What is in place to protect the public from a lawyers misconduct in California?

Your main avenues of protection in this case are (1) to file an ethics complaint with the State Bar, and (2) to sue the attorney for either fraud...

How can i find out if daddy was competent to do his own will??is it possible

This will be very difficult to prove, since the law presumes capacity, except when that legal presumption is rebutted by compelling evidence. In...

What is necessary to get guardianship of a dementia patient who is being overly medicated by her drunk husband?

I am so sorry to hear of this situation. There might be two approaches, or a combination of them: first, if you are certain or near certain that...

Can Brunswick County Public Utilities be sued by a group of homeowners?

The answer is a maybe. If the putative defendant here merely failed to "follow[ ] best engineering and installation practices," probably not,...

Lawsuit filled against me almost 3 years ago, can it be thrown out or dismissed?

This is possibly true. It will depend on your state's rule of civil procedure as it relates to the summons, and service of process. In many...

In small claims court in c.a, do all defendants have to show?

Any defendants who do not show up for the small claims court date are vulnerable to having a default judgment entered against them, in your favor. ...

What can i do about a severe injury I received as a result of my landlord not fixing our rental property I fell through the porc

The answer to this hinges on very specific facts. If the landlord warned you about the porch's defect before you moved in, or after the defect...

Can a lanlord sell a property that he has a 12mo lease agreement with a tenant signed . And does this constitute a breech of co

More likely than not, the landlord can legally do this (a lawyer would need to review your entire lease in order to say for certain, however). In...

What can I do about a spiteful neighbor who has ruined my view, my peace and my chances of selling my home?

What an awful situation. I am sorry that your very peace of mind is daily assaulted in such a way. The two legal issues that came to my mind as I...

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How can I remove a trustee for our trust.

The following are the most likely avenues in which this objective can be effectuated: (1) you observe the protocols provided in the trust...