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You have 60 days from the date of denial to file an appeal. If you miss it you will have to start the process over again. Be sure that you have orthopedic records supporting your complaints and indicating that you are not able to work. If this is your second denial, you may want to consider hiring an attorney to assist you. The attorney will work on a contingency basis which means that he/she will only get paid if you receive benefits and their fee is paid out of the lump sum back benefits not your monthly check.... Read Answer

I believe any competent trial lawyer could represent you in a case like you describe. You have an interesting factual situation in that most cases involving a trespass to cut trees arise when someone cuts the trees for resale. There may be a violation of our criminal laws. A person has taken your property.... Read Answer

If you deem it necessary, you can ask the Court to modify conditions of visitation so that it is supervised. It is not clear from your question which parent has primary custody. If it is wife, this may be a time to ask for a change of primary custody. What you have done so far is good. You will have to decide whether you need to do more. I understand you do not want your kids in a hostile environment.... Read Answer

Your husband simply putting property in other people's names should not affect your marital interest if you have such and interest in the subject property. However, if he is selling things to good faith purchasers or encumbering the property in other ways, this can create problems for you. At the very least, if he is transferring property to others it will likely complicate your divorce as to those assets. You can file for divorce ans ask the Court to forbid transfer of property by the parties which is very commonly done. If you cannot reconcile your differences with husband you should protect your interest in the marital estate. ... Read Answer

You may need to hire two separate attorneys; one attorney to assist you with immigration and another to assist you with the family/matrimonial law issues. You will need to look locally if you want an attorney who handles both as divorce law is a matter of state law. You will need to hire someone admitted to practice law in Arkansas. You can use the find an attorney feature on this site to help you find attorneys in the area.... Read Answer

Dear Sir/Ma'am,   Patent litigation and damages are far from straight forward and most often require a damages expert.  However, the starting point is whether or not there is an actual infringement of your patent.  In your case, you have indicated that a patent is involved within the aerospace industry.  However, you have not indicated whether it's a Design Patent or Utility Patent which certainly will bear on the consideration of expert witnesses. When evaluating what types of damages you are attempting to recover you should consider lost profits, reasonable royalty, whether there was "willful infringement" and what evidence do you have to support the assertion, and attorney fees in exceptional cases.  I highly recommend speaking with a patent litigation attorney about the specifics of your case.  Good luck.   Sincerely, Andrew Rapacke The Rapacke Law Group, P.A.... Read Answer

Lawyers do not belong to a union and so there is no fixed scale of which I am aware. Good lawyers of course are paid more than not so good lawyers. So it is difficult to state how much lawyers (and I assume you mean immigration lawyers since this is an immigration column) earn per hour. Also many immigration lawyers do not charge by time, but by a flat fee depending on the type of case.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  ... Read Answer

If you need to start working by July or August and are getting married in March, I will assume that your J-1 will continue with Marshall University and that the H-1B will be with the University of Arkansas. So if you intend to continue your J-1 with Marshall University when you return, the appropriate visa would be the J-1 even if the H-1B petition is still pending or approved. To meet the timeline of July or August, the University of Arkansas could file your H-1B petition in April and hope to have it approved in time. The University would be filing at the Vermont Service Center which is presently processing cases received by 4/11/16. It could also request premium processing (if the case is pending and the time is near) under which U.S.C.I.S. will reach the petition for adjudication within 15 calendar days for an additional fee of $1225 and the filing of form I-907.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  ... Read Answer

It will depend upon the exact circumstances. If the alien can establish he/she did not intend to marry at the time of entry, the application for adjustment of status should be approved assuming he/she can establish the marriage was entered in good faith. If, however, the alien intended to marry at the time of entry, he/she could be denied adjustment of status, found to have made a material representation, and removed from the country. You can read more about adjustment of status at http://myattorneyusa.com/adjustment-of-immigration-status.... Read Answer