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Both Lee and Barbour counties are located within the Middle District of Alabama. Many lives were affected yesterday by the tornadoes that swept through Lee and Barbour counties. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and communities affected by the tornadoes for their lives will be forever changed by these tornadoes.

I have been handling all aspects of security clearance law for many years, from the initial SF 86 questions and concerns, answering SORs (Statement of Reasons) through the administrative hearing of an attempted clearance denial or revocation by the government.  I am writing this particular blog post now because I have noticed a disturbing trend over the last couple of years.

It's tax season again, and most of the U.S. will be looking forward to receiving a refund in the coming weeks.  In fact, three out of every four taxpayers will be entitled to a refund, with only about one in five actually owing taxes.

This month, two completely different companies, Ditech Holding Corporation and Payless, Inc., filed Chapter 11 bankruptcies for the second time in as many years.  However, the purpose of the Chapter 11 filing is different for each company.

Bothersome and harassing phone calls and texts to our cell phones are, unfortunately, now a way of life for all of us, even for the former director of the FBI (and the calls he received were worse than most).  For the crazy threats of arrest, jail, and worse type of calls, just hang up on the call imme

I have been reporting on the #METOO Movement and its collision course with bankruptcy over the last several months.  Now, in addition to Mike Isabella from Top Chief and Harvey Weinstein, USA Gymnastics follows in the same footsteps by declaring Chapter 11 ba

Proud Parent Introduction

Gail Donaldson

The following post is by Emma Donaldson, my oldest daughter.  She was home this weekend for her sister’s 13th birthday.  As we discussed her college life and what she’s learned, I told her to write a blog post about it!

The 2019 Social Security Administration’s (SSA) 2019 Fact Sheet is out and I thought I’d go over some of the new disability-related numbers in today’s blog entry.  There are several other non-disability Social Security-related numbers listed in the report for those interested.

If you are struggling to pay your auto loan debt, you are not alone. According to the New York Federal Reserve, more than 7 million people in America are seriously delinquent on their auto loan debt through the end of 2018.

If you have not filed your tax return yet for 2018, you may be in for surprise.  According to the IRS, overall all tax refunds have dropped more than 8 percent during the first week of the tax filing season.  Some of us are bad at saving and use tax refund to do things they normally cannot afford to do during the year.