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Is it acceptable for an attorney to represent his girlfriend (live-in) in a lawsuit against her ex-husband for money
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Answered on July 12, 2012
Irritating, yes. Unethical or forbidden, no.
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Partnership dividing their name in half, for 2 different types of busnesses, instead of using the name of their partnership?
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Answered on July 11, 2012
There are no limits to the number of fictitous business names a company can use. Hopefully you are not a general partnership but an LLC or...
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I am a physician starting a medical consulting company and I am not sure if I should be a sole proprietor or s-corp.
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Answered on July 11, 2012
Every lawyer between you and litigation helps, so an S corporation would be better. Insurance, however, remains a must.
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Question regarding extortion while questioning employee suspected of embezzlement
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Answered on July 11, 2012
It's a very close call. In law school, you learn that often the answer is not plaintiff wins or defendant wins, but instead, "the best argument for...
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I own an LLC in California. If I am acting as the Registered Agent . . .
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Answered on July 11, 2012
As an individual (not a company/registered agent) you must have a street address where the LLC can be served with any lawsuit. You don't need to be...
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Is it technically possible to “pierce the corporate veil” of a HongKong Ltd. In US to sue the US owner ?
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Answered on July 11, 2012
So long as the Hong Kong company was properly formed and maintained, you will have great difficulty in piercing the corporate veil. Foreign trade...
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Not that you would recommend it, but any serious disadvantages going pro se as a defendant in an unlimited civil case?
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Answered on July 11, 2012
Absolutely doable, as my colleague notes. Here you are being sued in the unlimited jurisdiction court in a matter that does not appear to meet the...
I have a trademark under my corporation,which I want to dissolve. What is the most cost effective way to transfer the trademarks
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Answered on July 11, 2012
Your files belong to you, not your attorney, and a request for copies should suffice. You can independently obtain copies of your trademark filing...
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I am a young attorney who recently passed bar exam. I am being offered an attorney position by a corporation which provides
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Answered on July 10, 2012
In addition to the State Bar Ethics hotline and other great suggestions of my colleagues, you might also want to (1) get malpractice insurance, the...
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In a grade issue with a University should a lawsuit or a Writ petition be filed in Court for reinstatement of grade?
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Answered on July 10, 2012
You should investigate what the administrative procedures of your University are before you consider litigation. It is both a legal and logical...
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