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0 Answers | Asked in Employment Discrimination for Wisconsin on
Q: Is there any support or something beneficial (case law)?..perhaps to help aid my discrimination case based on my backgro

I was denied a job solely based on my criminal background!(felons). The last felon was in 2013. Now I have to fight this on my own. I have to answer 3-4 questions and send it back to ERD. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Wisconsin on
Q: Hello...I am looking to potentially hire an attorney and my question is this; I am absconding from misdemeanor

Probation and I also have a warrant for a misdemeanor retail theft charge and driving after revocation in Wisconsin..ive moved out of state and do not plan to move back...what I want to ask is if there is any possibility of an attorney talking to the d.a. in the town I used to live and bieng able... View More

Sarah Schmeiser
Sarah Schmeiser
answered on Nov 19, 2024

Because you are on probation it is not just a matter of negotiating an outcome with the prosecutor, as it would be on the new charge. You will have to deal with probation and revocation and a sentence on that in addition to handling the new charge. It is still possible to try to deal with some... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights and Medical Malpractice for Wisconsin on
Q: An intern psychiatrist violated my civil rights to make my own informed decision about EMDR therapy.

I have proof that she didn't write it in her notes that she did the first step of it. I've been having physical and emotional flashbacks about being raped by a foster father when I was a kid for almost 6 years now. Reliving being raped over and over again. I don't have any money to... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Wisconsin on
Q: is bifcucated sentence felony B for 940.09(1)(b) homicide by use of vehicle with BAC felony B eligible early relea

sentenced on 01-27-2003 to bifcucated class B felony sentence of 12 years and 6 months in state prison which offender has completed, and 12 years and 6 months of extended supervision in which hes been currently serving since 2015. is he eligible to petition for early release from extended... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Wisconsin on
Q: can a bifuticated felony B sentence be petition for early release from extended supervision alone at all?

d no contest to sentence ordered on 01/27/2003, WI Statute 940.09(1)(b) for Homicide by vehicle with BAC Class B felony. 12 tears and 6 months state prison which hes already served, and 12 years, 6 months extended supervision ending in November 2027 which hes hes currently serving. any way he... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Wisconsin on
Q: I agreed to come in for a CVSA at the Sheriff's office. Today I failed the CVSA. What should my next step be?

I was contacted by a deputy sheriff multiple times. Eventually the deputy sheriff met me at worked and told me what it was about. I work for a cleaning service and a customer said they were missing $700. I agreed to take a lie detector test, since it was work related and I want to keep my job.... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Tax Law for Wisconsin on
Q: I live in Wisconsin. I owe taxes for the year 2012, and it has been well over 10 years; why are they still pursuing me?

I have unpaid taxes from the years 2012 to 2016, which I accumulated due to my gambling at the casino. I understand that my federal tax issues with the IRS should be resolved by 2026. However, I am struggling to obtain clear information regarding state taxes in Wisconsin. I have been told that... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Discrimination for Wisconsin on
Q: Can I sue prior employer for terminating me due to me being pregnant? I have this in writing from the manager

I was also felt that I was discriminated after they found out I was pregnant. I was no longer allowed to do the job I was hired to do.

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Law for Wisconsin on
Q: Is it true that wisconsin requires 14 days notice of schedule changes?

My employer consistently demands employees stay past their scheduled time, not asking if they're willing to stay late, simply saying they have to, and if they do punch out at that time management claims they walked out, this makes it a schedule change and if true that wisconsin requires 14... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody, Child Support and Legal Malpractice for Wisconsin on
Q: Question is below

When you have to pay a guardian ad litem for a child custody case or chips petition, are they legally required to give To give the parents and not just the court the invoices of the billable hours and what they did for those hours? Otherwise, can’t they get olr’d? Also when you pay for chips... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law for Wisconsin on
Q: If you sue over real estate transaction is it reasonable to motion for discovery and ask for the disclosures

Can you ask for discovery from the defendant for the disclosures from when they bought the property to see if the asbestos presence was disclosed to them I assume it was as the property value was seriously inflated by them as they only purchased it a few years ago so why else would they have got it... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Law for Wisconsin on
Q: If I worked for a company as a subcontractor and they don't think they owe me money for work I did. What can I do to get

Paid. Also while on the job site doing what I was asked to do and got injured and had to go to hospital is he liable for my hospital bill or am I

0 Answers | Asked in Small Claims for Wisconsin on
Q: College said credits wouldn't transfer, they lied about receiving my transcript. I have to stay an extra semester -$9000

I sent them my transcript from another college. They said my credits wouldn't transfer. Just found out they lied and never even received my transcript. Now I have to stay an extra semester, costing me over $9000. Can I sue?

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Wisconsin on
Q: What can I do when the judge wouldn’t let me talk or explain my side at all at the hearing

my son‘s father took me to court in 2022. He took me to court because he was dating this girl at the time who I’m pretty positive forced him to take me to court because until they started dating we didn’t have any custody arrangement with the courts or anything? We had our own verbal... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation, Landlord - Tenant and Real Estate Law for Wisconsin on
Q: Wi Joint tenancy rights /survivorship death of other owner whom evicted me left uncle there who acts like owner need Out

Ok my ex and I bought a home in 2013 in 2021 we split he evicted me and won due to default judgement I was late and I think I can get this off the record but he left his uncle who kicks me off the property and I just paid up the taxes and mortgage which is now in my name my dog is there and I need... View More

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