At my 1st hearing of assault charges I want to represent myself, if I feel its going bad can I stop and req attorney?

To be candid, you are in over your head. You are charged with a crime, the consequence of a conviction is a criminal record which will follow you...

What should I Do to Fight this Aggravated Unlicensed Operator?

I urge you to hire an attorney to investigate and fight the AUO charge. Depending on the facts, a good defense to these types of cases is...

Does my son have a case against an insurance company who refuses to process his payment for health insurance?

There are two avenues your son can go down for this. He can file a complaint with the New York Attorney General's Health Care Bureau or the New...

How long does it usually take for a supreme appellate court take to make a decision?

This is highly dependent on the Court and the case type. If you are appealing to the Appellate Division Second Department - it can be approximately...

Do I have to show up to court if I receive a citation from a state I no longer reside in ?

You should not ignore the complaint. If you fail to do so there may be a default judgment entered against you. You want to avoid that at all...

You can retain an attorney for "limited scope" legal services sometimes called "unbundled" legal services. This is most common in consumer debt...

Received a credit debt court summons, no envelope or anything, just 3 stapled papers, found it in the hallway, is that legal?

So service of the summons and complaint may have been improper but there needs to be more facts to know for sure. Under CPLR 308(4) a process...

Sibling Petit Larceny [Kohl's Store] Long Island, NY

Petit Larceny is a class A misdemeanor. If your record is clean and this is your first contact with the criminal justice system, you will likely be...

It's impossible to know why for sure why your plea of guilty was not accepted by mail. Could be a clerical error or something else. In any...

AD2 informed parties on October 16 that the appeals would be calendared soon but that has not happened yet. Is that ominous?

During law school I interned at AD2d. Do not read into anything about how long it takes to calendar an appeal. They are the busiest appellate court...