If I pay for a lawyer to work on a case but they never actually work anything, am i entitled to anything back?

This is an ethics/professional responsibility question and I changed the practice area for you. Hypothetically, if it was my firm and if...

11th ammendment

I assume you already got a letter from EEOC allowing you to file suit and that you did and that the agency you sued has answered and that the 11th...

A third party collection agency/law office contacted me about an old phone bill over 8 yrs old written off. Can they sue me?

The statute of limitations for debt collection is 4 years in Texas. That means a creditor or debt buyer must sue you within the 4 years following...

Whats the rights of a buyer and the rights of a co buyer

You have the right to possession of the vehicle because your name is on the title. You have the right to take possession by towing without his/her...

National Collegiate Cosigner

Whether this claim can be defeated depends entirely on the specific facts, documents of the case, and the attorney representing the...

What are my options about settling or do I have any Fair Debt Collection Practice Act rights?

The toll road authorities have really broad powers of collection including no statute of limitation collection suits and immunity from the Fair...

2 months ago, I received a letter from Convergent Outsourcing Inc., regarding a debt I owed 10 years ago, and which I already pa

You can't have it both ways. You must instruct them to cease and desist contact or ask for verification. Because you know you paid, don't ask for...

This is a criminal defense question and I have changed the category for you.

What if I was to sell my car while im still paying the car lot to one of them places that buy junk cars??

You won't be able to sell it for salvage because the junk dealer will want a clean title, which you don't have. You will also put yourself in...

A friend is being verbally abused and berated by a supervisor in full view of the other employees and co-workers, recourse?

If the abuse is blatant and witnessed by others, she needs to go to HR and complain. It would be helpful if she knew what the reason for the abuse...