Blog Category: Blog

Author: Shelby Benavidez   Contributing Attorney: Dana Nichols, attorney  Merging can be scary for many drivers. In fact, it’s a leading contributor to driving anxiety. To others, it’s something we do almost every day – getting onto the highway, changing lanes in heavy traffic, or squeezing into a gap during rush hour. It feels routine and almost automatic.   But merging is one of the most dangerous maneuvers

Author: Shelby Benavidez  Contributing Attorney: Mark O’Donnell, attorney  Have you ever been driving to work early in the morning, when all of a sudden, you’re blinded by the harsh rays coming through your windshield? We’ve all been there! But you may not realize how dangerous this actually is. Most drivers think nighttime driving is the riskiest time to be on the road, and it usually is, but

Author: Shelby Benavidez   Contributing Attorney: Olivia Chapa, attorney  Left turns seem simple. You flip on your blinker, slow down, and turn the wheel. It’s something most of us do without a second thought, sometimes dozens of times a day. But the surprising truth is that left turns are one of the most dangerous maneuvers drivers make on the road.   If you’ve ever felt that brief moment of uncertainty

Author: Shelby Benavidez   Contributing Attorney: Will Davis, partner   Running a business, leading a team, or practicing law at a high level is consuming – both physically and mentally. For many attorneys, entrepreneurs, and business owners, work doesn’t end when the day does. It blends into life, identity, and purpose. That’s why the idea of “work hard, play hard” is viewed as more than a cliche at

Author: Shelby Benavidez   Contributing Attorney: Brad Russell, attorney  If you drive a newer vehicle, chances are you’re surrounded by technology. Your car can read your text messages out loud, connect to your phone with a single tap, give turn-by-turn directions, and even respond when you say, “Hey Siri” or “Hey Google.” All of this is marketed as hands-free, and by extension, safer. However, just

Author: Shelby Benavidez   Contributing Attorney: Sean Szlacktowski, attorney   If you’ve ever been in a car accident, you probably remember the initial shock, the adrenaline pumping through your body, and the questions that flooded your brain shortly after. A couple of questions tend to come up pretty quickly: Was this my fault? Who decides?   Most people assume liability is straightforward. Someone ran a red light, rear-ended another car,