Perhaps the attorney is trying to assure you won't change your mind as he is trying to negotiate the settlement, and so he asked you to sign a...

I'll let a KY attorney answer whether the KY bar keeps track of win/lose data. My guess, however, is "no." Really good attorneys can lose many...

When applying for Trustee attorney fees, isn’t there supposed to be some mention of the statutory maximum?

Extraordinary fees are provided for those extraordinary things that are not covered by the statutory fee in a probate. There is no maximum for...

I agree with Attorney Chen. Civil litigation is fraught with esoteric rules. You are just at the very beginning, and already stumbling. You...

Am I legally obligated to respond to notice to appear that was taped to my door. I am being called as a witness to a civil matt

I agree with my colleagues that service of this type is invalid for a subpoena. You use the word "summons" in your last paragraph, however. If...

I am in the process of responding to a Complaint. Is pleading the 5th a valid response on an answer to avoid criminal liability

I agree with Attorney Chen regarding your answer to the complaint. But the facts you have outlined suggest you need to contact a criminal defense...

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As a party to a civil case do I have a right to review the original deposition transcript before signing it?

The court reporter does not have to release the deposition transcript to you, but the court reporter has to allow you to see it if you have not...

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In California state court, how to I get to have the chance to review the deposition and sign it? Do I have to explicitly demand

I agree with Attorney Chen. Additionally, in my experience litigating all over California, most of the time lawyers in Northern California do not...

NOTICE TO VACATE DEFAULT DENIED

I believe the judge probably was not asking you "how" you wanted notice, but "if" you wanted notice. Judges often ask parties to waive notice, or...

What kind of attorney could help me in a case where someone published a book disclosing private information about me?

To the extent the book included your own writings, the problem is an intellectual property problem. To the extent the book included private...