Questions answered by Jonathan Craig Reed

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Do subordinate Attorneys Have Cause to Feel Unhappy about Handling Superior Attorneys' Personal Lawsuits?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2011

For what it's worth, at the start of my private practice career I worked for a boss whose standard response to an associate's request for a raise...

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If a person has been deceased for several years, is there an expiration period for probate?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2011

I don't fully understand the facts. However, if there is property that is still titled in the name of a dead person the heirs should still be able...

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My uncle is the excuetor and im the heir.......everything has been settled how long can he hold onto the money?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2011

You say you went to the court and saw "the settlement is in black and white." Is there an order with a judge's signature saying how much you get or...

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Lawyer defrauding the parties in a divorce case

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2011

A bar disciplinary committee looking at this case would ask how clear was it that the $4,000 check was given with the understanding that Mr. X...

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I retained a lawyer he has my retainer foir an estate n the work was not completed how do i file a complain n with whom thank u

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2011

Google your state bar and go the website. They will probably have options to file a complaint and to file a fee dispute.

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Money left on retainer!

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2011

If the retainer fee was a non-refundable fee, the lawyer doesn't have to give you anything back. If the retainer fee was the more common regular...

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What happens when a judge writes a complaint to the Bar about an attorney and what sanctions can they impose?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 22, 2011

The State Bar will ask the attorney to respond to the complaint. Maybe the attorney will have a good excuse such as being in the hospital or very...

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There is a couple thousand dollars in saving under my name do I have to share?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 22, 2011

Generally, money in a joint savings account or payable on death account is not part of the probate estate. But, whatever is part of the probate...

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Will leaves house to executrix,she wants to give it to her daughter before probate,who is back up executrix.Can this be done.

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 22, 2011

The daughter won't get title until after probate. The executrix and beneficiary can usually assign her interest to her daughter before probate. A...

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Probate

Jonathan's answer | Answered on February 22, 2011

Generally e-mails sents to you or forwarded to you would be admissible evidence if relevant and not subject to some other objection. But what is...

Jonathan Craig Reed's Answers (1375)

Do subordinate Attorneys Have Cause to Feel Unhappy about Handling Superior Attorneys' Personal Lawsuits?

If a person has been deceased for several years, is there an expiration period for probate?

My uncle is the excuetor and im the heir.......everything has been settled how long can he hold onto the money?

Lawyer defrauding the parties in a divorce case

I retained a lawyer he has my retainer foir an estate n the work was not completed how do i file a complain n with whom thank u

Money left on retainer!

What happens when a judge writes a complaint to the Bar about an attorney and what sanctions can they impose?

There is a couple thousand dollars in saving under my name do I have to share?

Will leaves house to executrix,she wants to give it to her daughter before probate,who is back up executrix.Can this be done.

Probate