Reducing a felony charge to a misdemeanor can be desirable for several reasons. First, misdemeanors typically carry lighter penalties, which minimizes the social stigma associated with a conviction. Second, you will not lose your civil rights, such as the right to...
Corporate internal investigations are critical for identifying and addressing potential misconduct within an organization. The benefits are numerous, including prevention of recurring issues, positive stakeholder perception, improved corporate governance and...
At its most basic, it’s all about doing the right thing - isn’t it? Compliance and ethics both have important parts to play in your business and they’re not separate from one another. They do, however, mean different things to different people and it’s hard to put an...
Following conviction of a crime, there is a legal process to be followed if you wish to challenge the validity of that conviction. This is what’s called the appeals process. While ideally no one would spend any time wrongly incarcerated for a crime they did not...