Questions answered by David Hamlin Madden

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I want to know why a public defender would make a offer to settle with a bail forfeiture instead of take it to triaL

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

I'm not sure whether you mean that the P.D. already made the offer to the D.A., or if he's just suggested to you that the offer might be a good...

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I want to register a domain name, but part of the domain name is a trademark

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

You have a few different things going on. First, the domain name system ("DNS") is not tightly connected to trademark law. The DNS registrars...

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How can an agreement be structured to avoid loosing deposits if the contractor fails to perform or goes out of business?

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

With a project that expensive, you should hire a local construction-law attorney to help you put together the contracts. Relatively speaking, the...

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We have a receipt with a zero balance. The SnapOn credit co. says the representative messed up several accounts & was fired.

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

I believe Snap-On often sells tools through some sort of franchise dealer arrangement (the guys who drive those trucks around), but I don't know...

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Insolvent California small estate with debts

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

California is a community property state, so both debts and assets acquired during a marriage are usually community property, for which both...

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Should I have been terminated when I cussed at another shifts supervisor out?

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

As an "average employee," and not a union worker or special contract worker, you have job security and protection rights that are worth *f all (as...

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Does the verdict have to be unannamous or is only a majority necessary?

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

Depends whether it's a criminal or civil trial, and also varies by state. Requirements for a criminal conviction are usually higher than for civil...

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Should I have been fired over activities I was never told were not allowed?

David's answer | Answered on December 13, 2009

This is somewhat dependent on your contract with Kaplan (if any), but generally, employees in the U.S. are "at will," which means they can be fired...

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Setting up an llc but taxing it as a S-corp?

David's answer | Answered on December 12, 2009

You can elect Corporation-style taxation for an LLC by filing IRS form 8832.

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Is my lease a periodic lease or a month to month? Can my landlord have it both ways?

David's answer | Answered on December 12, 2009

Apart from extending the term of the lease (or trying to do so), I'm not sure what effect the landlord's late signing could have on you. He can't...

David Hamlin Madden's Answers (450)

I want to know why a public defender would make a offer to settle with a bail forfeiture instead of take it to triaL

I want to register a domain name, but part of the domain name is a trademark

How can an agreement be structured to avoid loosing deposits if the contractor fails to perform or goes out of business?

We have a receipt with a zero balance. The SnapOn credit co. says the representative messed up several accounts & was fired.

Insolvent California small estate with debts

Should I have been terminated when I cussed at another shifts supervisor out?

Does the verdict have to be unannamous or is only a majority necessary?

Should I have been fired over activities I was never told were not allowed?

Setting up an llc but taxing it as a S-corp?

Is my lease a periodic lease or a month to month? Can my landlord have it both ways?