It would not hurt to ask the Swiss consultate a few general questions though I can't see any reason why an American needs to apply to the Swiss...

I beleive my computer was hacked by my past employer and that they have sent a trogan virus to my personal home computer.

What you state is plausible but can you prove it? Trojan viruses are not uncommon and can be inserted into a CPU various ways usually but not...

Can I sue this person?

Looks to me like invasion of privacy, possibly extortion depending on the motivation. Since the pictures were stolen, I'd say you can go after...

If there are public welfare benfits being paid to the child, child support is likely mandatory otherwise the answer is no. However, I think it may...

Can a 17 year old mom with physical custody of child sign him over to non-relative if social services has temp. legal custody?

Most likely no if Social Services actually has legal custody. However, this might be a good time to discuss the matter with Social Services to see...

If a client decides not to engage the attorney, is client entitled to get paid retainer back

As noted by Mr. Philips, it depends on your fee agreement. However, since lawyers generally due a fair amount of work at the beginning of a case,...

Can I bring suit against "paypal" for interfering with investigation of a claim submitted to the USPS for mail damage?

Any dispute with PayPal is going to be governed by your agreement with PayPal. You need to look at Clause 14 of the Paypal User Agreement which...

Can I confirm if Michelangelo artwork in the Vatican would be copyright?

Depends where you get the reproduction from, for example materials on the Vatican Museum's website are copyrighted: The contents of this site...

Can an e-mail be sufficient notification?

To be on the safe side, you would want to comply with the contract. I would argue though that if they acknowledged the email that might be...

No Lawyers will go after this!The answer

If the case has merit, then expand your lawyer search to outside Broome County. You need to look for an attorney who specializes in police or...