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RSJ wrote:

03Lightningrocks wrote:

RSJ wrote:Look into the Texas governmental tort claims act. You'll see why lawyers are not jumping to take these cases. Hope it works well. If I was licensed in Texas (soon enough) I'd be happy to try and help.

You graduating from law school or studying for the bar exam?

Depending upon my schedule, I could graduate in 3 more semesters (possibly in one year). I am about to have a provisional license in Oklahoma, but will be getting back to TX as soon as possible. I plan on doing criminal defense and I am exploring the idea of setting up NFA trusts for people in the DFW area.

Don't get into too big of a hurry to graduate. There are very few law jobs available, unless you are already connected through family or friends. My son passed his bar exam last November and is still unemployeed, except for contract work here and there. About half the students he graduated with are in the same boat and the ones finding jobs are getting paid ridiculously low salaries. He graduated at the top of his class but it doesn't seem to matter when law firms are not hiring.

Keep up the hard work. Maybe things will be better by the time your ready to go.

RSJ wrote:Look into the Texas governmental tort claims act. You'll see why lawyers are not jumping to take these cases. Hope it works well. If I was licensed in Texas (soon enough) I'd be happy to try and help.

You graduating from law school or studying for the bar exam?

In a similar situation, I had witnesses and I called the cops after I fired my weapon. I never showed my gun to my attacker. He was in a truck and presented a real threat to my and my sons safety. His vehicle was ruled a deadly weapon by the DA because he was seen trying to run me off the road and chasing me all over Dallas North Tollway. The calls were pouring in as the event unfolded and all of them had me as the victim. He brandished a shot gun that was later found in his car. My word against his that he pointed it at me. They placed most of the weight of the decision on the witness accounts of him using his vehicle as a deadly weapon. All charges were dropped by the DA. I remember one of the questions the cops ask me was why I did not call 911 when the incident first started. I told them the phone slid under the seat during the eratic driving. His own passenger was so freaked out after they got pulled over, his passenger rolled over on him in front of the cops.

The way I see this situation is your friend is going to have a hard time convincing the authorities that a guy on a motorcycle was a danger to a guy driving a car or truck. His other issue is that the bikers called in first. Just for the record, many "bikers" these days are professionals, such as Doctors, lawyers...etc. Your buddy is lucky they dropped the charges. he should move along. The DA could get mad and decide to persue the case. I was charged with two counts of AA and AM... LOL. Guess those initials. I was so glad I didn't have to see a court room, I celebrated when the Grand Jury no-billed the charges. I strongly suggest he not poke sticks at the Tiger cage.