First, I am very sorry that you have had this experience and are enduring this worry. Youth is a time when we are anxious to experience adult...

This is a good question. I am not licensed in your state but your confidence RPC is almost identical to ours: RPC 1.6 ...

If you talked to the attorney in a private setting, with no one but you and attorney (and perhaps attorney staff), the attorney has a strong...

Is a speeding ticket of $200 exaggerated for going 31 on a 30?

I suspect you are charged with School Zone Speeding, so the limit is 30 but 20. So much is left unsaid about the face of your ticket. Find an...

You were found guilty be "default judgment" for an offense, of which you are objectively innocent. The system gave you two chances to correct an...

In an environment where eight million new UE applications are filed a month, it's probably a due process violation to revoke somebody because he...

What can be done about an attorney that gets into confidential mail that is marked personal & confidental?

You really don't provide enough info to give you a useful answer. An attorney called you. That attorney was reading from a letter to another...

How can I ask my retainer from my lawyer?

You don't state what kind of case you have. You are almost always free to select an attorney with whom you are comfortable. The attorney is...

Will my son have to do any probation once he out?

The 30 mos. are not "Probation." As Mr. Wallin states, this is "MSR" or "Parole". Biggest Difference is Probation is monitored by the Court. MSR...

Cook cty probation?

On its face, the answer to your question is "yes," but it is far from that simple. Sentencing is always going to a matrix where the offense is one...