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2 Answers | Asked in Contracts and Business Law for Connecticut on
Q: How do I understand the meaning of certain terms in a freelance agreement?

I'm a freelance graphic designer trying to get my client to agree to allow me to use portions of an upcoming project for my portfolio. They agreed to add some language to the agreement but it doesn't seem to say anything about that. I want to make sure I understand it. Here is the updated... View More

Nicholas Arthur Matlach
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answered on May 6, 2024

A "work-for-hire" arrangement does not adequately address your desire to utilize portions of the project for your professional portfolio. This is a standard concern for freelance designers, as portfolio work is essential for demonstrating skills and attracting new business.

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Insurance Defense for Connecticut on
Q: Friend disappeared with my financed car and stopped making payments, can I report it as stolen?

I had a verbal agreement with a friend where she can use one of my cars and she'll cover the car loan payments. This worked for more than a year until she just recently disappeared and stopped paying. My concern is what are my lawful rights in here since the car is financed. What are my... View More

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answered on Oct 2, 2024

You may have a good chance to make an insurance claim for the car being stolen since that is really what happened here ... Disappearing with someone else's property, without paying for it, is theft.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Identity Theft for Connecticut on
Q: What category of breach would this be?

What category of breach would this be? If a company has a form on their website that when filled out, it sends an email from that company to whatever email is entered into the form. And those emails are sent out for a good 24 hours under the same name. Which makes it look like the email is coming... View More

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answered on Sep 7, 2024

This is not a breach of contract claim. This is a gross negligence claim.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Employment Law for Connecticut on
Q: Can I join my client company right after I resign from my current employer, through which I was contracting to client.

My current employer is TCS which has a client company "ASML" where I am currently working as a contractor from TCS.

Now they had a job posted in market I applied for the job(for different profile that currently I am working) and offered for this job.

Can I join my client... View More

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answered on Sep 4, 2024

I suggest that you contact Allie Levene at levenelegal.com. She is a CT employment attorney.

As a business attorney reading what you've posted it doesn't seem like the non-solicitation clause applies directly to what you're proposing. But if you show the ENTIRE employment...
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1 Answer | Asked in Bankruptcy, Business Law, Contracts and Real Estate Law for Connecticut on
Q: I’m looking to buy a lease-to-own building for $3MM. My concern is, what if the seller files bankruptcy during my lease?
Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Aug 25, 2022

He could reject the lease and get out of it if he files bankruptcy. A mortgage and ownership vested in you is a much safer plan.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Employment Law and Education Law for Connecticut on
Q: Do I have a case? 2017 & 2018 both contractual step increase years. I took leave 2017 & returned 2018 & no step awarded

I am aware that the 2017 year leave of absence cost me the right to have a step increase. This was a decision I made willingly when I chose not to return to work that year. However in 2018 I did return to work and I was still denied a step increase they were two steps in two years and I didn’t... View More

Rhiannon Herbert
Rhiannon Herbert
answered on Apr 13, 2022

This depends on the specific language in your contract. You should contact a Connecticut contract attorney to review the contract regarding step increases and any potential exceptions to this rule.

Q: 5:14-cv-03139-SAC-DJW. Help please.
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 4, 2022

A Connecticut attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. And you post under Personal Injury and Appeals/Appellate, suggesting that a need to appeal your matter might be at hand. With the question & answer format here, it's difficult for attorneys to reach out... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Employment Law for Connecticut on
Q: Do I have to give required notice prior to leaving during contract transition period?

My hospital contracted our physician group to a physician provider company. As a result, I was entered into a contract with this company but soon after hospital decided not to move forward with the company. Administration informed they are in the process of transitioning the contracts back to the... View More

Carrie Dyer
Carrie Dyer
answered on Jan 11, 2022

Not enough information is provided to answer your question. You should contact an employment attorney in your area to review your original contract with the hospital, as well as the new contract you signed with the physician provider company. The language of the contracts will dictate what your... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Contracts, Estate Planning, Elder Law and Probate for Connecticut on
Q: Can children (and their spouses) serve as witnesses for their parent when signing a Power of Attorney in CT?

Due to a sudden illness, my father was admitted to a skilled nursing facility in late 2020. His Medicare eligibility is now lapsing and I need a Power of Attorney agreement to assist with his Medicaid enrollment, funeral planning, managing of finances, etc. Due to Covid restrictions, his facility... View More

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Steven Basche
answered on Mar 26, 2021

Because of COVID, there is an executive order which suspends the witness requirement on all instruments which need to be notarized, except for wills. So, you are in luck. There no witnesses required. That said, it can't hurt to have your sister and her husband sign as witnesses. Or... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Civil Rights for Connecticut on
Q: Can I be sued by a photographer who I worked with who wants my video work handed over to him?

Never signed any agreement/contract. Work was always delivered to clients through photographer. All clients have their work.

