Ex parte simply means a formal, scheduled, court hearing is NOT held on the motion. You merely follow local court rules for days and times when ex...

Is it common for a client to owe more than $14,000 in attorney fees, and make no payments, yet the attorney still representing?

It really depends on the payment agreement reached between the attorney and client. Some attorneys are willing to carry the risk of a large bill...

I have received a summons to collect a debt.I wanted to know all of my options before replying to the summons.

You need to make sure to file a timely Answer or other response in the timeline contained in the summons or else a default judgment can be taken...

What is a collection action?

A collection action is a lawsuit brought by a creditor to recover money or property from a debtor.

If I have a court case scheduled for July of 2015. Do I need legal representation from now until the case?

I agree with the other attorney comments. You should get an attorney on board as soon as possible. Your question does not indicate what type of...

When a judge order's attorneys fees is interest commonly assessed as well and is 12% interest in the norm of acceptable ranges

12% interest is the common rate assessed on judgments. The rate applies to the total judgment which would include the attorneys fees.

I agree with the other attorney comment. You are required to appear. The penalty for not doing so depends on the judge. It could be a monetary...

How do I recover a judgement? We won our case and they appealed. It has been 2 years about and our attorney is done.

I agree with the other attorney's comment. I would recommend that you contact a debt collection attorney in your area. They should know the ins and...

I mailed an amended copy of a lawsuit complaint to the defendant's attorney but I sent a copy without the court filed date stamp

I agree with the other attorney comments. As long as the pleading is filed with the clerk, it does not matter that the copy served on the other...

I missed my show cause in an unlawful detainer. What can I do?

What you need to do first is obtain a copy of the court order entered at the hearing to confirm what was ordered against you. Based on the above...