My daughter of 23 was in a physical fight with her stepmother who's a lawyer.

Unless your daughter has a lawyer-client relationship with her stepmother, she doesn't have an ethical complaint. That is not to say that any...

Public defenders vs private attorneys?????

Analogy: Primary care physician with health insurance vs. Emergency room charity care without insurance. Both caregivers are going to try to...

What is the potential liability that a private golf club could have for allowing the public to use their property for sledding?

You are lucky that your golf couse still allows the off-season use for sledding and other traditional winter uses. I can't give a definitive...

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I haven't seen my 10 and 12 year old children in years and want to start. Can the court deny this if they refuse to see me?

No, you have an almost absolute right to visitation so long as there are no allegations of safety such as child abuse or neglect, and even then,...

My divorce judgement states if my ex sells property we split she has to offer me right to but first, what if she sells

Agree with Mr. Tannenbaum so long as the property is either real estate where your name is on the deed or other personal property where there is a...

I did not sign a contract with a lawyer I sent a retainer to, what can I expect to get back as far as my money I paid?

Agree with Mr. Millar. Ask the law firm to send you a final bill detailing all hourly charges and out of pocket disbursements paid on your behalf,...

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You don't say what kind of matter this is or how likely it is to be contested or adversarial, but generally speaking, attorneys don't have a...

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Can you sue an attorney for malpractice if they did not perform their due dilligence when assigned to your case?

Maybe, but the standard is how a reasonably diligent attorney would have handled the matter. Not all errors, omissions, judgments or tactics rise...

You should speak to an attorney, but my hunch is you can't "sue" for money damages per se like the normal civil lawsuit, but you can bring a...

What if father pays support and mother lets her live with fathers mother does he still pay

The non-custodial parent has to pay support until a petition is filed to amend it. As far as custody goes, if the mother has physical custody...