My son is represented by a pubic defender in a felony case. If he requests his atty to withdraw, do we need to file papers too

First of all, the fair average quality of federal defenders is high. The security issues in Federal detention and the workload of federal...

My attorney or the defense atty may depose a witness that may

What? We always depose the witnesses that appear to hurt our clients. The deposition's purpose isn't to say "aha!" It's to hear their story under...

IL laws for dwi in jurying child? has custody however with dad in Ia due to injuries , can we file CHINA?

So very sorry to hear about this. We teach our children never to get in the car with a drunk driver and then Mommy drives drunk. Tragic. If...

After services from legal council, shouldn't you get a receipt and any money due, if charges were dropped?

The first thing you do is look at your engagement agreement with the lawyer. It should tell you whether there is any possibility of a fee...

Restitution Payments in Criminal Case

If you are paying something every pay period you are likely in good shape. Most Circuits take the court costs out of your payments first before...

Does a judge want to know if he/ she made a mistake ?

I have practiced law well into five decades. I have had the great fortune to practice in many states and jurisdiction. In all those years, I...

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I wasn't properly represented by my public defender, and now I can't find an attorney.

First, eliminate pronouns from your vocabulary. Second, write a timeline about this whole odyssey, using only nouns and verbs, no adjectives. ...

Assuming your tenancy is month to month at this time, you would have until the last day of May to move out and avoid the new rate. I could make an...

I was temporarily living in Arkansas when I lend a person 850.00. I now live in Maine. Can I sue from Maine?

Venue is fixed by the locations of the parties at the time of suit. You live in Maine. So far, so good. Choice of Law is fixed by the most...

I took out a loan for and ex-boyfriend and now that we are not together he is refusng to pay the monthly payments

Of course, principally, you can learn from it. Second, you may be able to score if he's at all collectible. Are there instruments (money orders...