Can I be terminated from my job for a background check after being there for over 6 months?

Last year, I would have told you to move on and forget it. Due to a change in hiring law, I'd suggest you consult with a plaintiff employment, not...

4th Amendment Search Not Valid at Inception?

I answered this question and the answer is the same no what category you stick it under. If you have proof criminal history was leaked for non LE...

Should I fire my court appointed attorney because I'm not satisfied with his performance?

I yield to FL counsel on all matters of state law. In my decades of court work, I would estimate that 80% of litigants with court appointed...

The foundation I work for merged with a foundation in Boston, and they closed our Chicago office. Am I elgible for unemployment?

Yes. All you have to do us correctly recite your employment history. It is not your job to figure out upon whom you are drawing. One caution: ...

Can old criminal cases I went to prison for keep me from obtaining my license?

Not vaguely correct. A felony involving a motor vehicle is a revocation. Get to a lawyer who does license restoration. You have lots of work to do.

Is it legal for my ex-husband's attorney to discuss my private situation with her to my ex-husband

Sanctions tend to be for things that are naughty, tardy or interfere with the administration of justice. The root cause of this problem is a...

We have no idea if you even know what hearsay is. Not all out of court utterances are hearsay. We have no idea if it was even on a material...

You probably rec'd the yellow copy and the blue copy. NTA is short for "Notice to Appear". Which means you are not on any bond. As Jason says,...

I was convicted of an offense I wasn't charged with...is this legal?

If this happened in a jury trial, it would be no event at all. There is surprising little law whether a Judge can consider a LIO when there is no...

What do most lawyers charge for a retainer fee

I had a great lawyer friend who was fond of answering his own phone. He hated "phone shoppers." Caller would say "what do you charge for x?" My...