In my personal injury trial, my appellate witness did not do well under cross-examination. Can I request a refund for his fee?

Generalizations are disfavored in law, so that each case stands on its own merits. You need to explain what "did not do well" means - i.e. did the...

This is a very tough Court. Mr. Bailey is correct as to your choices, albeit the "obstruction" charge (zero points AND low fine) is next to...

I HAVE A NEW JERSEY LICENSE. I AM 100 PERCENT TRULY MOVING TO THE BRONX. I HAVE A DWI SUMMONS BUT NO COURT DATE. CAN I GET NY LI

You will not be required to surrender your NY license if you plead guilty to DWI in NJ but there may be a host of collateral concerns - including...

I was incarcerated in jail and my parental rights were terminated without my court appearance is that legal or can I reopen it

More information is needed. Did they serve you with documents at Jail? This is not a forum for you to disclose those facts, because someone may...

When the discover time starts and when does it ends?

The answers above are correct. The discovery rule - used in med mal cases - typically allows a litigant to extend the statute of limitations for...

We file for chapter 7 in 2012 (NJ) our house is worth 267,000, first mortgage balance with citimortgage is 186,000

I agree with above answers. The junior mortgage can foreclose and recover the entirety of the equity in the house. Not sure what happened w/ your...

Only an attorney can answer this by looking at the *entirety* of the case and evidence. I tend to advocate for jury trials only because they...

How much jail time for 5 bags of herion

This is a substantial charge... I recently obtained for a client four months halfway house for a Grade C violation of Supervised Release Conditions...

Fee Arbitration - Family Law

There are attorneys out there who will assist. As an aside, lawyers bill for their time, not results. Whether the time incurred is "necessary"...

When it rains it pours

Mr. Major is correct - the rain forecast may have been premature (much like the last snow storm which never happened). That said, every case...