those with so-called “unpaid traffic tickets” who receive a letter from the Texas Department of Public Safety entitled […]

How to Get Your Speeding Ticket Dismissed

• By Phillip Goff
• 26 May 2022
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Don’t Fall For 3 Common Myths Most people who get a traffic ticket simply pay whatever they are told to pay.  I think that’s short-sighted and inflicts unnecessary self-harm. Of course, each person is entitled to make a personal decision on the matter based on their values and circumstances. However, I believe many of those […]

Institutional Racism, Part 2

• By Phillip Goff
• 2 Dec 2021
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Miss the first one? Go here >>> Institutional racism in the United States is real. Patriotic pride doesn’t negate it. A “colorblind” self-identity doesn’t negate it.  Having black friends doesn’t negate it. It is older than anyone alive, so none of us is to blame for starting it. Colorblindness defies reality, and we need to […]

Institutional Racism by Non-Racists? Part 1

• By Phillip Goff
• 1 Nov 2021
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Institutional racism by non-racists no longer requires having open, expressed hatred toward anyone because of the color of their skin. Race* makes a great difference in how people are treated in the United States of America, nonetheless. It has for over 400 years, and it continues now.  I believe most Americans consider overt racial discrimination […]

Legalized Racial Discrimination and More

• By Phillip Goff
• 31 Aug 2021
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Recently, I’ve been consuming books* about race in the United States. The first of these, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age Of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, took me down an enlightening path. Although I was familiar with the legal cases, events, and history discussed, the book crystallized how they were connected.  The […]

You did it. The Expert Says Science Proves It.

• By Phillip Goff
• 9 Jul 2021
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You are charged with murder.  You are innocent of the crime, yet you face life imprisonment.  You don’t have the $50,000 cash it costs to get out of jail before your trial.   You have no choice, so you just stay in jail. It will be a year before your trial starts.  Meanwhile, you lose your […]