O'Brien Hatfield Legal Blog

Given everything that has transpired in the halls of Congress over the last several months, it has been somewhat difficult keeping track of seemingly more mundane matters, including the drafting, debate and passage of legislation.Indeed, amid all of the coverage...

In our previous post on this subject we began delving into the important issue of how exactly the Internal Revenue Service distinguishes between mistakes and willful acts. In other words, we looked at how tax auditors are able to differentiate between tax fraud and...

In an earlier post, our blog discussed how Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it very clear upon assuming the role of the nation's top cop that he would be departing from the efforts of his predecessors. Indeed, in a memo to federal prosecutors in March, he indicated...

In a previous post, we began discussing the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or FCPA, a landmark law passed by Congress back in 1977 to combat international corruption via anti-bribery provisions. Specifically, we discussed not only what it is, but what it prohibits...

Last time, our blog discussed how the busy pace of life more than likely prevented many people from giving their tax returns the sort of in-depth review they would have preferred, meaning there could be mistakes.We also discussed how even though this isn’t the...

It may seem hard to believe, but Tax Day 2017 is finally here. This means that at this very moment, there are thousands of people across the U.S. scrambling to finish their returns or patiently waiting in line at the post office to mail the Internal Revenue Service...

In our previous post, we discussed how newly appointed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made it clear that one of his primary objectives in his role as the nation's top cop will be to crack down on violent crime -- especially as it relates to firearms - and...

When Jeff Sessions was sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney General following a particularly contentious series of confirmation hearings, legal experts were somewhat uncertain as to exact course the former Alabama senator would plot for the Justice Department.While a...

When most people hear the term carjacking, they invariably imagine the unfortunate scenario in which a person's vehicle is stolen after they are either forcibly removed, or coerced to exit it due to the threat of bodily harm. They may also envision it as being a...