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1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Family Law, Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation on
Q: How is your company different today than it was 5 years ago?

He is passionate about work culture, community building, and making great things happen for other people.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 24, 2023

Part of your question may have gotten left off. If you're posting for a response on region-specific law, it could be helpful to include a state or territory. Good luck

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Maine on
Q: Am I liable if someone gets hurt on a swim float that I purchase and install on a lake in Maine?

I am a homeowner that's part of a lake association with a deeded access and rights to the association's beach and swim area. I would like to purchase and install a swim float on the lake out in front of the beach. My question is if I could be liable for someone using the float and... Read more »

Anthony K. Ferguson
Anthony K. Ferguson
answered on Mar 24, 2023

You need to review the language of the document that gives you access to the beach. I doubt that it gives you the right to put in a float.

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Contracts and Legal Malpractice for California on
Q: Personal injury attorney wanted me to accept an offer based on incorrect and missing records. I refused the offer

Repeatedly, he said my case a little or no value without me having surgery, he would not reply to emails. I discovered, he never requested the documents from my dentist.

He was aware that I still have no teeth which to chew with because after 37 visits, the dds never managed to get the... Read more »

Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
answered on Mar 23, 2023

no lawyer can intelligently evaluate your case with little information.

you should contact another lawyer to sub in. You can inquire of LOCAL lawyers on this site.

If the case has any value the 2 lawyers would share the fee.

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Libel & Slander and Personal Injury on
Q: What can I do by my being forced to sign selling my home when I changed my mind last minute!!!!! I was forced !

I was scammed on my home selling! all leflore county is corrupt! I know first hand besides this !!! In deaths!!!!

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Mar 23, 2023

Ordinarily, when a Seller signs an earnest money contract for the sale of a home, the Seller is committed to moving ahead with the sale unless specific provisions in the earnest money contract give the Seller a right to cancel. It is unusual for such a contract to give the Seller an escape clause... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Civil Litigation on
Q: On average, how long does it take a case in your jurisdiction to be reached for a jury trial from the date of filing?
John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Mar 23, 2023

18 - 36 months. Although I do still have four pre-COVID cases pending set for trial later this year.

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Civil Rights for California on
Q: what should I do in this situation? Should I apologize for how can I find a new attorney? They are so difficult to find.

I have a discrimination claim from a Levi store where they accuse me of theft. I went and hired a attorney and he represented me for eight months but every time I try to contact him, he would never answer the phone and would always put me on the phone with his legal assistant, who was very rude,... Read more »

Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
answered on Mar 22, 2023

You should start interviewing a new LOCAL lawyer to sub in on the case.

The 2 lawyers will work out how to divide the fee......

you will not pay any more money.

I assume your case is your suing them for arresting you for shoplifting when you had not done so? If so, did you...
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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Civil Rights for California on
Q: What should I do in this situation?

Old attorney doesn’t want to represent me anymore in discriminatory claim, it’s very difficult to find an attorney to take my claim. Any suggestions?

Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
answered on Mar 22, 2023

When a lawyer "bows out" it is usually an indication that the case either no longer appears to have value; it will cost to much to go to trial, and there will be nothing left for the client ...or there is a challenge dealing with the client.

Remember, you are asking a lawyer to...
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3 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Contracts and Civil Litigation for California on
Q: PI filed complaint 7/15/2021 trip n fall. I demanded jury trial. He never paid jury fee. Insisted on waiting.

My right to a jury trial? Never served the complaint.

“My case didn’t have valur without reverse rotator cuff replacement surgery yet.” The impact loosened my bridge. Dental work had to be done first. $17,000 and dentist extracted all my upper teeth he never created a functioning... Read more »

Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
answered on Mar 22, 2023

I assume the case is still active, so why not hire another attorney to sub in?

You will only be responsible for 1 legal fee, and the lawyers will work out a division.

Jury fees only have to be considered when the case is set for a jury trial. Are you there already with a 2021 case?...
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1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Employment Law, Personal Injury and Products Liability for New York on
Q: The IEEE has an intense engineering and technology standards making organization and processes to be followed.

To what extent should licensed Professional Engineers and Certified Technologists serve in Responsible Charge of standards development to protect the public?

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 22, 2023

Those standards are there to protect the public. Professional Engineers are usually well qualified to develop standards due to their experience in real world settings. At the same time, there are also other highly qualified technical professionals who are well suited to develop standards, without... Read more »

2 Answers | Asked in Domestic Violence, Family Law, Federal Crimes and Personal Injury for New Jersey on
Q: What recourse do I have because my partner has been financially, emotionally and psychologically abusing me for six year

He convinced me to sell my house in brooklyn and now the money is gone and I owe the IRS. He makes me feel worthless and blames me for everything, I am severely depressed and have anxiety disorder because of all this. I feel like I can't do anything.

