Those who hire an attorney will often find that the cost is based on the time spent working on the legal matter. Usually, a retainer is paid up front to start the work, and they will then charge an hourly rate against the retainer with additional billing for work...
What Happens When the Real Estate Industry Collapses In 2009, a nice couple came to me because they felt they had been taken advantage of when they purchased their retirement home in the White Mountains in eastern Arizona. About a year after they purchased their home,...
In a previous article ("I Was Injured ... Do I Have a Case?"), we discussed negligence and the four different elements necessary to prove negligence. A variation of negligence as a theory of liability is a similar theory called "negligence per se." WHAT IS "NEGLIGENCE...
In our Mesa Arizona personal injury practice, the most common question we get from potential clients is some form of "I was injured, do I have a case?" In typical lawyer fashion, the general response is, "It depends." In most personal injury cases where a person has...
A while back I posted an article about post-foreclosure evictions. At the time I posted the article a client came to me who was a renter with his family in a Gilbert home. My client had a written 1-year lease with the property owner. About halfway through the lease on...
Recently I had a business client come to me who was owed a good chunk of money from a contractor from a previous job. After sending a letter to the contractor demanding payment to which the contractor did not respond, we filed a lawsuit against the contractor in the...
In this economy, I have met with countless clients and prospective clients who are drowning in debt. Whether it is a home equity line of credit, credit card debt, a business loan, or other unpaid personal or business obligations, there is a possibility and even the...
