Can law firms bill you before you agree to retain them

Is it possible, yes. Is it likely, who can say. You have not provided enough context for us to say whether what the firm is doing for you is likely...

After a Chapter 7 discharge, can I request that tax debt and student loan be included? Parking tickets were discharged.

You would need to file a separate case called an adversary proceeding (which is a fancy term for a lawsuit filed in Bankruptcy court) and prove at...

That is a pickle. How important is it for you to get the transcript? What are you doing that requieres a transcript from a school you attended in...

Is it a violation for a lawyer not to disclose one of the parties who's interests he's representing?

How is this other person involved in the case if they are not a defendant, why do you care? In any event, it is not clear from your description...

is a asserting that you owe a deficiency balance after work chapter 7 Bankruptcy considered a violation?

Unlikely if all they sent was the letter. They are likely required to send such a notice after the house is foreclosed or the loan otherwise...

Per my psychiatrist, should I write a letter asking for debt forgiveness on my $86,000+ of defaulted private student loans?

It won't do any good. Sorry. Private student loans have no programs for out right forgiveness due to hardship. Maybe you have a viable bankruptcy...

Looking for a bankruptcy attorney who's willing to file a adversary action in Bankruptcy Court on a contingency basis

No, and it questionable whether the bankruptcy court would allow a contingent fee agreement. Now, if whatever it is you are suing over has a law...

So is there anybody that can do it for free?

Not likely. If you really cant afford an attorney (which would mean you are unemployed and homeless), that begs the question of why you need to...

Do I have any options associated with the "care-giving" of my landlord that would let me continue my education, get my degree?

Not sure what you are asking. Are you asking if you can get money, now, out of your 63 year old family friend to whom you have been providing care?...

I realize that it's legal under typically circumstances, but is this camera considered stalking under the restraining order?

The camera is on the neighbor's property and the fact that it is there is not clandestine nor secret, so I am not sure a law or RO is being...

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