My step-mom sued my 2 sisters & I for our inheritance and lost, but we lost 3/5th to our lawyer- shouldn't she cover the costs?

This is a question you need to ask your lawyer. Generally, parties to a lawsuit in the United States pay their own attorney’s fees. However, in...

Does anyone know how to (know the correct procedures for California)file a Judicial Review of a a county clerk-recorder's refusa

You would have to commence a judicial proceeding for some purpose. As part of that proceeding you would the have to move the court for an order...

Your parents would have no ongoing fees or costs associated with the trust except those required to periodically maintain it such as accounting and...

I'm in pro per. There's a discrepancy between the recording of a deposition captured live vs. the final transcript.

Counsel's statements, whether on or off the record, are not evidence or admissions you can use to help your case. IMO, you are wasting your time on...

Tenant -landlord laws: CA: if Landlord dismisses his UD againt tenant: major difference if UD is dismissed prejudice vs

No. It would not make any difference to credit reporting agencies.

My spouse is to be executor to his parents A/B Living Trust. Mom passed in 2010.

Your spouse needs to consult a trusts and estates attorney who can review all the testamentary and trust documents and, perhaps, file a petition on...

Can I order just the sections I need from a deposition transcript if I can't afford to pay for the entire thing?

You either purchase the entire transcript or not at all. Sorry. An exception might be if you can break the transcript down into volumes, sessions,...

Will bankrupcy eliminate liens from materials paid to a contractor that he did not pay?

The homeowners needs to consult legal counsel. The answer is that it depends on facts you have not mentioned. Generally, however, the contractor's...

Is my previous attorney obligated to release all records related to my case to me?

I agree with what each of my colleagues have written. I wish, however, to make one point that is not clear from your question. Until you actually...

Attorney represented someone with conflict of interest to me and did not tell me, can atty refuse to speak about other case?

Yes, your former attorney not only can claim attorney-client privilege -- she must claim it on behalf of her former client unless the former client...