How can my brother prepare and be aware during a mediation for an appeal case??

Of course the mother is allowed to have an attorney at an appellate mediation. The best advice I can give is that your brother needs to have an...

Can a Court of Appeal decide the appeal on a proposed order or is it okay as long as that order was later entered into judgment?

Like my colleagues, I too have some trouble understanding your question. My particular concern is your description of appealing an "incident of...

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What should I do after my attorney did not include compensation I was asking for out of his pretrial brief.

I concur with Mr. Pederson's thoughtful answer and advice, and I am sorry to hear about your disappointing experience. Another avenue to...

Restraining order renewal ? How can I defend myself against such a request? in the family court?

I recommend that you review this case: Ritchie v. Konrad (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 1275. Further, as you probably already know, you would be in much...

HOW DO I APPEAL A RESTRAINING ORDER IN CA?

You are mixing three different issues for a possible appeal. That the judge believed the opposing party, and not you, is not an abuse of...

Can I file for an appeal then seek for a attorney just to meet the time limit

Assuming that the "ruling" dated Oct. 24 is the appealable judgment (they are not always the same thing) and assuming that the ruling was mailed...

Is there any significance that the opposing party wants to settle before his brief is due for appeal.

In my experience as an appellate specialist who has handled hundreds of appeals, an appellate who attempts to initiate settlement talks in lieu of...

Can my attorney hold my settlement check until his following distribution day which is a month away?

In class actions, funds are distributed by the class action administrator, and not your attorney. Further, because class action settlements can...

Generally the standard is abuse of discretion, unless the discovery issue concerns Constitutional issues (e.g., right to privacy) or concerns the...