I’m Farrukh Shahzad, and I started TodayinTrend because legal information online tends to come in only two flavours: written for lawyers, or written to sell you something.
Let me be clear about one thing before anything else: I am not a lawyer. I don’t practise law, I’m not admitted to any bar, and nothing on this site is legal advice. I’m a researcher and writer. What I do is read the primary sources — statutes, court rules, agency guidance, published government data — and explain what they actually say in language that doesn’t assume a law degree.
I’d rather state that at the top of my own bio than bury it in a footer.
Why a non-lawyer writes about law
Most people who run into the legal system aren’t ready to hire anyone yet. They’re trying to work out whether they even have a problem — whether a deadline has passed, whether a charge is as serious as it sounds, whether the tint on their windows is actually illegal in their state. Those questions rarely get a straight answer, because the pages that rank for them are usually written to generate a phone call.
This site is my attempt at the other thing: explaining the rule, saying where it comes from, and being honest about where the answer depends on your specific facts. When the right move is to stop reading and call a lawyer, the guides say so.
How these guides are researched
- Primary sources first. State statutes and codes, court and agency websites, and official data sets — for example, salary figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rather than aggregator sites.
- Sources are listed. Guides cite where the information came from so you can check it yourself instead of taking my word for it.
- State differences are spelled out. Most of the questions people ask have different answers in different states. Where that’s true, the guide says so rather than giving one national answer that’s wrong in 30 places.
- Everything carries a review date. Law changes. Articles show when they were last reviewed, and older pieces get revisited rather than left to rot.
- Corrections are welcome. If something here is wrong or out of date, I want to know. See the contact details below.
What I write about
The site is organised around the areas people search for most:
- Family Law — divorce, custody, child support and adoption
- Driving Laws — licensing, traffic rules and state-by-state vehicle requirements
- Attorneys — what different lawyers do, what they cost, and when you need one
- Criminal Law — charges, defences, plea deals and statutes of limitations
- Personal Injury — fault, damages and settlements after an accident
- Medical Law — patient rights, records, consent and malpractice
- Law — everything else, and a good place to start if you’re not sure
My professional background
My working life has been spent in web, e-commerce and digital marketing — more than a decade of it, and since 2022 as a digital marketing manager. That’s where the research habits, the publishing side and the site itself come from. It is not legal training, and I’m not going to present it as such.
You can see that side of my work at mysecondwish.com or on LinkedIn.
When you should talk to a lawyer instead
Please don’t use this site as a substitute for advice on your own situation. Talk to a qualified attorney in your state if you are facing criminal charges, if a filing deadline or statute of limitations might be running, if custody or the welfare of a child is involved, if you’ve been served with court papers, or if a meaningful amount of money is at stake. A consultation is often free, and the cost of guessing is usually higher than the cost of asking.
Contact and corrections
Questions, corrections and suggestions for guides are all welcome through the contact page. If you think something on this site is inaccurate, tell me what and why — I’ll check the source and fix it.
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