Rita Balsevičė
Attorney at Law
During her more than 18-year professional career, attorney Rita Balsevičė has accumulated legal work experience in both the public and private sectors. For five years, she worked at the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor's Office, where she assisted the Chief Prosecutor of the Department in pre-trial investigations of complex financial crimes and cybercrimes. For several years, she worked with business clients in the logistics sector, consulting on commercial law and contract issues, and successfully representing them in legal disputes. In recent years, she has specialized in the field of migration law - representing clients in the Migration Department and in courts of various instances, as well as preparing procedural documents and helping to effectively resolve complex issues related to the legal status of foreigners in Lithuania.
Languages:
- Lithuanian
- English
- Russian
- Criminal law
- Administrative law
- Transport and logistics law
- Migration law
- Citizenship
- Labor law
- Determination of a legal fact
- Defamation, honor and dignity cases
Education:
- Vilnius University, Master of Laws degree 2009
Publications:
- Changing the child's place of residence" (https://teisevisiems.lt/civiline-teise/vaiko-gyvenamosios-vietos-keitimas/ )
- "Spousal support" (https://teisevisiems.lt/civiline-teise/buvusio-sutuoktinio-islaikymas/ )
- "Change in the amount of child support (https://teisevisiems.lt/seima/vaiko-islaikymo-dydzio-pakeitimas/)
- "Witness anonymity and measures of protection against criminal influence" (https://teisevisiems.lt/baudziamoji-teise/liudytojo-anonimiskumas-ir-apsaugos-nuo-nusikalstamo-poveikio-priemones/ )
- "Liability for defamatory comments on social media" (https://teisevisiems.lt/baudziamoji-teise/atsakomybe-uz-smeiziancius-komentarus-socialineje-ziniasklaidoje/ )
- Criminal liability for violation of public order (https://teisevisiems.lt/baudziamoji-teise/baudziamoji-atsakomybe-uz-viesosios-tvarkos-pazeidima/ )
- Journalists' responsibility for publishing false information ( https://teisevisiems.lt/civiline-teise/zurnalistu-atsakomybe-uz-tikroves-neatitinkancios-informacijos-skelbima/ )
- The employee's right to withdraw his request for dismissal (https://teisevisiems.lt/civiline-teise/darbuotojo-teise-atsaukti-prasyma-del-jo-atleidimo-is-darbo/ )
- Offended by Facebook? What are the possible ways to protect non-pecuniary damage besides defamation and protection of honor and dignity? (https://teisevisiems.lt/administracine-teise/izeide-facebook-kokie-neturtines-zalos-gynimo-budai-galimi-be-smeizimo-bei-garbes-ir-orumo-gynimo/ )
- Liability for driving while intoxicated (https://teisevisiems.lt/administracine-teise/atsakomybe-uz-vairavima-apsvaigus/ )
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