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answered on Mar 16, 2021

You provide an interesting legal question and situation. To fully address the legal issue, you will probably need to hire an attorney licensed to practice in Connecticut. I wish you the best of luck in the resolution of your situation.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Connecticut on
Q: In Connecticut, is it legal to strike/cross out language in a contract prior to endorsement by both parties?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jul 27, 2020

A Connecticut attorney should advise, but your question remains open for two weeks. As a general premise of contract law, one side cannot simply change agreed upon terms in a contract. If both sides agree to make changes, it's possible they could make notations and strikethroughs and then... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Contracts, Family Law and Child Custody for Connecticut on
Q: So I was recently hospitalized for not being on my medicine and they said I was unsafe around my kids without it..

So, what happens if I want another kid and I have to go off my meds?? the probate court said I have to be seeking treatment and I live in CT and I want another kid someday and that's like them telling me I can't have another baby. I am schizophrenic and have a mental illness but... View More

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answered on Jul 1, 2020

Generally, a patient’s physician would advise as to what medications a patient may need, in addition to the appropriate dosage etc. To the extent a patient has a health condition, including pregnancy, that may be negatively impacted by the use of a medication, a physician may make a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Connecticut on
Q: my ex recently signed a contract in court & is trying to back out on it, can I summon her without my lawyer being there?

Just wondering , the contract is in black & white, & I really don’t want to have to pay $500 an hour for my lawyer to be present if they don’t have to be..

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on Jun 18, 2019

If you have a lawyer who has entered an appearance in the case, the court may not allow you to bypass them. An option is to fire the lawyer; however, if things go south again you may regret it.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Real Estate Law and Landlord - Tenant for Connecticut on
Q: I'm a holdover tenant in an apt in CT. My landlord proposed a lease addendum. If I sign it, will I still be a holdover?

The original one-year lease ended in 2012. I would like to keep my month-to-month tenancy. The proposed addendum does not include any language about timing/terms.

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on May 30, 2019

In most states a "holdover tenant" is called a "tenant at sufferance"--which means you can be evicted at anytime--even without notice. However, if you are still paying your rent on a month=to-month basis, the law would probably allow you stay for at least 30 days from the date... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Real Estate Law and Civil Litigation for Connecticut on
Q: I wasnt allowed to submit a police report as evidence in a civil case. Judge said it wasnt "certified". What is?

I couldn't afford an attorney, I filed a civil case pro se. The police report was the "smoking gun" and had the facts. The judge would not allow it as evidence because it was not "certified". I contacted that police department, they are unaware of what a "certified... View More

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on Apr 3, 2019

Welcome to the world of civil litigation, where having a skilled trial lawyer often makes the difference between losing and winning. Teaching point: Regardless of what the official document is, "the smoking gun" notwithstanding, most courts will not allow introduction of any document... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Contracts for Connecticut on
Q: I did a lawsuit am recieving 35000 how much my lawyer keeps
Stephen Arnold Black
Stephen Arnold Black
answered on Nov 30, 2018

That depends on a variety of factors. How much your counsel advanced in costs to prosecute your case; whether a lawsuit was filed in court which would most likely increase the attorneys fees clause provision in the contract; how much, if any the medical lien was...there may be more factors. Ask... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Connecticut on
Q: If I create IP not specified in my contract, do I own it?

I'm a pastor. I've created some stuff for use in church, and now have people who want to buy it, but my church says they own it. Nothing in my contract specifies who owns the copyright to my work, which I thought meant it belongs to me since IP creators are presumed owners. Who's right?

William P. Lalor
William P. Lalor
answered on Jul 24, 2018

All depends on what your contract says, the nature of your creation, and other circumstances not clear from your question. So the short answer is, "it depends."

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Construction Law and Small Claims for Connecticut on
Q: What do i do if I gave a contractor a deposit and he does not do the work or return calls etc?

I signed a contract and I paid a deposit on May 1st. I was verbally told the work would be done by the end of May. I have not heard back from the contractor since (it is now mid June). I have called multiple times and get no response. I fear the contractor is not planning on doing the work and is... View More

Max Lavit Rosenberg
Max Lavit Rosenberg
answered on Jul 6, 2018

You need to hire an attorney with experience in civil litigation and contract law to "light a fire under the contractor" with a demand letter and some phone calls. At worst, you will need the attorney to file a claim against the contractor as well. This is something my office handles... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Banking, Contracts and Foreclosure for Connecticut on
Q: In CT, If my second mortgage was written off as a bad debt in 2013, can the mortgage company continue charging interest?

I recently tried refinancing with another mortgage company. This company was prepared to pay off my first and second mortgage but needed a letter from my current mortgage provider stating that the second mortgage was closed off as a bad debt... which it is. When the request was made, my mortgage... View More

Christopher H. McCormick
Christopher H. McCormick
answered on May 10, 2018

Unfortunately for you yes. Charge off is a credit reporting action, but does not affect your underlying liability under the note and mortgage you signed with the creditor. A charge off combined with the release of your second mortgage would have provided you the ability to avoid the payoff of the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Business Law for Connecticut on
Q: I have a business partner in AL, I am in CT. We are going to have a business agreement.

Should the agreement be based in a neutral state?

Matthew A. Wiley
Matthew A. Wiley
answered on Oct 5, 2017

You can have an agreement with someone from out of state. You can pick any law you would like to avail yourself too. It is not necessarily bad to use CT law. Many national business agreements tend to be in NY or DE. It is also possible to change the state at a later date. For most people it comes... View More

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