How long can a lawyer retain money from an estate settlement?

Take a look at your retainer agreement to see what it says. Also, call your attorney and ask them why they are still holding your money. 1.5 years...

I am not sure if there have been any cases discussing reasonable notice and reasonable times for the HOA's vendors to enter your property. HOA...

HOW DO WE FIND IF THERE IS A LIEN OUR COMMUNITY

People who perform work on real estate have the right to a mechanics lien. There are specific rules on the process to perfect mechanics liens,...

You cannot be forced to resign. Check the board procedures in the bylaws and the state statute on recalling board members. Otherwise, you are...

Online Business?

At a minimum, to start you should form a company by filing articles with the state (and probably elect S corporation status with the IRS), pay any...

No one can force you to sign anything. If they didn't need your signature, they wouldn't be asking for it now. Even if the estate is one of the...

I agree mostly with the above comments. You can form a company with a similar name without any issues, but if the other side has a valid trademark,...

Possibly. Please see: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html "Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects...

Earnest money and breach of contract

You may have to sue, but sending a demand letter from an attorney may get the process started for you without filing a law suit. You might also be...

Receiving fake calls to do a service and they do not show?

Good advice above. Also, to reduce the possibility of this happening, you can take a new customer's credit card over the phone and charge the...