Ball & Ferrari, P.C.

Premises liability is the liability of the landowner of a property for certain injuries or injustices that occur on the property. These can include injuries from open excavations, uneven pavement, standing water, wet floors, uncleared snow, and insufficient lighting.

Mediation can be a simpler, less painful way to arrange for your divorce to be finalized. It can also be considerably less expensive in some cases, especially if your divorce is likely to be a complicated one.

Did you know that adoption was a fairly common practice in ancient Rome? In fact, this was quite common in the Roman Senate, where young boys would be adopted to wealthy families who required an heir (as they did not have sons of their own).

If you’re contacted by the party that injured you or their lawyers or representatives, it’s very important you contact us immediately. We’ll need to know the purpose of the contact and anything you may have said to them.

Are you considering a private adoption with a birth mother from another state? That’s completely legal, but it involves a maze of legal requirements that make the participation of a skilled adoption attorney absolutely imperative. Your attorney will be familiar with the Interstate Compact for Placement of Children and the notifications and documents that the organization must receive.

We recognize that even amicable splits can be made more difficult when the question of custody enters into the equation. When your children aren’t of age to choose who they’ll live with, your attorney can help you create a custody arrangement that both parties can live with.

Sometimes an employer will retaliate against an employee over a workers' comp claim. If you feel you've been wrongly terminated or retaliated against, discuss the events with a Disability attorney. Our attorneys can help determine whether you're entitled to additional compensation.

The term bona fides of relationship refers to the intent of parties at the time of marriage to enter into a relationship for good faith reasons. This means the marriage union was not forged simply to obtain benefits for a non-citizen spouse of an American citizen.

Are you worried that your employer isn’t paying workers' compensation benefits because you were partly at fault for the accident? Let’s discuss the facts and how they may change the strength of your case.

In 1990, Rodger Pannone, Michael Napier, John Melville Williams and Simon Walton founded the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, a non-profit group that includes almost 5,000 members. Their mission is to educate the public on happenings in personal injury law. They are located in Nottingham, England.

Criminal law says that, unless otherwise provided by statute, a crime is an overt act (actus reus) and must be accompanied by criminal intent (mens rea) or by unlawful negligence, which is considered equal to criminal intent.

If you're involved in a domestic partnership, you do have ways to protect yourself in case of a split. Co-habitation agreements can help determine ownership and other obligations much like prenuptial agreements can with a marriage.

We recognize that some people just shouldn’t be married to each other. If you need to prove grounds for the divorce when neither party is truly at fault for the problems in the marriage, we’re always here to help you determine the legal validation for your divorce.