Conflict of interest

Previous attorney said it very well. In overall terms, we are required to be positioned so our legal and financial interests do not diverge from...

Can a lawyer charge an advance flat fee for filing a class action law suit to be filed in NY federal court?

As to your specific question, nothing wrong with that. At the end of the day, the court will approve fees for the class in most cases anyhow, so...

Libel vs. Free Speech...if I publish my experience working for my boss on a public platform, can he sue me?

If I am remembering correctly, California is a "False Light" state. This means that every word you say can be technically true and it can be...

What is a state court solicitor, is is legal for a defense attorney to fail to inform client that he holds this title?

"State Court Solicitor" is a Georgia-Specific Term and I don't know if it creates a conflict. Attorneys are required to discuss conflicts with...

My husband was arrested in nevada and is being held for warrants in florida, how likely is it florida will pick him up?

Ms. Carter is correct. the only way to handle this proactively is to retain a FLA lawyer to talk to the local prosecutor in FLA and determine...

Simply FYI, this question would be unlawful under state law in my state. Did you do Community Service as part of you Diversion? It seems that...

Do you know of any actual cases where lawyers have been found liable for using legal forms created by another firm?

This is very difficult to understand for most folks but almost all legal forms we develop are open source. I know one brilliant lawyer who claims...

Ethics

Your narrative is a little opaque. Lawyers call other lawyers for any number of reasons without ethical transgressions. Do you mean adverse party...

Unless the money is many hundreds of thousands, the family probably can't afford bulletproof asset protection. Find out from insurance com what...

As Ted said, if it's just a first appearance, it'll be bumped one time to a new date. Very often the traffic prosecutors are good about simply...