Yes, you should go watch some hearings, that would be the best way to become familiar with it. I can't speak for AR, but generally, challenging a...

Would you advise your innocent client to plead guilty and pay the smaller settlement fines than fight the allegations in court?

Taking a plea/settling is 100% the client's decision. Even in your hypothetical, the lawyer presented a choice: settle and pay $100,000, or fight...

Public lawyer?

Why, in your mind, does the designation matter? As far as the NY Rules of Professional Conduct are concerned, they don't use the term "public"...

Do I have to pay back my loans because a college lied about their accrediation?

Are these private student loans or federal student loan? In either case, realize that the lender is (typically) a different entity from the school....

Is a college professor allowed to bad talk my business in his class?

Probably not defamation. As already stated, having an opinion about whether the business will succeed or fail is fine. Saying the operation is...

Can I try to become emancipated if I'm in a Satellite home and on probation and still in high school currently as a junior?

It is January right now, April is 3 months away. So, assuming you are referring to this April, you will be 18 before any petition for emancipation...

Can I sue a teacher?

Candidly, I doubt you can sue the teacher for anything. You might (and I stress might) be able to get a restraining order. In each instance, I...

Help! I'm in active chapter 13 and I need to get rid of my awful lawyer!

I am sorry to hear about your situation. That is a lot to unpack. Since we don't know anything about the underlying case, no way to really comment....

Can an attorney for the Unsecured Creditors' Committee show the Trustee's lawyer a letter he is supposed to send to the Judge?

No party in a case is allowed to communicate with a judge directly.

What should I do if my mom doesn't want me?

I am sorry to hear about your homelife, but there is a lot to unpack in your question. On the legal front, I don't believe a parent can...