What's New

•    Kraft & Associates teamed up with TV station Azteca America to host an event at the Dallas Zoo in May 2008. We saw a lot of our old clients at the zoo and we were able to hand out important educational material to many zoo visitors who had questions about personal injury, Social Security disability, and immigration.

•    Attorney Eugenia Ponce has written an article for the prestigious Texas Lawyer newspaper in May 2008. The article concerns new laws and procedures regarding international adoptions.

     The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption (the convention) is designed to combat child abduction, sale and trafficking, as well as to protect the best interests of children, birthparents and prospective adoptive parents. It became effective in the United States on April 1.

•    Kraft & Associates is proud to announce that attorney Eugenia Ponce has joined our firm's immigration department.

Ms. Ponce was raised in Brownsville, Texas. She received her college degree from SMU in Dallas, and then went to the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. After graduating from law school, Ms. Ponce clerked for two federal judges in South Texas and then returned to school to receive her Masters in Law from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. Her Master’s degree was in International Law.

Before becoming a member of Kraft & Associates, Ms. Ponce worked as an attorney in a large Dallas immigration firm. Ms. Ponce has experience in family-based immigration and employment-based immigration, as well as other areas of U.S. Immigration Law.

•    Attorney Joseph Morrison was quoted in the May 2007 edition of the Journal of the American Bar Association. The article is regarding the new law that will allow veterans to hire lawyers for disability claims. The article states:

   Joseph Morrison, a lawyer in Dallas who now largely does Social Security disability and personal injury work, is anticipating the possibility of taking referrals from local veterans service organizations looking to reduce their caseloads and pass along particularly challenging cases to private attorneys.

   "These veterans service organizations do a great job, especially here in Texas. We've got a strong network," Morrison says. "We just want to work beside them, to really complement the work they're doing, in no way supplanting them."


•    Attorney Dilnaz Saleem and her assistant Sara Johnson will be hosting a semi-monthly radio talk show beginning March 11, 2007, and continuing on alternating weeks. The show is called "Immigration Information" and it will be broadcast on radio station 104.9 Sunday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00. We invite anyone with immigration questions to contact us or tune in to the show and call in your questions there.

•    Kraft & Associates is proud to say that attorney Nicole Collier has won her last three trials, all against Allstate Insurance Company, and all involving automobile collisions. This is excellent in Dallas county, where plaintiffs usually don't fare well at the courthouse.

•    Immigration attorney Dilnaz A. Saleem will make a presentation on current and proposed immigration laws to the North Dallas Bar Association March 13, 2007. The topics will be what every lawyer needs to know about immigration laws. The presentation will be at Brookhaven Country Club at 6:30 in the evening. Admission is limited to members of the North Dallas Bar Association and their guests.

•    Immigration attorney Dilnaz A. Saleem will make a presentation on current and proposed immigration laws. The event will occur Saturday January 13, 2007, from 4:00 p.m. To 5:00 p.m. at the East Branch of the Irving, Texas Public Library. Admission is free.

•    Kraft & Associates is pleased to announce that we have now added Immigration Law to the range of services we offer our clients. Our Immigration Department team includes:

Ms. Dilnaz A. Saleem -- our tri-lingual (English, Hindi, Urdu) immigration law attorney. She practiced Immigration Law at a large immigration law firm before joining us. Ms. Saleem has handled hundreds of immigration cases to date and would like to help you with your immigration questions and issues.

Ms. Sara Johnson -- our tri-lingual (English, Spanish, Russian) Immigration Assistant. Ms. Johnson attended the American Immigration Lawyers Association annual conference in June 2006, along with Mr. Kraft, to get the most up-to-date information on Immigration Laws and Reforms.

•    Press Release: Kraft & Associates gets Social Security disability benefits for fibromyalgia patient.

•    Kraft & Associates is proud to announce that attorney Joseph Morrison has joined our firm. Mr. Morrison represents claimants in Social Security disability claims, and will be a valuable addition to our Social Security department.

•     In August 2005, Robert Kraft was appointed to a membership on the Lawyers Marketing Committee of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America).

•     According to a press release issued by the Social Security Administration July 26, 2005, new regulations will enable clearly disabled claimants to receive favorable decisions in as little as three weeks. That would be such an enormous change from the current sad situation that it's very hard to believe. We'll know more after the full regulations are released and closely examined.

•     July 2005 -- Federal Judge Eldon D. Fallon holds a pre-trial conference regarding approximately 1100 Vioxx cases, which have been consolidated into the U.S. Eastern District Court of Louisiana in New Orleans. Judge Fallon states the first of those Vioxx cases may be ready for trial in November 2005.

•     Guidant Corporation announces recall of dangerous pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators.

•     Robert Kraft has article published in Texas Reporter

•     Viagra usage may cause blindness

•     FDA checks into possibility of epilepsy drug-suicide link

•     FDA Tells Pfizer to Suspend Sales of Bextra April 7, 2005

•     Another Reason Not To Drink And Drive

•    Kraft & Associates is proud to announce that attorney Eric Martin has joined our firm. Mr. Martin represents claimants in personal injury claims. He has tried more than 40 cases to  jury verdict, and will be a valuable addition to our Litigation department.

•     Allstate Insurance to Pay $60 Million in Refunds to Texas Homeowners

•     Robert Kraft has been elected President of the North Dallas Bar Association for the 2004-2005 year.

•     More Proof That Capping Damages Does Not Lower Malpractice Insurance Premiums.

•     A recent study indicates that women who used Prempro, Premarin, or Provera for extended periods of time, may have an increased risk of breast cancer and other illnesses. If you used any of these drugs and have been diagnosed as having cancer or lupus, or if you have suffered a stroke or blood clots, please contact our office to see if we can help you.

•    Allstate insurance company agrees to pay $3.44 million in refunds to 23,000 Texans who paid more on claims for vehicle repairs than was required under their policies.

•    Kraft & Associates is proud to announce that attorney Nicole D. Collier has joined our firm. Ms. Collier accepts legal matters in the fields of Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Family Law, and Workers' Compensation Law. Please contact us if you have a legal question in any of those areas.

•   Despite passage of Proposition 12, medical malpractice insurance companies are raising rates for Texas doctors.

•   New study shows Texas Supreme Court is turning its back on consumers.

•   Texas newspapers urge citizens to vote NO on Proposition 12 September 13, 2003. Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

•  Study shows that medical malpractice damage caps do not result in lower medical malpractice insurance premiums

• Get the real facts on the Texas insurance crisis here: www.fixtexasinsurance.org

•  Homeowners insurance questions? Visit these informative Web sites: www.helpinsure.com, www.insuretexas.org and a Dallas Morning News article

•  Robert Kraft admitted to practice before Supreme Court of the United States

•  Ford Taurus and Mercury Cougar recalled for brake pedal problems

•  Fatal Mistakes Social Security Disability Claimants Make

•  Baycol Recall - Side Effects and Symptoms

•  Jeep Grand Cherokee Being Investigated for Gearshift Defect

•  Ford Recalls All Firestone Wilderness AT Tires

•  Firestone Tire Defect Information

•  Hip Replacement Recall

•  Tips for Filing an Application for Disability Benefits

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