My son got a pink summons for public urination in New York. He has been told to attend court on 17th Feb, but we live in London

Most of these cases get resolved in one appearance with payment of a $50 fine. The problem is that he is out of town, he will have to find a local...

Generally, you have no expectation of privacy when you leave a voicemail message and you are obviously aware of its being recorded. You may have...

A friend and I have been caught shoplifting from Wal-Mart. How can I better the situation and what can I expect?

An responsible criminal attorney will tell you to be careful what you post here. Though it is highly unlikey that the DA will look online for...

Television Concept Infringement

As specific as your question seems to be, an IP/entertainment lawyer would nned alot more details before they can evaluate the claim. It sounds...

I want to create a funny commercial for a small company. Is it legal to do the following?

Please see the answers to the earlier post with the same question. Whether it is legal or not (and I think it will likely infringe on the...

Do I need to pay the $100 compensation?

If the publisher sells an e-version that the student bought, she may have the right to sell it or transfer it to you for you to sell (it would...

Before DAT date

You have to wait for the return date of the Desk Appearance Ticket. My advice is to sit with a local criminal defense attorney in your area for a...

What was the age of consent in 2009?

If she was 17, he would not have been arrested because 17 had been the age of consent forever in NY (or at least 25 years for as long as I have...

The plain clothes that they will wear will not be an issue but any logos or phrases would be. They are trademarks of the companies that have...

Can i use fairy tale book drawings for a video

It depends - some fairy tale drawings are from the era of the Brothers Grimm and are now in the public domain. Others (the most famous perhaps) are...