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Henry Daniel Lively
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Contributor Level 7

The file belongs to the client. Tell the attorney you will contact the State...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Yes, the client has the absolute right to their files, and even if the client...
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Gerald Gould Knapton
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Contributor Level 5

So you were appointed "guardian ad litem" for your son for purposes of the...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

You may be referring to Evidence Code Section 962 which says no one can claim...
Dana Howard Shultz
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Contributor Level 7

I believe you are referring to Rule of Professional Conduct 3-100 (please see...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

Generally 25-40%. It also depends on the value of the case and whether the...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

A contingency fee award can be as low as 20% if settled before a suit is filed...
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Joseph Briscoe Dane
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Contributor Level 8

Can they just up and quit for no reason? No. If a conflict arises, an...
Howard Woodley Bailey
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Contributor Level 9

Given your dearth of facts, the short answer to your question here in NJ would...
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Brian Richard Dinday
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Contributor Level 8

While the amount of money you are suggesting (Two NEW cars?) is very high for a...
Gerald Gould Knapton
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Contributor Level 5

A seven day trial means about 70 hours of time, which at $500 per hour would be...
Gerald Gould Knapton
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Contributor Level 5

Just call the company manager and explain what happened and you will be fine....
Thomas John Greenberg
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Contributor Level 4

In most cases, the interpreters I have worked with will be willing to remove...
Jonathan H Levy
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Contributor Level 9

I am afraid this sort of thing does happen. If you can collect proof this is...
David C. Garner
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Contributor Level 7

A lawyer is not obligated to take a particular case. Or course a lawyer can't...
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L. Maxwell Taylor
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Contributor Level 7

I am not licensed to practice law in California so the following should not be...
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Okorie Okorocha
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Contributor Level 9

In California and most states, you have the absolute right to fire your...
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Deirdre Lynn O'Connor
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Contributor Level 6

Negatively review? Do you mean on this site? My guess is the lawyer can...
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Gerald Gould Knapton
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Contributor Level 5

Maybe. A type of law practice in one that specializes in the Freedom of Speech...
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Alec Scott Rose
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Contributor Level 7

Hire a new attorney, and have your attorney contact the old attorney's office...
Stella Espinoza Browne
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Contributor Level 4

Generally you can contact the deceased attorney's office and request your file....

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