Under New York law, pets are chattel (property) so you cannot recover for your emotional distress. You can only recover the extra costs. You would...

The licensing agency can see sealed records and can consider the circumstances of the case.

Assuming that you don’t have an awful criminal record, you are not going to jail. There may be ways to get the case dismissed and sealed. Hire a...

You are always free to change attorneys. The current lawyer will be entitled to get paid for work done

Hiring a lawyer?

The retainer agreement should say what case the lawyer is going to represent you in.

As the parties' briefs in most appeals in New York State Supreme Court are e-filed, are they accessible for the public?

Go to nycourts.gov and log into electronic filing as a guest.

Hire a good criminal defense lawyer. There are ways to get the case dismissed and sealed. You can seek an order of protection in Family Court if...

The issue is whether there was probable cause to arrest you. You need to serve a Notice of Claim within 90 days of the arrest (false arrest) and...

I don’t think NY has the term “criminal offense.” There are criminal convictions and there are offenses. DWAI does not give you a criminal record...

Looking for a lawyer to help me avoid registration suspension with EZ- Pass?

I can recommend someone to you who regularly deals with EZ-Pass.