North Carolina Criminal Defense Legal Questions

A corporation insulates the principles in the corporation from personal liability. However, most banks and financing institutions will require personal signatures of the officers, etc. in order to loan money. If you do something wrong, then you can be sued personally, however you cannot be sued personally if an employee screws up.... Read More

You really need to ask his lawyer. I am not familiar with NC law, but he could be held by 1) a bond on the current case, 2) a probation warrant, for being on probation when the new crime happened or 3) a bench warrant from the current judge because he missed a trial. His attorney cannot help you with #1, bond, but can help you with #2 and #3, by filing a motion. ... Read More

If what you say is true, the attorney is not doing his job. Family or friends should first try calling this attorney and explaining the concerns as nice as possibly. The defendant should put his concerns in letters to the attorney. If none of this works, the defendand can write to the judge, inform the judge that he is not being represented effectively and wants a new attorney appointed. This is not an uncommon situation. ... Read More

As a rule, I advise clients to ignore these civil demand letters. Unless you signed some agreement to pay this store, you owe them nothing. In order for you to owe them something they would have to sue you and win. However, It would cost them much more to sue you than they can ever hope to recover so they usually don't pursue it. With that in mind, I would advise that they can still take legal action against you by filing suit in small claims court. If you ignore these actions, a default judgment will be entered against you. So, although you can ignore the civil demand letter, do not ignore anything that comes from a court.... Read More

In California you have absolute liability for the dog bite [there is no one free bite and then liability]. Your insurance carrier may very likely cancel any insurance coverage for having a pit bull dog , not just refuse to cover the dog bite. Ask the lawyer how much the medical bills are. I doubt any lawyer will be involved in handling such a minor case unless he was just hired to write one letter or is a friend of the person bitten. That they have a new car does not mean they are in it just for the money; obviously they are in it for the money as that is the only thing they can sue for. You need to contact your insurance carrier and see what would happen if you went out and bought a pit bull [do not tell them that you have already done so]. The best thing to do probably is get rid of the dog, even though you may love him bit bulls are dangerous animals, that is why there is no insurance coverage when they are involved.... Read More

Do not follow the attorney's advise, it's unethical. It is interesting that an attorney would take a small case as this. He has minimal damages and no pain and suffering or lost work time. You do not have to pay for the fence since that is not a part of his injury. You need to retain an attorney, even if you have to pay him yourself. Dog bites are covered under most homeowner's insurance. One option you can consider is to file the claim and let your insurance carrier's attorneys deal with the matter.... Read More