Is a police officer's statement that credible if the arrest was 1 year ago?

I approximate the Chinese proverb: "the faintest mark of a pencil is better than the best memory". Depending on the offense, the officer will...

Conflict of interest. Please provide YOUR opinion. Do not say get attorney or ask your attorney as that is not helpful info. thx

A plaintiff cannot just remove corporate protections from an individual by saying plaintiff is suing so and so "as an individual". Corporations...

Is it legal to pay an LPN a CNA salary if they have been hired as an LPN but are working as a CNA to fill a vacancy ?

Judy is correct as long as the LPN is not being counted in the IDPH required nurse ratio. If she's administering meds then they have a problem,...

What can be done if judge randomly makes a decision in a case ignoring facts simply to rid his court of a 'Freeman' petitioner?

Too vague to definitively answer but trial court rulings aren't precedent in the classic sense. Sovereigns tax the court system terribly and the...

What is a "Shelter care" hearing?

It is a common term in juvenile court. Does he have a child?

Why do the lawyers even take or waste their time to not answer a proposed question seriously???

It is not possible for us to relate this back to you in an earlier Q because Q's are anonymous. You would have to identify the caption in your...

Is it common in in the legal field to seek a second opinion ?

Not nearly as common as in medicine because there are not many third party payors. Nonetheless, they are becoming more common. Decades ago it was...

Just call his scheduler and make an appointment to come in and sign the papers. Be clear that will be the purpose of the visit. He'll have 'em...

Out-of-state judgment enforcement in IL?

Can a foreign state lawyer enforce a sister state judgment here? Possibly, if he follows some very precise rules. By placing a "hold" (whatever...

May I instruct my attorney to only communicate with opposing council in written form?

You can certainly tell your lawyer not to spend any resources negotiating a settlement. I believe, however, I am in the majority of lawyers when I...