Grand Theft

Your brother should not pay any civil demand while he is fighting a criminal case. Have him takl to an attorney asap.

My child's father has decided he wants majority custody. I wish to know what his chances of getting it are.

If he can demonstrate that he can adequately support and supervise the child, the fact that he can be home from 5 - 1:30 will be very helpful to...

This is absolutely something that you can pursue, although you will need to get out from under the felon-possession ban first. The two best ways...

I am trying to get a $500 fine reduced to $50 from an attempted shoplifting incident in San Francisco, CA

It will not help your case to admit anything to the other side. These shoplifting lawsuit threats happen all the time and, in my experience, the...

Under-insured; What to do?

If you don't sign the agreement, they can sue you. You should really hire an attorney to discuss your options.

Can I publish an e-book of the notes I took in grad school?

You can publish an e-book of the notes you took in grad school. All of the normal copyright rules would still apply, which means there are...

Can schools strip search my child without parental consent after California stopped in 2009!

Your daughter's strip-search may have been a violation of her 4th Amendment rights - see Safford v. Redding, 557 U.S. _____ (2009). There's no...

Are Law Enforcement / Probation allowed to conduct a "Probation Search" of a Probationers residence while they are in jail?

Wait - you have a lawyer? If you have a lawyer, that's who you should ask these questions of.

Landord states he is ripping out carpets and charging me for new ones due to to alleged cat urine smell. Can he charge me for th

It wouldn't make much sense for a landlord to charge you for the entire cost of carpet replacement when the carpets were 10 years old. You could...

How likely is a judge to lower bail when the charge is murder and the bail is 1 million?

A person, or their attorney, can always request a bail review hearing from a judge. The judge has wide latitude to set bail, and bail is set based...