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Heather McGowan co-authors the Lawyers.com blog and contributes to the consumer-centered legal content offered by Lawyers.com, allowing individuals and small businesses to find the right lawyer and legal solution they're looking for.

Heather is a Legal Project Editor for LexisNexis Legal Business & Information Resources.

Formerly, Heather was a LexisNexis Case Law Editor. Heather's education includes Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A., and Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, J.D.

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Editor’s Choice: Jury Awards Edition

Posted 117 days ago in Jury Awards by Heather McGowan | Comments

• Bad vaccine prompts jury to return $12.6 million verdict for teen amputee. Charles Patrick represented a Florida teen, Shaniah Rolle,... Read More

Tags: auto accident, jury award, jury verdict, medical malpractice, personal injury

Editor’s Choice: Jury Awards Edition

Posted 124 days ago in Jury Awards by Heather McGowan | Comments

• Lack of care in nursing home death ends with $200 million jury award. Richard Nunziata turned to attorney Benny... Read More

Tags: jury, jury award, jury verdict, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death

Supreme Court to Decide Case of Drug-Sniffing Police Dog

Posted 126 days ago in Criminal by Heather McGowan | Comments

The US Supreme Court will review a Florida case where a drug-sniffing dog outside a person’s house detected the... Read More

Tags: criminal law, drug detection dog, drug sniffing dogs, drugs, Fourth Amendment, marijuana, probable cause, search and seizure, search warrant, US Supreme Court

New Options for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Posted 127 days ago in Foreclosure by Heather McGowan | Comments

Homeowners unable to meet their current mortgage payments may have a new remedy. Many lenders are showing a new... Read More

Tags: bankruptcy, foreclosure, foreclosure alternatives, mortgage relief, mortgage write-down

$35 Billion in Child Support Owed in US — but only 41% is Paid

Posted 128 days ago in Child Custody and Support by Heather McGowan | Comments

The picture for parents with young children who are owed child support is grim, and it is getting... Read More

Tags: Child custody, child support, Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009, custodial parent, family law, support enforcement, US Census Bureau, Wendy Mara

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Editor’s Choice: Jury Awards Edition

Supreme Court to Decide Case of Drug-Sniffing Police Dog

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$35 Billion in Child Support Owed in US — but only 41% is Paid

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