New attorneys or not, an attorney cannot just change the terms of the retainer contract without the client's permission.

Me and my to be wife have decided to jointly file fo divorce and she does not want anything from me. Shoudl I hire a Lawyer ?

You defiantly want your own lawyer. Your wife could easily change her mind as the process goes forward. You need to protect yourself and your...

I recieved unemploymend benefits and now the company is appealing and said it was personal reasons .

Talk to a lawyer as soon as possible.

I'm in Wisconsin and looking to rent an house or apartment. Most rental agency require post-dated checks is this legal?

Asking for post-dated checks is a dubious practice. The danger is that the landlord may cash the check before the post-date.

Is an employment contract void if......

The contract may have been breached. A key issue is how important it was that the employee begin by a date certain (May 18th) and why he/she did...

In Wisconsin, does legal/attorney malpractice only apply to defending attorney's?

While all attorneys must comply with the same ethical rules, there are different tests that are applied to criminal defense attorneys compared to...

Appealing to my citation?

If your citation is a municipal ordinance violation, it is not a criminal charge and therefore even if you lose you would not have a criminal...

Need help interpretting medical malpractice this statute please

You have three years from the date of the injury. If you discover the injury within the three years you still get three years from the date of the...

I am in the publishing stage of my books and I need to know the steps to get a copyright before anyone reads it

Once you finish your work, in this case books, they are entitled to copyright protection immediately. What you want to do is file for copyright...

Have a judgement against me

Wisconsin has exemptions for about $10,000 in personal property. If you have property that is not exempt they could try and attach it or put a lien...