On a PI case involving a school district, to whom would you send the Ante Litem notice...the district, the state ed. dept., ?

See a personal injury lawyer. Notices of claim are tricky even for lawyers. Representing yourself, you are seriously risking doing it wrong and...

My mother died intestate in NYC in Jan.2012. We received notice that my sister became the administrator. Without our knowledge.

You state that you have retained an attorney. That's who you should be addressing your questions to. In general, an adminstrator does not have to...

There are guidelines in obstetric practice for how long a woman should be allowed to labor after her waters broke. However, they are just...

In your experience have juries found doctors liable that were faced with rare, or hard-to-diagnose cases/diseases?

Your question does not provide enough facts for anybody to offer an opinion as to your specific case. Obviously, it is harder to win a case based...

My mother had a unsuccessful knee replacement surgery which had to be done again, however that has left her permanently disabled

It is unlikely that your mother could overcome the statute of limitations. However, it would be a good idea for her to speak to one or more medical...

Is an attorney required to give the name of his malpractace insurance carrier to a former client

No, and even if he did, it is extremely unlikely that his malpractice carrier would negotiate with you unless you have a lawyer. Legal malpractice...

Is there a legal deadline in Ny for the search of unknown heirs?

If there are possibly unknown heirs, the Surrogate's court will issue an order specifying what efforts must may be made to find them and within...

I hired an attorney to prepare documents for me in a case, in pro per. I submitted information to him and then thought to ask

Preparing legal documents is a legal service. This person was practicing law without a license. That is against the law. Going pro per is almost...

WHY WOULD THE LAWYER ASK TO GET PAID UPFRONT IN STEAD OF TAKING THE MONEY OUT OF THE SETTLEMENT CHECK?

There are some important facts missing from your question, in particular, why does the lawyer propose to proceed in this way, and what he proposes...

Attorney fee refund?

Generally a lawyer who won't talk to you and treats you without respect isn't going to be very receptive to refunding fees. Unless you are talking...