Can lawyer hold my settlement for my surgery fee?

Since you are in NY, any bills for medical treatment due to injuries caused by the accident should have been paid through the no-fault insurer. ...

How should I proceed when I'm being sued over damages to personal property (car) while on a learners permit?

You indicate that he is suing for $700 in Civil Court. The big question is whether he brought the claim against you in regular Civil cCurt or in...

If the upcoming small claims "trial" date is the first time the matter is on (no previous adjournments), then you have a good chance of getting the...

Should you report comments made about your age to HR? I'm afraid they will terminate me. I am 63 and need my job.

I would agree with Mr. Welsch. It is always very stressful when something wrong is being done at a job site but the fear of losing one's job...

Is my attorney bound by a court order concerning the reduction of his legal fees to a more reasonable rate and less hours?

Where the court has issued an order setting forth what the attorney can charge (time wise/rate wise) for services rendered, for the items of...

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I am a defendant in a car accident lawsuit case that was not my fault. I am being accused of negligence. I have a few concerns.

While NY's discovery rules in lawsuits allows an adversary to obtain discovery of materials and/or information which is material and relevant to...

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I GOT HIT BY A SUV WHILE CROSSING THE STREET. I DIDN'T FELL TO THE GROUND THE COPS WAS NOT CALL AND NO INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

If you knpow where the person works then go there. you will likely see the car and can jot down the plate and ask the person for the insurance...

I was involved in a auto accident in Indiana but both me and the Defendant live in IL? Can I sue the D in Illinois?

Yes.

What steps do I take to press charges against my daughter for threats by text messages & posting lies on facebook about me?

If you have, or can get, knowledge as to where she is presently "residing", give that information to the sheriff's office so that they can get...

If you are PRO SE, and can no longer afford a family/divorce lawyer, and your divorce lawyer who has married your ex husband...

Try contacting local law schools in the hope that they may have special programs that permit students under the guidance of a professor give legal...