My wife filed for divorce and I believe she hired an attorney that is a past boyfriend that she has had sexual relations with.

This is a misunderstood area of the law and legal ethics, generally. You can usually only disqualify an attorney who formerly represented YOU who...

What constitutes the overuse of an easement by the USFS. A working facility has been opened to the public across the street.

Not sure what the USFS is (Forest Service?), but bottom line, official federal governmental land uses cannot be controlled or regulated by local or...

Do I have to pay ex's attorney's fees and question about proper service of summons/motion by private individual

This may not be good service and you may be able to get hearing adjourned or action dismissed or transferred, depending on court jurisdiction,...

My first Lawyer was hired on contingency. She quit before collections. Do I really owe her 40% still or just reasonable fees?

While this is just a preliminary "scope out" of the situation more from a practical, business perspective of the matter, if your first lawyer quit...

Do all Probate Lawyers get paid the same in the state of California? Can I change Lawyers at any stage of the probate process?

Often the attorney only probates the will if required (that is, brings proceedings to have someone appointed as executor/administrator), helps with...

Well, it's certainly not good. How bad it is depends on things like whether you're in a public or private school, whether you have tenure, whether...

Is it legal for a judge to tell an attorney how they need to amend the paper work for a trial in their court room

The Judge can do what they want in their courtroom. Are you suggesting there's something wrong with the Judge appearing to "help" or "admonish" a...

There is a general common law (based on England's ancient court systems) theory which has been codified by most if not all US state Legislatures...

Can an attorney/firm previously retained by me - bring an action against me or defend an action brought by me for another client

As Mr. Rothstein said, if the matter you retained the lawyer for involves your dealings with, or the exact same matter as his brother was involved...

Can I chose a daycare provider other then me?

I agree with the other counsel. One tack you might take is to see whether the non-custodial parent wants "right of first refusal" to parent or...