U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the ninth consecutive year, have announced their "Best Law Firms" rankings. Law Office of Hernandez & Hamilton, PC has been ranked in the 2019 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list and regionally in 1 practice area. Firms included in the 2019 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized…
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal recently reported on the rising use of technology to surveil large swaths of American cities, with obvious applications for law enforcement and government surveillance operations. Over a three-month period in 2016, a company called Persistent Surveillance Systems flew a small aircraft above high-crime areas in West…
Read MoreLaw enforcement searches of traveler’s cell phones, laptops, iPads, and other electronics at international points-of entry (such as airports, and border crossings) have increased nearly 400% since 2015. These searches are increasingly being conducted for reasons which have nothing to do with immigration or national security, this according to a…
Read MoreSeveral months ago, The Arizona Republic submitted a public records request (“PRR”) to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (“MCAO”) regarding one of its prosecutors, Juan Martinez, who is under investigation for serious misconduct by the State Bar of Arizona. The PRR also sought information about Martinez’s communications with a former…
Read MoreOn November 1, 2018, the Law Office of Hernandez & Hamilton, PC was recognized U.S News & World Report as one of the Best Law Firms in America. The firm will be featured in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list regionally in the practice area…
Read MoreBy Josh Hamilton Arizona law imposes some of the harshest prison sentences anywhere in the United States. Contrary to what you might believe, most of the people behind bars in Arizona are for non-violent offenses (in particular, for drug crimes). This is according to a new report released in September…
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