Legal Advice on Ethics

My attorney filed a subpoena unrelated to my case and it was quashed. Should I be the one paying the cost?

Asked in Sunnyvale, CA - June 14, 2013 10:40.

• Attorney Fee Award
• Attorney Fees
• Ethics
• Fee Refund
• Negligence

Should you retain a lawyer in your county that knows the players or someone out of your county?

Asked in Philadelphia, PA - June 14, 2013 10:03.

• Ethics

Should a circuit clerk remove himself and his subordinates from filing a case in which the case is about the clerks wife?

Asked in Akron, CO - June 14, 2013 09:30.

• Civil Action
• Conflict of Interest
• Ethics
• Judicial Misconduct: Civil
• Legal Malpractice

My criminal lawyer repeatedly e-filed documents in the wrong court making the record flawed on appeal. Is this a bar issue?

Asked in Marietta, GA - June 14, 2013 04:20.

• Ethics
• Legal Malpractice

Is it unethical for a law firm to give a divorce client only 2 weeks notice, that her attorney is leaving the firm?

Asked in Canby, OR - June 14, 2013 00:26.

• Ethics
• Family Law
• Legal Malpractice

Who is liable when a paralegal gives harmful advice to a client?

Asked in Tarpon Springs, FL - June 13, 2013 15:45.

Can an attorney that sits on the BOD of a non-profit represent an employee of that non-profit on a personal matter for a fee?

Asked in Wailuku, HI - June 13, 2013 12:51.

• Board of Directors
• Conflict of Interest
• Ethics
• Non-Profit Activities

Is it okay for my conflict attorney to tell me what to say if it is not true

Asked in Ventura, CA - June 13, 2013 12:51.

• Dismiss an Attorney
• Ethics
• Legal Malpractice

Can my former temporary guardian be made to repay me the $190,00 loss I had due to his intentional negligence re my investments?

Asked in New York, NY - June 13, 2013 12:24.

• Ethics
• Lawsuits

My case is settled but I cannot get ahold of my lawyer or staff? They will not return my calls or emails. I have tried emails.

Asked in Dallas, TX - June 13, 2013 11:18.

• Ethics