How can I prevent my best friend from going to jail for "statutory rape", even though the charges were bogus?

I agree with Ms. Mockrin and wish to add two points. 1) We lawyers cannot emphasize enough how important it is for him to talk with a lawyer and...

I need to get a stalking petition on someone, and the person has a false petition on me.

In order to get a stalking order removed you must ask for a hearing from the court. Stalking orders may be removed according to Oregon law section...

Arrested 2 years ago, charge dismissed. Would like to get it expunged, what is an expected cost for such a task in Oregon?

Of the Oregon lawyers that I know what they charge for an expungment, a flat fee between $500 and $750 for attorney time is common. This does not...

If the arbitrator choice was made by the court before the deadline was up, write a short letter to the court saying you did not get to be heard on...

If an attorney doesn't do what they agreed to do should I have to pay them?

The first step is to talk with your lawyer about what he did. There may be a good explanation that you did not know about. If after talking with...

My ex girlfriend filed a stalking order on 2/19/14 and lied on the whole thing.how do I show the court my texts from her?

If you were served with a stalking order in Oregon, then the court automatically set a date about 30 days after the date the order was first...

Will I be able to get this restraining order dismissed , that my husband has against me? My husband has violent history not me.

I am sorry to hear about your difficulties. The first issue is once you are served with a restraining order (RO) you only have 30 days to ask for a...

How do I get a refund I was promised from a company?

You need to find out what state the company who owes you a refund is located in. Then you can contact the consumer rights section of the government...

I agree with Mr. Oberholtzer and want to add that in Oregon people who are harmed by a by this kind of situation have an option to sue in regular...

I was told by my finance advisor to pay one amount to drop a class, then later told I had to pay more. Is this legal?

There is no law against these kind of internal details of a business. The school is allowed to charge what it wants for a student to drop a class....