What are legal avenues of a verbal agreement for work done with payment based on 1st business contract for new company

A verbal contract can be binding. However, proving the terms of the contract can be difficult. Only contracts that will extend for more than one...

Is modifying a forwarded email but retaining the original author's name a legal offense?

I am afraid that even it it were defamation, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to determine damages. Morevoer, if it was a business email,...

Crimanal attorney or restitution?

If he violated terms of his probation, he faces a probation revocation. In a probation recovacation, the Judge may impose any jail sentence or fine...

I need to be able to travel to Canada, will a civil citation for poss of less than an once of marijuana bar entry?

Canada will bar entry for 5 years for certain crimes including drug offenses and DWI. You may seek a waiver of that preclusion. However, to do so,...

Alabama-what's the statute of limitations on 1st degree theft? Indicted over 5 years ago - hasn't gone to trial yet. Thanks.

The statutes of limitatin apply only to the period from the offense to when the offense is charged. If charged, it does not expire. You are...

I am at the end of probation for misdem. theft under $500. May have failed UDS for marijuana. Will I be charged with violation?

If one of the conditions of probation was abstaining for non-prescribed drugs or alcohol, a test that is positive may certainly result in a...

What do i need to do

Your question is incomplete. A convictin for a drug offense may certainly be a crime of moral turpitude and result in immigration consequences and...

I got a dui even though i blew .07. the officer told me it was illegal to give me a ticket but he did anyway.

You may be charged with a DUI if you had a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) above the legal limit OR if your drivingwas inpaired by drinking. You may...

The answer to your question often depends on whether there are priors and the strngth of defenses. With a .06, you are below the legal limit which...

What comes after being served?

First, if you were served with papers and signed indicatin you received them, that only means you were served. You must still file a response to...