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Lawyers have bills to pay like everyone else. Working for free is not a good way to pay those bills. One can be passionate about defending the Constitution and still want to earn at least a decent living for the work he or she does.Those two things are not mutually exclusive. Some of Trump's...

That advice from the accountant concerns me. Is the accountant a tax accountant, as in having a master's degree in tax and/or extensive experience in tax? When you expect to get a refund, you must file the return within three years of the date the return was due or within two years of the date...

And then there are those attorneys who will work knowing they'll get stiffed, like those that have represented former President Trump. Just because someone is an attorney doesn't automatically mean the person is bright or has much common sense.

Publication 971 simply provides you the information on the three different forms of relief: innocent spouse, separation of liability, and equitable relief. It will help you determine which of those is most appropriate at this point and what you need to do to apply. If the returns involved were...

How is it a partnership if only one member benefits? If the goal is for only one person to control the LLP then the usual approach to that is to form a second entity owned by the individual that then is a partner in the LLP. For example, John might form John's Holding Company LLC, of which he...

Did your accountant file only for innocent spouse relief or was equitable relief also requested? In the situation you described if you signed the joint return with the self-employment income included on it, then innocent spouse relief normally wouldn't be granted because you knew of the problem...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)'s FOIA page allows you to make the request online, which will be the fastest way to get a response to your request. If you don't want your request to get bogged down and take forever to process, I recommend you specify as clearly as a possible the exact...

I suggest you consult the Illinois State Bar Association's Lawyer Finder service to help you find a lawyer that handles that sort of matter or use some other lawyer directory service. This site is not a place to find lawyers to represent you. If you have a shot under IL law to expunge or seal...

If it was an illegal discrimination matter, you'd be right. But despite the OP mentioning "EEO Court" I see nothing in the facts that suggests illegal discrimination was the reason for termination. The agency said that the termination was for misconduct/violence. That's a valid reason for a...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits treating you differently than other employees based on your relationship to someone with a disability. That is known as the association provision of the ADA. However, the association provision does not require the employer to take the extra...

Ok, what federal agency did you work for? What was the date of termination and what administrative appeals did you take with your agency and OPM? What exactly is the EEO court you mentioned? And when did it dismiss your claim? I used to be a federal employee and at the end of my federal...

What records specifically are you trying to get? The subject line of your thread indicates that you are looking to get records of a federal government employee. If that's correct then the only way you may seek that information is under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). I discussed...

Most information in a federal employee's personnel file is exempt from disclosure under FOIA because of restrictions both in FOIA itself and in the federal Privacy Act of 1974. Unless the disciplinary action was public, e.g. the result of a court case, a member of the public is unlikely to get...

There is no way I can tell you that because I don't know what the laws are that you are complaining about. Being poor is not a crime, but it does make a lot of things much more difficult. The government generally is not required to bend its rules simply based on the wealth (or lack of wealth) of...

In order to answer that I would need to know what kind of investment is paying the interest. Any income that is nontaxble/excluded from gross income won't eveh show up on the return and would not be an issue. When it comes to interest, the most common nontaxable interest comes from government...

The malpractice attorney will go over that. Claims for future damages are often included in the complaint the plaintiff files, whether the court will grant that and how much it would be are impossible for me to say. The problem with future wage claims for kids with any disability is that the...

What kind of income did he have that resulted in the liability? And was each application for relief based only on innocent spouse? What tax year(s) are involved and were they filed on time? That's what I'll need to get a sense of what might help you. Note that the reason the IRS doesn't care...

In a case in federal court based on diversity jurisdiction the court applies the state substantive law, including its laws on what damages are available. In this regard the same damages are available whether the action is brought in federal court or state court. While federal judges tend to be...

If you sign the release, you won't be signing it under duress. In the law, duress means the use of force (e.g. physically harming you), the threat of using force (threatening to kill or harm you), or some other illegal means to compel you to do or not do something. Simply stonewalling, refusing...

Those guidelines are just that, guidelines. That leaves open the possibility that what the doctor did is still within the bounds of medical practice. In order to prove perjury you have to more than just show the statement he made on the stand was untrue and that the doctor knew at the time he...