Adding to Mr. Selik's answer: sounds like you have a contract dispute (e.g. you paid X, expected Y services, and received Z services instead) with the attorney, which is a civil matter properly addressed through a lawsuit or AGC action.

The prosecutor's job is to prosecute crimes... View More

If an attorney has violated your attorney-client privilege and disclosed your confidential communications with the attorney to a third party, you should hire an attorney who practices in the area of legal malpractice to sue the attorney for any legally compensable damages you have sustained as a... View More

If you are asking these sort of questions, you absolutely need an attorney. There are a whole host of issues you need to think about to get witnesses. It starts, of course, with filing an appropriate complaint, petition, or motion to be heard.

Some "professional" witnesses may be... View More

Charging decisions are wholly within the prosecutor's discretion. Regarding the DV offense, if it was two years ago, I think it's a foregone conclusion what the prosecutor thinks of that. Could be witness issues, and apparently the pregnant woman hasn't been in the prosecutor's... View More

If this is a follow-on question to the one posted the other day regarding residency, please note that a person can have multiple legal residences. The question turns on whether you have some intent to return. A hotel is generally not a residence because when people stay in a hotel, it's... View More

Yes. But in the end, it doesn't really matter as all it takes is one probation violation.

No, it will not nullify your divorce. Was it a consent judgment or did you go to trial?

As an aside, being "known for making motions" isn't necessarily a hallmark of quality lawyering.

Best thing to do would be to go to the probate court. There should be an accounting filed, which would list everything.

You are not alone. However, the court did not cause you to lose your paid representation; that is between you and your attorney.

Yes. CPS would be acting - usually - under a pick-up order, signed by a judge. You may begin answering to the allegations at the preliminary hearing, which is typically scheduled within 24-48 hours after removal.

Without determining whether the police are right or wrong here, they are right about one practical aspect of the law: you won't win an argument about law or fact with the police on the streets; that is what courts are for.

Your first amendment right to watch the police while in public... View More

Disabled does not equal incompetent, which has a legal definition. You are presumed competent.

How were you forced into a plea deal? At some point, you had to have appeared before a judge, who asked you (not your attorney) "has anyone promised or threatened you with anything to get... View More

The bad news is that medical malpractice claims are tough, filled with procedural hurdles, and expensive. The good news is that there is no shortage of med-mal attorneys willing to take on good cases. Most good med-mal attorneys have a pretty comprehensive case screening process, that often... View More

Quite likely, yes. When someone is in one of those facilities, it is in lieu of sitting in jail. And for the privilege, you agree to a number of conditions - most notably an agreement to an assignment of wages and income for the duration of your stay. That would include unemployment. One can argue... View More

You don't have a right to an attorney at this stage so if you want representation, you'll need to hire an attorney.

First question is why is he avoiding deposition? It sounds like he is vital to the case and not the plaintiff or defendant. I would imagine the attorney would be very open to being as accommodating as necessary to secure the testimony, and is not out to make your friend's life difficult.... View More

Yes, the attorney can obtain a writ of eviction. Your appeal was dismissed, and so the judgment issued in January remains valid. The original date to obtain a writ of eviction is simply a waiting period; in other words, the landlord must wait until that date to obtain a writ of eviction, but he or... View More

Direct communication is best. But first, review any engagement agreement you or your father signed with the lawyer. Depending on what exactly was to happen, your father's passing may have frustrated the process. Most lawyers want to be fair.

Contact a medical malpractice attorney. One of the issues, though, will be what your damages were? By the details of your question, it seems that you made a recovery 6 months later, and certainly while in prison, you didn't lose wages or anything of the sort to substantiate damages.

You may be conflating the grievance process with a legal malpractice claim; they are two distinct things with completely different possible outcomes. If you are asking the Supreme Court for superintending control, that implies that you've filed a grievance with the Attorney Grievance... View More