I agree with my colleagues. Your question goes well beyond what can be answered in this forum. You'll need a business attorney, a CPA or tax...

There is a judgment lien on my real property. I am selling the property for the amount of the loan. What happens to the lien?

I'd recommend you record a homestead exemption them file bankruptcy.

Does a release statement invalidates the "Restraint of trade" clause in an employment contract?

Yes - you have your understanding of "restraint of trade" reversed. Section 16600 of the California Business and Professions Code prohibited...

Purchased house 9 year ago, plumbing was fixed to look all copper, water puddle up in driveway and now has washed out drive way

If you can prove this was a completely hidden defect, Calif CCP 338 gives you 3 years from the date you knew, or should reasonably have known of...

Is there anyone I can contact if I think a posible document is going to forged regarding a LLC to the secretary of state?

You can have a demand letter sent from an attorney, or seems am email yourself, to the perpetrator stating whatever facts you do know and stating...

It sounds to me like you're not diverting any water from its current path. You're only changing how the water is transferred across your own...

2nd HELOC saying balloon due next month. We were told verbally due in 2017. What type of atty to consult?

A property profile on your home (any real estate attorney can order one - or you can as well from a title insurance company) will very likely show...

I haven't seen a lease with a clause like that - commercial or otherwise. And it's not likely enforceable anyway. I agree with the others -...

What kind of contract would be needed for a loan that four people are responsible for, but it's only two people on the loan?

You can certainly have a separate agreement, unknown to the bank, that you, or an entity you own is liable for 50% of the payments and balance of...

Why do so few apartment leases not mention the responsibilities of the landlord (appliances, maintenance, etc.)?

Both my colleagues are correct. If it is a "buyer's market" and landlords are finding it difficult to lease space, then you have more power to...