Jim Parrish

Effective Ways to Keep Dogs from Biting Delivery Persons and Children

Being the victim of a dog bite or attack can be a harrowing and dangerous situation. This is particularly true for individuals who are employed as parcel shipping and postal service letter carriers throughout the United States. On average, 10 letter carri... Read >

Pennsylvania Introduces Wine Vending Machines Complete With Breathalyzer

Wine from vending machines is a pretty big deal for some residents of Pennsylvania, a state with some of the most restrictive liquor control laws in the country. Individuals in Pennsylvania can only purchase alcohol in state-owned stores; private, lice... Read >

Teen Car Accidents Decrease as Schools Push Back Start Times

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish The logic of it makes perfect sense: teens don't function at high levels early in the morning. So the results of a study from the Eastern Virginia Medical school aren't too shocking: when high schools start later, teens... Read >

Childproofing Your Windows: What You Can Do

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish A young Loudoun, Virginia boy is expected to make full recovery after falling from a third story window earlier this week. The six-year-old leaned against a window screen while visiting a friend's house. His weight p... Read >

Effective July 1, 2010: New Virginia Traffic Laws

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish The Virginia General Assembly passed almost 900 new laws this year. Several of those take effect today, July 1. Among these: New Speed Limits After conducting several traffic engineering studies, the Virginia Dep... Read >

On the Anniversary of the Rabies Inoculation, Are We Safe From Dog BItes?

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish On this day (July 6) in 1885, Louis Pasteur administered the first successful rabies vaccination. At the time, not a lot was known about rabies, but it was expected that society would "outgrow" it. Too bad that's not... Read >

DUI Convictions in Washington, DC Since Fall 2008 Based on Faulty Breathalyzers

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish In-depth experience on behalf of your DWI or DUI attorney can occasionally get a sobriety test thrown out, especially if a field sobriety test was administered improperly. For some, it just got a lot easier. Since fa... Read >

Senator Lugar's Wife Pleads Guilty to Virginia DUI/DWI

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish Charlene Lugar, wife of Senator Richard G Lugar (R-Ind.) was charged with DWI and hit-and-run about 6 months ago. Lugar was arrested in McLean after an officer stopped her, citing visible damage to her car and smoke ... Read >

Do Speeding Tickets Cross State Lines?

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish Say you traveled to another state for your Memorial Day vacation, and received a ticket for speeding or other moving traffic violation. Does it follow you back to your home state? The quick and dirty answer is a reso... Read >

Protect Your Privacy on Facebook

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish As a lawyer, I really can't impress this enough: if you're involved in any sort of investigation, it may be best to suspend any sort of social media account. This includes your Facebook. At the very least, you will w... Read >

Cause of Death Still Unknown in Routine Dental Procedure

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish Kids now have a reason to hate the dentist trips. Crystal Lewis of Richmond, Virginia, never expected the trouble that was to come when she brought her son in to the Virginia Commonwealth University dental clinic on Tue... Read >

What Constitutes Reckless Driving in Virginia?

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish You can pay for your reckless driving ticket, but it?s a far cry from the check you?d write for a speeding ticket. In Virginia, reckless driving is a criminal charge. This means that it carries pretty stiff penalties... Read >

Do You Want to Fight Your Parking Ticket?

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish It's the paper they write you a ticket on, not toilet paper. You wouldn't think people would have trouble making the distinction, but someone probably should have told Alexander Bailey. Bailey, of Medinah, Illinois h... Read >

Red Light Cameras in Virginia: Yay or Nay?

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish They were installed to decrease the number of car accidents, but are they actually increasing rear-endings? If you're a Virginia driver who hasn't been hearing about red light cameras lately, chances are you need to rea... Read >

How to Keep Car Insurance Low

Copyright (c) 2010 James Parrish Looking to lower your auto insurance payments? Many websites offer side-by-side comparison to other companies. But if you really want to save some time, you should just move to Maine. Insure.com recently released a l... Read >