It is rare for anyone to be charge with rape unless someone makes a complaint to law enforcement. Absent a complaint, law enforcement typically...

WA license reinstatement after DUI conviction

A driver's license is a privilege, not a right. As such, the government can impose conditions on whether you are granted a driver's license. The...

Is it very possible for her sister to get a 10+ year prison sentence?

The information you have provided, while certainly relevant, is not sufficient to answer the question you posed. You have clearly been through an...

Was I fired legally (state of WA)?

No, Washington law does not require your employer to provide the employee "an opportunity to address/correct performance issues . . . before your...

If I work on a side project on my own time and with my own resources, will my employer own it?

I am an employment lawyer, but I have not specifically litigated this issue. Perhaps another lawyer will also supply an answer and can opine more...

What does this noncompete mean. I have several questions about specific sections of my noncompete.

You ask, "Which companies are deemed a competitor to Amazon?" First, you should examine the rest of the agreement, because it might...

I have a noncompete with Amazon that I have not signed yet and I want to know what the restrictions are.

As a general proposition, what makes this issue difficult to understand/predict is also what (paradoxically) makes it easy to understand/predict. ...

Can a Judge deny you court appointed attorney based only on the value of your home ($339,000) and you still owe appx. ($330,000)

The question is whether you are eligible for a public defender today, not whether you were previously eligible 10 years ago. To be eligible, you...

What percent of wages can a collection agency garnish from a family of 5

I concur that 25% of net income is the typical threshold.

Served legal papers however, no lawsuit was filed.

You say you were "served with legal papers" that, for some reason, "aren't really legal papers." What do you mean? If you mean that you were...