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Hello, I am looking for the best lawyer to work on contingency to sue a celebrity for violating right of publicity. They put my likeness in a song without permission, obviously referencing me in a negative way to over 100 million listeners. To sue for this and win all you apparently need is...

Hello and appreciate any response in advance! I was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada about 10 years ago...the charge was trespassing in a casino and the DA immediately denied prosecution about one week after the incident. I am in the process of sealing the record. As part of the sealing...

dear friends. i was stalked, harassed, intimidated by my bank in retaliation for filing a complaint about the fraud department. then the bank stole all the money from my business account and closed it (700 dollars). not a lot of money but it was stolen by the bank who wrote a check to itself ten...

Hello, my husband and I are seeking legal council for a lawsuit for Negligent and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress caused by the Special Needs trust Foundation based in El Cajon, CA My husband is person A and I am person AA. We live in Williston,FL. Email is preferred. [REDACTED...

I have rural property with a portion of steel welded horse fence that has deteriorating wood posts that obviously is not 100% on the property line. It is not straight, whereas the parcel map shows a straight line. What makes this complicated is, the property corner, which for my neighbor, is the...

First of all, Thank you for taking time to read and answer this question. I am green card holder and my colleague is an H1B visa holder. We have a consulting business idea and we would like to pursue the idea to reality. From reading other forums and blogs, It is stated that we would require a...

When a person stays in a hotel/motel it is understood once the stay surpasses 30-days, the guest is then considered a tenant. Then, if the motel requires the guest to check out 1-day upon 25-days consecutively, and the guest stays the 1-day at the property directly next door with a different...

I was given 5 us savings bonds 30 years ago. I cashed them on the 1st of Sept, as they had matured. The taxable interest was $78680. I had 0 income in 2020 and 2021 and 0 income, besides these bonds, in 2022. LINE 37 OF THE 1040, THE tax that I will OWE (I AM SINGLE WITH 0 Dependents and am...

I inherited my father's antique gun collection in 2010. I am 81 years of age. My son was arrested and charged with charges in 2019. In 2019 without advising me of my rights and without a warrant, the Los Gatos Police Department knocked on my door and said that they wanted to take my collection...

(My situation did not appear to match any of your categories, so I clicked on the category that appeared the least wrong.) A couple of weeks ago, I e-mailed the following letter to my primary physician (except replacing doctors and psychologists names and the "Please note" portion.): On Dr's...

A cryptocurrency exchange that I use was recently having a promotion where they were promoting staking ETH to ETH 2.0. I saw an ad on their mobile app that was offering a 10% staking bonus up to $500 if I agreed to stake my ETH into ETH 2.0. I figured that this was a pretty good deal and so I...

MY jurisdiction is LA, CALIFORNIA, NOT DELAWARE!!!!!!!!!!! I live in California. My mom bought a house in 1972 for $20,000. In 1992 she added me as joint owner and the assessment rate, which is quite low because Prop 13 protects us, did not change. The house was worth about $300,000 in...

I'm going to round numbers. I'm moving into a property for 2 years that I used as a rental. This will give me access to a $500000 maximum capital gains exclusion. When I sell the house, I will have $550000 in capital gains. I have worked through the worksheets in pub 523 and found that I...

Hi I have a quick trademark question. At the USPTO's website it says one of the benefits of registration is: Legal presumption that you own the trademark and have the right to use it. So, in federal court, your registration certificate proves ownership, eliminating the need for copious amounts...

What are the legal obligations of a paid/unpaid web designer/developer?

I've been working full time for over 3 years as a video editor for a large corporation creating product videos. I use the company's equipment, which has been in my home since COVID. They tell me what to do and when it's due. They tell me when to invoice them. I'm paid by direct deposit. I've...

Hi, detectives came to my house asking for a person that use to live in, I told them, no, He doesn't live here and I don't have a contact with him, they showed me his picture, I called a friend that know him , He said he doesn't know what it is, he just living a decent life, my question is ...

My father just recently passed having left a will & trust. My mother is still living. I will give more detail as you see fit buy I'll post my question to start. My sister has possession of the Trust but will not let me see it or have a copy. She says my father told her to protect it from...

Hello, I am being sued and the case is close to being settled. The incident occurred at our family home and our homeowners insurance has provided us with an attorney to defend us. Since the attorney I’ve been provided essentially works for the insurance company, is it okay to have my...

Hello there! Our company — a small advertising agency based in Los Angeles, CA — recently won a proposal to take over the digital marketing and social media management for a large online brand. The SOW contract is surprisingly short and mostly boilerplate, but there is one clause whose...