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Please see email I sent to Illinois Department of Labor and their answer. Is this a breach of contract and if so what do I do?
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Answered on October 03, 2011
The one week vacation makes no sense -- you were only there for less than a month. Anyone would assume that one week vacation means over the course...
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Legal Advice on Likely Outcome 6mo With A Public Defender Just Hired A Private Att Charged W
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Answered on October 03, 2011
Public defenders are often extremely competent and often may specialize in either your offense, your judge, or the local scene. Now that have hired...
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Texas-I am looking for asistance with my appeal.
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Answered on September 30, 2011
You don't have an appeal (yet) but you may have a lawsuit. Consult with a lawyer in Texas.
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Will he be able to get probation for a class 3
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Answered on September 30, 2011
Too little information, but some general answers: I do not know of any class 3 offenses for which probation is not available, but this point will...
Misdemeanor with court supervision completed and expunged/sealed the records, but still able to see the arrest record. why?
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Answered on September 30, 2011
You will need to disclose the arrest to immigration even if it has been expunged. The supervision is still a conviction for their purposes but may...
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Custody case - things don't seem right
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Answered on September 30, 2011
You don't seem to have much of a case. The best you can do is try to hire another attorney and have the order vacated. But then you are back to...
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Attorney failed to represent me
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Answered on September 30, 2011
You might be able to sue the lawyer for malpractice, but if you agreed to the order you are pretty much stuck. You hired the lawyer to represent...
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Changing lawyers in a civil case
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Answered on September 30, 2011
He is entitled to file a lien for the time he spent on the case but probably not 33 % if she fires him. But she has to fire him if she wants to...
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Can I still fight a felony charge after a few years ??
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Answered on September 13, 2011
Reopening a case from 2004 will be very hard. The three year statute of limitations to file a post-conviction petition expired in 2007. A motion to...
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Can a 15 year old be questioned by police without their parents present when they are just a witness?
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Answered on June 23, 2011
The answer depends upon whether the juvenile is charged. If the police continued to treat the juvenile as a witness, no problem. But if the...