The interests of justice. But even if it weren't in the interests of justice, they can probably do it. Judges have what are called "inherent"...

Do firms and/or organization pay significant attention to who is representing someone in a severance negotiation?

Your concern is valid, but I would still suggest hiring the attorney with whom you feel most comfortable and who seems to know what he is talking...

How can you dissolve a business partnership if there was never any written agreement determining control?

If the terms of a partnership agreement are not in writing, then the Uniform Partnership Act will supply some of the terms. In this case it sounds...

Do Sanctions in a Motion to Compel have to match what is billed to the client?

Did the attorney represent to the court that he actually spent x hours, and that he actually charged the client x price per hour? Or did he just...

Seems like the judge should have granted your request for a continuance if the witness was critical. But it's hard to second guess without knowing...

In other words, what you want is for the other side to be bound to exactly the opposite of what they said. You want to force them to admit the...

I filed a proof of claim as an unsecured creditor in debtor's chapter 11 bankruptcy. The debtor objected and I opposed.

You might already know this, but if you don't it would probably be helpful to find out how much percentage wise the debtor is planning to pay to...

I was served papers but the court case is wrong, what does this mean?

Litigation may at times seem very technical, but cases do not usually get thrown out of court for errors. The court almost always gives people a...

My friends tell me that as life goes on I should look into having a good attorney that I can ask about various decisions so on.

I am tempted to respond that you should not even consider leaving your house in the morning without consulting your attorney, but in actuality,...

It might mean that the attorney practices in other courts in addition to family court, in other words that they also handle other kinds of cases...