There are insufficient facts by which to ascertain a conflict of interest, although that does not appear to be the case if the two lawyers you...

You cannot "merge" a sole proprietorship and a corporation; a sole proprietorship has no legal recognition as a legal entity, but is rather an...

Check with a Maryland estate planning lawyer and thoroughly discuss this before taking any steps; most states, if not all, protect a spouse's right...

If personal liability protection is your foremost priority, properly organized and governed LLCs will likely be more effective legal instruments...

Typographical errors in contracts and other legal instruments do not go to the question of validity. If you have a written and signed contract,...

Petitioning the court to disregard an entity's corporate form (known more informally as "piercing the corporate veil") must take place before entry...

I agree with Attorney Abbott, and will add that it is more likely that the lawyer will confirm an engagement with the trust if s/he can...

Lawyer-client confidentiality applies to consultations, regardless of whether an engagement results subsequently; the same is true for prohibited...

If there is a trust that holds the assets your mother owned on the date of her death, you will likely need to consult with a trusts and estates...

Unless you entered into a written and signed settlement agreement whereby both parties agreed to release all claims, counterclaims and other...