If a client signed a retainer agreement with their lawyer for a certain contingency fee, could both agree to change the rate?

If you both agree to do this you wouldn't have to ask us, I think. Do you REALLY agree??

I’m financing a 2017 used Nissan Altima. I need a Catalac converter and a oxygen sensor. Can I give the car back? Was I sold a l

Depends on whether you bought it from a private person or a car dealer and the contract and warranty you signed for.

Am I allowed to choose the greater or the lessor rate for rent increase? Linden NJ Rent Control?

YOUR MATH IS WRONG. IT is 7 POINTS higher - but only the (newrate - oldrate) divided by (oldrate) = 2.08 percent. And you may charge the LESSER of...

Can I sue my daughter’s school for breach of confidentiality and slander ?

Probably not. First, HIPAA does not give a private right to sue. Second, you don't tell us whether this is a public school or a private one (which...

How to sell a condo in New Jersey to one daughter and be fair to another daughter?

This is not a legal question. You could sell the condo to the one daughter for half the value and give allthat money to the other, that would be...

I found out 4 yrs ago that my ex wife forged a check made out to me. What’s is the statute of limitations in NJ

The question will come up as to why you waited four years to report it, but yes you likely can charge her with a crime.

Can I file Motion of Summary Judgment, since my husband wants to go to trial for the engagement ring?

Are you actually DIVORCED or just separating? While the law says generally you get it, it may depend on some things. You cannot NOT go to trial if...

If I graduated college a few years ago and want a grade changed in one of my classes to an F, can the college legally do so?

Generally colleges have policies that only the grading professor can assign a grade and he must do it according to the syllabus and in comparison...

Tenant always pays rent late

You can put in the next lease that late fees become part of rent. And you can send notices to cease every month and eventually evict for chronic...

Yes, lawyers will go through this too. It matters to them for example if you were stealing drugs and the case was dismissed because the store did...