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One of a lawyer's primary responsibilities is to communicate with his or her clients. It is reasonable for a client to expect to receive a return call or email reply within one business day. Keep in mind that you are always free to change lawyers if you do not feel that your current lawyer is meeting your expectations. While there may be a reason your lawyer has not returned your call, two weeks is excessive. Are you able to reach anyone at his/her office to schedule an appointment to come into the office? Have you sent an email requesting a face-to-face meeting? You are welcome to contact this office if you are cnsidering making a change.... Read More

Good morning. I imagine that this is causing you quite a bit of anxiety, and rightly so. You could end up being charged with a serious felony offense, which can have lifelong implications. How this plays out would depend on a number of factors including your age and your relationship to the location that the lottery tickets were taken from. With almost 40 years of criminal defense experience, I would be happy to have a free telephone consultation with you in order to get additional facts. Then I would be able to provide you with guidance specifically tailored to your situation.... Read More

Depending on where the Court case stands, they are either seeking to recover the $14,000, plus costs, interest, and attorneys fees, or they may have already obtained a default judgment against you, which means that the case may already be over with. I would encourage you to contact the Court today and ask them what the status of the case is. Once you have that information, you should contact an experienced landlord-tenant attorney to discuss what options you may have.... Read More

if he does not give you a deed you can go to court and sue to divide the property issue is that unless you can show a writing showing he agreed to the buyout in writing, you don't have much of a case. that said, he is a tenant in common and that means: if you can raise the money to fix the roof, it comes out of his share at sale. this might force you to sell the property but you can take a lien against him for any repairs and any costs, like taxes, that he is half responsible for- no one gets to own real estate for free- there are costs and maintenance  ... Read More

It definitely sounds like you are going to have to deal with a number of significant legal issues. I would want to review the Order before going too detailed into my advice, but it sounds like you will need to bring this matter in front of the Court and FoC. With the child being so young, it sounds like you may be dealing with this type of issue for a long time. Your best choice s to address it now, which is exactly what you are going.... Read More

You do need legal counsel. The problem is the amount of damages against the cost of litigation. If you have a written contract, it really helps as well as receipts. If he took your money, you need to amend your complaint to add a claim for conversion if you are within the tri-county/Ann Arbor area, please contact me via email.... Read More

Obviously, a blow to the head can be very serious. It makes sense to monitor him to see what if any long term harm has taken place. Be sure to report this to the school if they don't already know. If there are any long terms costs for medical care or any long term injury to your son, you can possibly sue for damages (depending on where and how he was sitting and where he hit is head. both the bus manufacturer and the school are potential defendants ... Read More

Your daughter who is a US citizen by birth and currently lives outside the United States without a job can sponsor her parents working in Canada under the conditions that she has a financial cosponsor who is a US citizen or permanent resident who can provide the requisite I-864 affidavit of support forms and documents, and that she is able to prove a domicile in the US by the time of her parents’ immigrant visa interviews. That is because a petitioning US citizen or permanent resident must be able to show that he or she considers the US his or her country of domicile. Your daughter may present such evidence as ownership of property, renting of property, US bank accounts, proof of voting in the US, a job in the US, etc. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (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 More

You can reinstate by paying the back rent. Call the LL to arrange this, it saves them legal fees, tell them your plan and ask to work with them. Should work. If you do have to go to court, tell the judge the situation and ask them to allow you to catch up on rent, explain what happened and your repayment plan; if the landlord is getting paid in full, the court will be very sympathetic to your situation.   good luck if there is a problem, get legal help. many courts offer free legal aid; those lawyers will easily be able to help you.... Read More

a very interesting hypothetical: the person who stole the number is guilty of a crime; if you left it on the desk intending to let them get it, you would be complicit (very hard to prove unless they film you in the bar bragging about it) you might be found liable for negligence if the SSN is abused SSNs and PII (Personally Identifying Information) are a huge problem for every business: you want this data kept as secure as possible. best of luck... Read More

A good real estate attorney might be able to tell the attorney for the LL that the clause is an unconscionable abridgment of rights and void against public policy as it might permit the LL to unilaterally breach the lease without the tenant having any right to redress. I think it is over-reaching in the extreme; I would not let my client sign it. Since you said "client" in the question, I assume you are the realtor.... Read More

the law, for very good reasons, sets the age of consent at age 16 and under the law you will remain a minor until you are 18. first the science, the human brain's development and cognitive abilities are usually only fully developed until you are 20 or so. 2 years ago, on one hand your BF was a minor at the time, but on the other you were 14, as the parent, your mom can press charges worse for your BF, he might even get charged and go on the offenders' list which could mess up his life for years to come. the only good news is that the prosecution would have a very difficult time proving what happened and your mom, if she was so worried, should have reported things things then my suggestion, you need to sit down and have a conversation with your mom; you need to respect her interest as parent and she needs to respect that you are a young woman and come up with a way for you to go together into the next chapter in life- you need to agree how the two of you can get along together for the next couple of years, I suggest you bring her a peace offering of flowers or something nice that lets her know you care. I really don't suggest burning down the bridges, you will only really understand what family is when the worst in life happens; if you let her, your mom can be a rock in your life good luck to you... Read More