Once lawyer is hired, should they only be going w/ me to court on scheduled court date or to mediation prior to court date also?

If the mediation is a court sponsored (directed) mediation arising from the trial to ensue and the attorney has enetered an appearance in the case,...

Can I live in MN and sue people in Utah?

To be very candid, at 19 you were an adult. You don't say how old you are now or whether you were convicted in Utah or whether the events charged...

Is it true that if a defendant fails to answer a request for admissions, it is automatically deemed true?

Your requests are out of time. Discovery must be completed in every jurisdiction that I am aware of so the responses to it may occur within the...

Judge denied Will Contest but retain jurisdiction on other issues....is this a final or interlocutory Order.

It is not always easy to tell whether a ruling is a final order unless it adjudicates the claims of every kind and of every party. Moreover, until...

What steps do I need to take?

You fail to state when the counterclaim was filed. Was it after or before the judgment was entered in the case that you filed. How did you end up...

Interesting question. It all depends. The issue is one of hearsay testimony. Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, hearsay is a statement that the...

That you are on military assignment if Hawaii makes this pretty difficult. The reason is that there is nothing in your facts that suggests to me...

AVVO is a forum for general legal information. The ABA and its members do a great deal to help individuals in need of pro bono legal assistance....

I am being threatened a defamatory lawsuit by a family law attorney I wrote a review about. What should I do?

Truth is a complete defense to a defamation claim. You don't say to whom or where you posted this report. I have a suspicion that you possibly were...

Is it a violation of a fiduciary duty to force split of partnership by refusing lease of own building and re-open as sole owner?

There is no yes or no answer to your question. Many more facts would need to be explored to reach anything approaching a conclusion, starting with...