Arizona General Practice Legal Questions

A foreign national who wants to visit the United States is not required to produce an invitation letter from his host in America. In order to apply for a visitor visa, he has to show that he has the intention to return to his country after his visit. Evidence to support that intent would be tax returns showing income from a job in Africa, a letter from his employer, paystub's from his job, and any deed or a statement from an real estate appraiser showing that he has equity in a property that he owns in Africa. ... Read More

The answer depends on why the court ordered you into classes. If classes are part of a sentence of probation or diversion, you can request that the court transfer your supervision to the locale where you live (i.e. transfers from Maricopa County to Yavapai County, etc.). The new locale must agree to accept the transfer. If your court ordered classes are not related to a criminal matter, you may have other options. It is difficult to answer your question without knowing more facts.... Read More

You should be very careful about sending money to a foreign national overseas. There are a lot of Romance scams taking place internationally, so you should talk to an immigration lawyer about the steps necessary to have somebody come here on a visitors visa. Additionally, you should discuss with an immigration attorney any conversations between she and you to see if what she's telling you conflicts with any immigration laws currently in force.... Read More

Some states in the USA allow cousin marriages, and if you make plans to live in those states, The US government may allow you to immigrate based on your filing of a waiver application. More facts would be needed to know before an opinion can be made. Discuss with counsel here in the USA. ... Read More

Do you hae a nondisclosure agreement with the company or are you revealing any trade secrets or proprietary information you are obligated to keep confidential?  If not, and what you write is true, or  opinion, you can publish.  Right or not, however, there is no guarantee that someone will not be offended and sue you, but if you can establish those two things you will win.... Read More

There is no bar on a hotel or anyone else calling your employer to complain about you, as long as they don't defame you by making false staements of fact (not opinion, for example, stating the opinion that you were rude is not defamatory, even if you don't think you were) which damage yuor reputation.... Read More

You mention that you're dealing with a trustee. Is it a bankruptcy trustee or a trustee who has conducted a trustee's sale on a foreclosed property? We have dealt with both situations, but they are completely different. Excess funds in a bankruptcy would generally go toward the homeowner's exemption after all secured liens were paid on the owner's homestead up to $150,000, and then if there are still excess funds, to pay allowed claims of unsecured creditors. In the foreclosure, after all valid liens are paid off, the excess generally goes to the property owner. The trustee should be able to provide you with an accounting of what was paid, how it was applied and what if any excess funds remain. We are not able to render legal advice unless and until such time as we are engaged pursuant to an engagement letter after a conflcit check has been conducted. Hope that this is of some assistance. Thank you. ... Read More

Your friend gave the car to you; it is yours.  At the least, even if you can't keep the car for some reason not apparent in your question (for example, although you believe there is no title, I suspect your friend may have had a title and never transferred it to you; I don't think the car could have been registerd, insured, and legally operated without title, and how could he get you arrested if he couldn't show title to prove he was the owner of the car?), you should be able to recoup the reaonable value of the labor and parts you put into the car.  The problem is that your friend is apparently now contending that he did not give the car to you, and, although the fact that you stored it, raced it, and improved it for the past two years lends credence to your claim, there is no guarantee that a court will believe you.  Either way, though, I think the police are likely to believe, as I do, that this is a matter for a civil lawsuit, not a criminal action, and will do their best to avoid arresting you, but there are no guarantees.... Read More

Absolutely not.  It's not liability to the people drinking that you have to worry about (although you could conceivably have some liability to them as well), it's the people they hurt after getting drunk at your house who are going to sue you for everything you're worth.  Obviously, a waiver from the drunk driver, even if its valid, would not be binding on the people the drunk driver hits.  I assume that you are not charging anything for this party (if you are, dram shop statutes may apply and your liability would be greater).  If you act reasonably to assure everyone's safety, don't serve alcohol to minors or anyone already drunk, and make sure that nobody drives drunk (take keys at the door and provide designated drivers or cabs), you should probably be ok, but there are no guarantees.... Read More