Leonard R. Boyer
Leonard R. Boyer PRO label
answered on Mar 22, 2023

You really need to retain an experienced matrimonial attorney with extensive domestic violence trial experience to obtain a Final Restraining Order against him. With modern technology, you can be represented by any high-quality attorney in New Jersey irrespective of geography. Pick the best... Read more »

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2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Products Liability and Wrongful Death for Massachusetts on
Q: I will be receiving a settlement for a suit I filed for wrongful death of my father. It was product liability. I am the

Only heir, my dad died 6 yrs ago with a will naming me sole beneficiary. They have already run complete lien checks to be sure nothing is owed to anyone. I’m going to be receiving a settlement check but they want to put check to the estate of. I called bank and they are telling me I would have to... Read more »

Paul Baker
Paul Baker
answered on Mar 22, 2023

Show your lawyer the will, in which you are named sole beneficiary. Then emphasize that the money is going to end up with you anyway, and that going thru the estate process (filing with the Probate court, advertising your appt. as executor, etc) will be a worthless (and needlessly expensive)... Read more »

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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Health Care Law, Landlord - Tenant and Medical Malpractice for Rhode Island on
Q: i went to the emergency room a month and a half ago , I had an infection in my testicle

The ER sent me home with an antibiotic, which the pharmacy would not fill because it would cause a severe. Reaction to my every day medication, I called my Doctor, left them 4/5 messages, I also informed the doctor through the portal what was going on. In the mean time the infection is getting... Read more »

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on Mar 22, 2023

The facts you relate have the earmarks of a valid legal malpractice that should be investigated. You should consult with experienced medical malpractice attorneys in your state. You can search for such attorneys on this website.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Probate for New York on
Q: Help Please, Is it normal for trustee to force me to sign documents such like auto loan, mortgage loan and etc?

I had a medical malpractice settlement money when i was a minor. My mother didn't tell me about my settlement money until i found out by a family member at 30-year-old. From what i understand is that my mother created a trust bank account when i was a minor and she is a trustee of that... Read more »

Jonathan R. Ratchik
Jonathan R. Ratchik
answered on Mar 22, 2023

If you had a medical malpractice lawsuit as a minor, the Court would have had to approve any settlement and would have issued an Infant Compromise Order. The Infant Compromise Order would have directed the settlement proceeds to be deposited in a bank account held jointly by an officer of the bank... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Alabama on
Q: Can I fire my lawyer and negotiate on my own ?

I was in a car accident where the other party admitted fault ( I was rear ended at a high speed ).

I hired a lawyer but he is not trustworthy, doesn't respond to my questions in a nice way, and hides all my medical bills from me. He acts like I am stupid for asking questions about my... Read more »

Hunter Garnett
Hunter Garnett
answered on Mar 22, 2023

You’re entitled to terminate your lawyer at any time. However, the lawyer will likely be entitled to a lien for his attorney’s fee.

You can negotiate your own settlement. However, your healthcare providers and/or health insurer have a right to be paid back out of your settlement funds....
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2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Civil Rights for California on
Q: Need help to find a lawyer for a patient violently crippled by an LA County Deputy prior to his long incarceration.

In 1988, while in LA County custody, my patient was violently assaulted by a corrections deputy, leaving him crippled to this day. He's been incarcerated until his recent release into our program (in Palm Desert), and was blatantly discouraged by prison staff to not pursue legal action during... Read more »

William John Light
William John Light
answered on Mar 21, 2023

That was 35 years ago. Normally, the statute of limitations would have expired long ago. However, under Code of Civil Procedure section 352.1 (the version in existence in 1988), the statute of limitations is tolled during the period of incarceration. However, the 1994 amendment to 352.1, which... Read more »

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2 Answers | Asked in Communications Law, Gov & Administrative Law, Internet Law and Personal Injury for California on
Q: If I have an educational account on social media where I do publish rare and --->

If I have an educational account on social media where I do publish rare and exclusive pictures of historical personalities found in archives, mentioning the exact sources of where those exhibits were taken from, is it legal to also put the name of my account on these exhibits (tags) If I do some... Read more »

Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
answered on Mar 21, 2023

i only handle DUI/PI

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2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Civil Rights for California on
Q: What kind of attorney should I look for?

I was out shopping at a local store when I was accused of theft. Honestly I feel I was discriminated against. What kind of attorney takes these type of cases?

Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
answered on Mar 21, 2023

you will want a civil litigator.

however, you have the burden of proof and "feeling" doesn't sound like it is enough.

it will be VERY difficult to find a lawyer for a case like this.

you have to prove liability and DAMAGES............

ie...how were you harmed?

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2 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law and Personal Injury for California on
Q: How do I go about seeing the police officer or department for the following incident.

A officer rushed me out of my parked rv causing my dogs to get loose after speaking with him he watched as i struggled to get my 3 dogs inside witch resulted in a first ever fight to ensue in witch the officer watched as I screamed for his help as my arm was unfortunately the unintended target of... Read more »

Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
answered on Mar 20, 2023

i would "beef" the officer...that is to contact the Captain of the station to explain what happened.

you can also contact your city council and maybe news stations.

if you can't find a lawyer, consider small claims where you can sue.

it is hard to prevail in a...
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3 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Civil Rights and Libel & Slander for California on
Q: Isn't it against the law (CA) to file a false police report?

What course of action may I take as a victim of this abuse of the law? Am I able to sue the individuals and/or can they be arrested for lying to LE and their harassment?

Bart Kaspero
Bart Kaspero
answered on Mar 20, 2023

This is True. It is against the law to knowingly report a crime or file a false police report. Be aware that it will be your burden to provide the proof of the falsity--Law enforcement will not jump through hoops for you because they typically get many individuals claiming that a report was... Read more »

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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Domestic Violence for Ohio on
Q: I was referred to this site by Bri Beech for a pro bono attorney. Are there any available regarding personal injury?
Michael Lewis Eisner
Michael Lewis Eisner
answered on Mar 20, 2023

Pro bono is the legal phrase for free service or no charge. Most personal injury cases are handled on a contingent fee agreement. The attorney fee (and often case expenses) are contingent or dependent upon a recovery. In other word, most personal injury lawyers don't work pro bono, but will... Read more »

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