How we research, review, and update legal content
Last reviewed · by Reggie London (Texas Bar No. 24043514)
Co-Founding Partners
Texas Bar verified. Reggie London (Texas Bar No. 24043514) and Njeri London (Texas Bar No. 24043266) are the co-founding partners of L and L Law Group, PLLC — based at 5899 Preston Rd, Suite 101 in Frisco, Texas (Collin County), with many 5-star Google reviews, and available 24/7 for criminal defense consultations.
Who writes and reviews
Every page on landllawgroup.com — the 30-calculator suite, compendium pillars, blog posts, practice-area pages, glossary, and FAQ — is authored or reviewed by a Texas-licensed criminal defense attorney. We do not outsource legal writing to non-lawyers, and we do not publish copy without attorney review.
- Primary author — Njeri M. London, Esq.
- Co-Founding Partner. Texas Bar No. 24043266. Admitted: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (TXND), U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (TXED), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Practice focus: Fourth Amendment motion practice, drug-crimes defense, federal cases, juvenile defense.
- Editorial reviewer — Reggie London
- Co-Founding Partner. Texas Bar No. 24043514. Former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney. Admitted: TXND, TXED, 5th Circuit. Felony trial experience including DWI dockets. Practice focus: federal sentencing, white-collar defense, trial advocacy.
Research standard
We cite only primary or authoritative sources. For Texas content that means:
- Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Family Code, Government Code, Education Code, Transportation Code, Health & Safety Code, Occupations Code — cited to statutes.capitol.texas.gov with full chapter/section.
- Texas controlling case law — Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and where applicable, Texas Supreme Court and intermediate court of appeals decisions. Bluebook form with reporter and pinpoint.
- Texas Administrative Code — for SBEC educator-certification rules (19 TAC), TDLR licensing, and DPS regulations.
- TDCJ + TDPS publications for procedural details (parole, registration, ALR).
For federal content:
- United States Code — cited to Cornell LII or the Government Printing Office source.
- U.S. Sentencing Guidelines — current edition at ussc.gov/guidelines, with version dates noted.
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure + Federal Rules of Evidence for procedural points.
- Fifth Circuit + U.S. Supreme Court controlling decisions in Bluebook form.
We do not cite secondary sources (law-firm blogs, generalist publications, AI-generated summaries) as authority. Wikipedia, Avvo, and FindLaw are not authoritative for legal claims.
Review process before publication
- Draft. Primary author writes the explainer, FAQ, and calculator-output text. All statutory values are pulled from the live statute text.
- Statute pin-check. Every cited statute is re-opened at
statutes.capitol.texas.govor the federal source and verified to be the current version. - Citation Bluebook pass. Every citation conforms to Bluebook (volume, reporter, court, year, pinpoint).
- Attorney review. Reggie London reviews for legal accuracy, sentencing-range math, and procedural correctness. Notes documented in the page's update log.
- Plain-English pass. Content is rewritten to be readable at a 10th-grade level without losing legal precision. Filler phrases (“dive into,” “navigate the complexities,” “leverage,” “unlock”) are removed.
- Snippet-eligibility pass. The 40–60 word lede directly answers the page's primary query. Every H2 leads with a declarative sentence.
- Schema validation. All JSON-LD (Article, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, LegalService, Person, SoftwareApplication for calculators) validates at validator.schema.org.
- Accessibility pass. Lighthouse a11y score ≥ 95. Keyboard navigation works end-to-end. Screen-reader output is tested.
- Disclaimer + AI disclosure. Above-the-fold and footer compliance blocks present on every page.
Update cadence
We update each page on a scheduled and triggered basis:
- Scheduled review — every page is re-verified every 12 months minimum, regardless of whether the underlying law has changed. The “Last reviewed” timestamp is updated even if no edits are made.
- Triggered review — within 30 days of any of: a Texas Legislature session ending (every two years; next 2027), a U.S. Supreme Court decision changing a cited holding, a Fifth Circuit en-banc decision changing federal sentencing practice, a USSG amendment, or a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision changing a cited holding.
- Reader-flagged review — if a reader emails info@landllawgroup.com with a correction, we acknowledge within one business day and update within five business days if verified.
Every page displays two timestamps: Last updated (most recent substantive edit) and Last reviewed by (most recent attorney pass with the reviewer's name and bar number). A page reviewed but unchanged shows a current “Last reviewed” date and an older “Last updated” date.
Calculator-specific standards
The 30-calculator suite carries additional standards because users rely on the outputs to make decisions:
- Five test scenarios per calculator. Each calculator is tested against five known fact patterns with documented expected outputs. If any test fails, the calculator does not ship.
- Inline citation under every output. No output number appears without the statute or guideline that produced it linked underneath. Users verify our math by clicking through to the source.
- No outcome predictions. Calculators show statutory ranges and elements, not predicted case outcomes. We never display “you will get X.”
- Above-the-fold disclaimer. Every calculator displays a disclaimer at the top of the results section noting that output is informational, not legal advice, and that calculation cannot account for case-specific facts.
- Cite-this-calculator button. After every results display, users can copy a Bluebook, APA, or Chicago citation including the “Last reviewed” date.
- Embeddable version with attribution. Every calculator has an embed version at
/embed/{slug}/for journalists and educators under a CC BY-style attribution requirement.
AI disclosure
We use AI tools (including large language models) in drafting research notes and initial copy. No content is published without attorney review, and every page is fact-checked against primary sources before publication. AI is a research and drafting assistant; it is not a publisher. We disclose this because YMYL content readers deserve to know how the content was produced.
We do not allow AI-generated content to stand without statutory verification. We do not use AI-fabricated case citations (an industry-wide problem). Every cited case is verified to exist and stand for the proposition cited.
Corrections policy
If you find an error, please email info@landllawgroup.com with the URL and the specific issue. We will:
- Acknowledge within one business day.
- Verify the correction against primary sources.
- Update the page within five business days of confirmation.
- Note the correction in the page's footer under a “Corrections” entry with the date and a brief description of what changed.
For corrections that affect the legal outcome a reader might rely on (e.g., a calculator output that materially under- or over-states a penalty range), we add a banner to the page noting the prior error, the correction, and the date.
Compliance + advertising disclosures
L and L Law Group, PLLC is a Texas law firm and complies with the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct including Rule 7.02 (lawyer advertising). All content on landllawgroup.com is attorney advertising. No content creates an attorney-client relationship; the relationship is created only by a signed engagement letter. We do not attribute specific case outcomes to identifiable clients. We do not use “best,” “guaranteed,” “top-rated,” or similar superlatives without a verifiable, attribution basis. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
For corrections or content questions, email info@landllawgroup.com. For legal advice on a specific case, call us — the first consult is free.
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