When New Jersey residents are involved in legal disputes, they generally hire attorneys. While in the U.S. a citizen may represent him or herself in a legal matter, people generally put their trust into professionals to guide them through such matters. Both New Jersey...
A Morningside Heights, New York, immigration attorney has been ordered to pay $1 million dollars in civil penalties after being accused of botching an immigration case. The man's client, a Venezuelan native, was reportedly left in immigration detention for more than...
In the wake of the housing bubble collapse, several lawsuits have been filed in regard to abusive mortgage modifications, predatory lending and illegal foreclosure practices. Most of these defendants are larger banks and lenders, but recently such a suit was filed...
Many New Jersey residents who have worked with an attorney before have done so during divorce proceedings. Divorce attorneys can provide very valuable insight and counsel especially in contested divorce, or those with complicated marital assets. Another arena where...
Legal malpractice proceedings in New Jersey are quite complicated, and as with any type of civil litigation, it can sometimes be difficult to obtain the monetary award that has been ordered.One couple who began a personal injury suit in 2002 is still dealing with the...
When people in New Jersey hire a lawyer, they expect him or her to be competent and certainly understand the legal procedures and deadlines involved in a case.Recently, a man who was suing his employer for discrimination saw his lawsuit dismissed because his lawyer...
A former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has filed a legal malpractice lawsuit seeking more than $2 million in damages, after her lawyer reportedly abandoned her case without notice due to an illness.The New York woman is suing the lawyer...
When someone in New Jersey, or anywhere in the country, hires a lawyer, he or she certainly should expect the lawyer to be both competent and professional.Unfortunately, some attorneys do not always meet the most basic standards of practice for their profession. Last...
New Jersey residents may be interested to hear that a lawsuit against a New York law firm involving the siphoning of retirement benefits from a construction union will move ahead in court. According to a news report, an appeals court recently affirmed a lower court's...
