Background check for high-profile employer in Cambridge. Position is administrative & involves working with the snr leadership.

Here's the thing about background checks: the name doesn't tell you *anything* about what they're checking or where. Background checks range...

Mass Trial Procedure

It depends on the court. The attorney and client must be prepared for the possibility that the trial will start when it is scheduled to, but there...

What is the best, worst and most likely scenario if I just show up at the courthouse and do I have any other options available?

Attorney Pang said it best (as he often does). Those of us who do criminal defense in Massachusetts handle situations like this regularly, and I...

The Boston rental market is insane. The vacancy rate is only about 3%, there is a shortage of available housing to buy and to rent across the...

Traffic ticket, MA State Trooper, I-93. How to void?

PJC is a North Carolina procedure and does not apply in Massachusetts. The best thing you can do is hire a local lawyer to represent you at...

I call consumer affairs and they say she's obligated to give me a refund if doesn't pass inspection and I know i it will not.

To rescind the sale under the Lemon Aid Law, you have to show several specific things, and if you come up short on any of them, you do not have a...

When I die, who is responsible for any debts I may have?

This *can* get complicated, but the short answer is simple enough: If you die with assets exceeding your debts, the Personal Representative of...

Would this incident cause any trouble during my reentry to the US?

Protective custody is not an arrest or a conviction, and so it would not trigger criminal inadmissibility. I am tagging this post as immigration...

My employer has a jury duty policy; do they have to handle witness duty the same? Or will I have to use my vacation time?

There is not a specific rule that says employers have to treat witnesses the same as jurors, or that they have to provide paid leave separate from...

Can he do that to me?

Verbal notices to quit are not valid. They must be in writing and meet some very technical requirements. Your landlord can't put you out in 30...