How to Choose the Right Business Entity
By Muhaisen & Muhaisen, LLC – Mark Malone, Esq. | September 17, 2019 How exciting. You are ready to implement your idea. Your business plan is in place and you’re ready to make it official. Now what? We do not recommend using an online service that quickly allows you to “incorporate.” The formation of a new business is […]
Attorney Andrew Schoedel wins Attorney of the Year recognition
The Colorado Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) held its 4th Annual Conference in Steamboat Springs, CO from September 7-9, 2019. The ORPC provides effective legal advocacy for indigent parents in child welfare proceedings, and contracts the best Colorado attorneys to represent parents in Dependency and Neglect proceedings. Muhaisen Law Attorney Andrew Schoedel was awarded […]
Legal Name Change in Colorado
There are many reasons why someone would change their name legally. We’re given our names at birth, and they’re a part of every aspect of our lives. People know and refer to us by our name. We sign documents, conduct business, and the Government issues birth certificates, driver licenses, and Social Security cards in our name. […]
IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CHARGES
There are two main ways that criminal convictions can impact a person’s immigration status – inadmissibility and removability (meaning “deportability”). Immigration laws impose severe sanctions on foreign-born persons who are convicted of crimes or associated with criminal activity. . The interaction between immigration and criminal laws is extensive and complicated. The immigration consequences of criminal […]
An Aggravated Felony Can Get a Non-Citizen Removed (Deported)
Figuring out which crimes are aggravated felonies according to federal immigration law is not always easy. Among the various crimes that can make a non-citizen of the United States deportable are so-called aggravated felonies (the others are called Crimes of Moral Turpitude). Someone who is in the United States with a visa or a green […]
What is a crime involving moral turpitude?
There are two categories of criminal offenses that can affect your immigration status. The first is called a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT), the other are Aggravated Felonies. A crime involving moral turpitude is not a specific offense. Instead, a crime involving moral turpitude is a classification that can be assigned to a crime. If […]
Annulment and Immigration
What is an Annulment and will it jeopardize my status as green card holder? An annulment (legally known as a “declaration of invalidity of marriage” in Colorado) is a rather uncommon proceeding. An annulment is almost identical to a divorce except for the result of an annulment is a legal finding that the marriage never […]
