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It has been one month since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Arizona immigration law, and Utah is still waiting for Judge Clark Waddoup’s (the federal court judge considering Utah’s immigration law) next move. Back in February, Judge Waddoup announced that he would defer ruling on Utah’s HB497 until after the Supreme Court made […]

Recently a friend quoted on his Facebook page from an article entitled Do you want to be right or married?. Given family law, one of our strongest suits here at Schmidt Law Firm, involves so much about marriage, I figured it would be worth my while. The writing style was straight forward and the author’s […]

How should one act when dealing with the police? Most of us go through life and, other than a speeding ticket or maybe fender bender, never have any real direct contact with the police. Some have minor interaction for a variety of reasons; a few have a real relationship with the police. Whether for minor […]

The judiciary system is complex in any country. It becomes difficult for people to move through the complex labyrinth on their own and they need help in the form of an attorney. It is the same with needing a doctor or a mechanic; they help fix things that people don’t know to fix by themselves. […]

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, there are numerous grounds under which an applicant could be determined by the USCIS as inadmissible to the United States. Among the most common reasons are possessing fraudulent identification, visa or other immigration documents; previous removal or unlawful presence and undocumented entry. In most cases, if the intended immigrant […]