Can I hire an attorney that already represents another party against me on a different matter?

Your narrative does not match up with your caption. The firm represents you and your neighbor. Fine. You want them to do something else for you....

What can I do about husband who frequently drinks to excess?

It just never fails. The inquiries we get from Lake County are the most interesting. I'm sorry your are going through this and I join in the...

What to do about a check without funds for $750?

You actually have posted a bar exam question. Bottom line, you can probably collect on the check through the Illinois courts but, if the money was...

Don't do anything precipitously. Go back to the attorney who got you the legal separation and lay this out. I prosecuted medicaid fraud and I...

4 yrs ago my husband forged my signature on document & I didn't take any action,now is there anything I can do 2 protect myself?

Assuming you had not given permission for him to sign your name on anything, ever, the police report is a good idea. Even most lawyers do not...

I am not laughing at your plight but your question made me laugh. Do we deal with Narcissists? Lady, we're LAWYERS. Open and notorious self-love...

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Wife's attorney lied to the court about my earnings. She said I earned $300k but I earn $150k and she had 3 years of my W2s.

To paraphrase Mark Twain, "If there were no resources to do it right in the first place, how come there were resources to do it over?" You make...

When, and who do you tell that you want a different court appointed attorney.

If this is the same asker as in the "expert Money" question, this raises a whole new concern. Generally speaking, a court-appointed counsel should...

I've read on here about people wanting their money back from bad attorneys. I didn't even get a contract, and still got convicte

This is so imprecise that it is difficult to answer. If the attorney took deposits for experts, the money should have gone into a Trust Account. ...

See my answer in your entry with more specifics. Start with counseling and the counselors can route you.