Do i need to hire a lawyer if I'm pressing charges on somebody but I wasn't the victim?

Keep in mind that individuals don't "press charges." There is a process by which you can report crimes to a magistrate, who will refer them for...

My old landlord won’t give me my security deposit and is denying I ever gave her one. I have copies of the check from my bank.

If you never received notice of where it was being kept, you will first have to demand she return it, which is best to do in writing in a way you...

No one can make you sign a release, however, if you don't sign it, DCF may not be able to fully investigate. Whether or not you should sign this is...

An arrest won't necessarily prevent you from getting an FID/LTC (although the police will see it and can consider it). Only a finding/admission of...

Dispositions are too complex to offer "tips" on them. You don't "prevail" or win at depositions, but you can lose. The best protection you have is...

What is landlord's responsibility when frozen water pipe breaks.

The landlord's responsibility will be to fix the pipe and get water running again as soon as they can and repair any damages to the unit itself. If...

How much trouble will I be in for owning a Civil Engineering/Land Surveying business, not reporting it, and collecting SSDI? ?

STOP POSTING ONLINE! What you are describing is felony benefits and tax fraud and you could get in MAJOR trouble. The SSDI fraud is punishable by...

Can I leave the state while on probation for the birth of my child?

No you cannot leave in an "emergency," doing so would violate your probation. Unofrateunyl, if you leave prior to receiving permission, you will be...

To begin with, with a 14 day notice to quit, you only have 10 days to pay generally, not 14, although depending on the language contained in the...

You can sue, but it's not going to be worth it. Unless you suffered some form of major injury or illness, there won't really be damages to recover....