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Can Lawyer A advise Lawyer B that if he goes forward with a Motion for Reimbursement of Legal Fees on a Probate Case?
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Answered on October 29, 2013
The A's and B's in the question are confusing and at one point you have two B's in the same sentence. Let's try to recap. You lost your case and...
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What do I need to do when my ex- attorney put additional words after I signed a legal document and forged my signature?
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Answered on October 29, 2013
First, get another lawyer. Then, discuss whether the petition should be withdrawn, or if there has been an order signed, whether an application...
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If someone besides my mother gave permission to take my father off of life support, is that malpractice?
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Answered on October 28, 2013
Malpractice is a departure from acepted medical practice resulting in death or an injury. The question of who has a right to discontinue life...
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What rights to beneficiaries have? What is a reasonable amount of time to settle an estate?
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Answered on October 28, 2013
An executor has a good deal of discretion how to handle an estate. Usually the executor does not have to account until it is time to wind up the...
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Our family filed involuntary conservatorship for father and the probate court awarded this to an outside lawyer
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Answered on October 28, 2013
It is impossible to anwer your question very specifically for several reasons. Is your father's lawyer somebody you hired, or somebody he hired? ...
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Estate, Probate, need to file objection to the Accounting and have the Executor removed and charged for loses to the Estate
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Answered on October 28, 2013
If you try to handle a Surrogate's Court litigation yourself, you lose. Simple as that. I am guessing that your lawyer has told you to sign a...
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Reasons executor can be recused
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Answered on October 28, 2013
It's hard to get an executor removed. When it happens, it's usually for misconduct, most commonly financial misconduct. An executor owing the...
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Are lawyers who get disciplined like doctors who get disciplined?
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Answered on October 28, 2013
It's impossible to say that legal malpractice is better or worse than medical malpractice. Good doctors and lawyers makes mistakes and get sued...
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I'm tired of this CA $250K cap on suffering, My father died while in the care of a hospital, he was due to be released pls help
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Answered on October 26, 2013
I am sorry your father died under such circumstances. Unfortunately people don't think about the injustice of caps on damages until they are...
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Can an offer of settlement still be presented to return unearned fees prior to small claims court after a settlement discussion
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Answered on October 26, 2013
Parties to a dispute are free to settle any time and at any stage. If your dispute is substantial it would be to your advantage to have an attorney...
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