Ms.McCall has given an excellent answer. I was really surprised a number of years ago when I interviewed a potential secretary whose last employer...

Lawyer will not talk to me about my brothers will but talks openly to non family members.

A lawyer hired to do a probate is technically only the lawyer of the personal representative (executor or administrator). This lawyer may or may...

My estranged brother is to begin receiving checks from my mother's estate. How can we be sure that his wife doesn't cash them?

I assume you are talking about an estate in probate in which your brother is the personal representative. Generally, if he was named executor in...

Who's fault is it?

The general rule is that a premise owner is only liable to you for your damages if they were nogligent in some way. You haven't explained in your...

We have tried for the past 4 days to communicate with our attorney via phone messages, text messages and email with no response.

If your attorney has associates or partners you can talk to an associate or partner. If your attorney is a sole practitioner you may be...

How can i be able to succeed at Washington as a lawyer? What paths must i take to get there?

One of the great things about law school is that the admissions committees really don't require any particular major. Good grades, a good LSAT and...

Woman dies with no will and son is in jail, have lived and took care of this woman for 9 years, can we file her house in probate

Mr. Petersen has given an excellent answer. The law of inheritance is not based on what is fair but on certain rigid rules. So the estranged son...

Money transferred from mums bank account?

Because you are talking about British money I suspect we are talking about a bank in Britian. Although the American legal system is based on...

I agree with Mr. Brophy's advice. If you have a valid claim that you are being overcharged I'd forget about the rudeness and concentrate on the...

Does a client retain legal rights to his legal file when his attorney is fired or withdraws voluntarily?

You really need to get a Tennessee lawyer's advice on this. The first answer you got from a California attorney says the client owns the file. But...

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