Probate question

Since you say that wife's father and his wife owned a home together it is probable but not certain that they owned it as joint tenants meaning that...

How do I find an affordable lawyer ?

The law field has become much more competitive. Some lawyers are not advertising on price. For example, my law firm of Reed & Mansfield in Las...

Do I need to disclose an underage in possession of alcohol record that was expunged on my law school application six years ago?

Ms. McCall's answer is very good. I would also suggest that you look at your state's statute on expungement. Does the statute give you (after...

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My attorney returned my file but it didn't include correspondence to opposing counsel, research or notes. Am I entitled to them

You are entitled to copies of correspondence. You and your new attorney need to know what was said in back and forth letters. There are provisions...

Is it normal in Tax Court for many different judges to work your case?

As a general rules judges can substitute for one another. Also sometimes a judicial assistant is responsible for putting into proper format a...

Can attorney (was not my attorney), discuss a case with me at lenght, when I am on the schedule to be desposed

The other answers are excellent. I can only add that the best way for a witness to avoid trouble in a deposition is to be careful to say only true...

If I found That the defense attorney has a public reprimand against him will it help my cas?

I agree. A 23 year old public reprimand is a distraction that is likely to make the judge think you have nothing better to talk about. Hopefully,...

If a person was injured or sick and the medical care was neglected by the involved parties and dies intestate

I think you are raising the public policy issue of whether it makes sense to allow people or creditors of the estate to sue for the suffering of...

Ethics on outsourcing paralegal

As lawyers we know how much damage one pissed off and unethical employee can cause. Also, increasingly we are sending confidential client...

The one thing I can add to the excellent answers provided is that under N.R.S. 136.050(3) it appears that if a person has the will and fails to...