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Got a notice to attend a special hearing from my corporation's debtor's attorney. I motioned that I am not an attny
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Answered on April 19, 2013
If there was a very good chance that your attorney would have been sanctioned then he had an obligation to not file for summary judgment. You don't...
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My lawyer after two years has chosen to drop my case in a divorce, property settlement case ..do I need to find another one
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Answered on April 19, 2013
As Attorney Garland stated, attorneys are not required to work for free, and even if you have been making small payments, at some point the...
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Conflict of interest?
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Answered on April 19, 2013
Oh my yes. One of the clearest I have ever seen.
Lawyer wants to quit from personal injury case representation after filing complaint
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Answered on April 19, 2013
As my colleagues wrote, it is a very bad idea to represent yourself. The system is complicated, negotiating with insurance companies is difficult,...
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My attorney charged inflated fees for services received. Can I negotiate the fees with him?
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Answered on April 19, 2013
You can always try to negotiate fees. If he agrees to negotiate fees, no that is not admittance of legal malpractice. If he refuses to negotiate...
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In California, can a former/fired lawyer w/ a lien charge me for the time to itemize and bill me? Was a contingency case.
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Answered on April 19, 2013
As my colleague wrote, no courts do not normally allow an attorney to charge for the time spent writing a bill. Your current attorney should deal...
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DEFENDANTS ATTORNEYS WITHDRAW WHAT HAPPENS
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Answered on April 19, 2013
The defendant either will get another attorney or continue pro se. The case might be delayed due to an attorney withdrawing, but it won't make the...
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What Can I Do to get him out??? Its a real tough situation in which the public defender didn't do anything to save him.
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Answered on April 19, 2013
Fleeing a warrant made whatever the original situation was much worse. He needs a lawyer, and if you cannot afford one then he needs to go with a...
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Does a Reputation Repair person need a mult-state legal license to practice law?
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Answered on April 19, 2013
Reputation repair people don't need to be attorneys, unless they are representing someone in court. There is a whole market of reputation repair...
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I have a closed divorce case. I am now receiving a bill from the original attorney that I retained.
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Answered on April 19, 2013
I would check with your current attorney. Perhaps there is some basis for the original attorney to be appropriately paid her fee by the opposing...
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