Can my best friend write me a letter of good character to change my name?

It sounds like this person would be suitable. Best wishes in this, and have a good new year.

My x wife had someone assault me in exchange for sex

I agree with my colleagues that you should talk to local law enforcement and the magistrate's office. They will hopefully make an appropriate...

Hopefully this kind of disturbance will never happen, but if it does, the officers of the church can warn the person that if s/he does not...

Is a landlord still responsible for repairing a heater in the winter if lease states tenant is responsible for all repairs?

In North Carolina, a tenant cannot unilaterally withhold rent without court order. The tenant might argue for constructive eviction, but that...

What action(s) can I legally take as a tenant if the landlord/mgmt company does not repair a window?

Under N.C.G.S. § 42-42(a)(8)(g), a broken window is an "imminently dangerous condition" if the window is on the ground floor. Once the landlord...

Summary ejectment for nonpayment but also repeatedly failing to allow landlord to inspect despite repeated notice ?

Assuming that you have given proper notice (such as a ten-day demand notice for all owed sums) before filing for summary ejectment, you as the...

What are my rights with a verbal contract? What kind of lawyer will I need?

You need an experienced commercial or corporate lawyer. Just from reading your post, I see three issues: first, whether you can establish that you...

Under Trump's tax cuts, is it better for a two-member LLC to be taxed as a partnership, a corporation, or as an s-corp?

An "S corp" and "corporation" can be, and often are, the same thing. A corporation has the option to be taxed at the entity and individual level...

Leasing Commercial space for LLC in partnership under personal name?

I think the answer would be no, if you personally guarantee the lease for the LLC's benefit. This would make you and the LLC jointly and severally...

At the discretion of local law enforcement, you could either be charged or just be issued a written warning (if the latter is so, it would most...