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What should I say (or not) if I'm pulled over for DUI?

In California, if you've been pulled over for a DUI, you have the right to not answer questions about where you've been, what you've consumed and over what period of time you're drinking occurred. You're not required by law to answer those questions. But you do need to be cooperative with the police officer and professional and courteous in your responses. You're also not required to give information about whether or not you've been arrested before. You have the right to remain silent, use it. I'm Virginia Landry. For the last nineteen years in Orange County, I've helped when bad things happen to good people. If you've been arrested for a DUI, please call.

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attorney: The Law Offices of Virginia L Landry, Inc.

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Should I give a statement to an insurance adjuster after an auto accident?

Often times after you've been involved in a car accident in California the insurance adjuster for the driver that hit you ,and caused your injuries, will call you and in a very nice way they'll say, "Hey can I take a statement, and I'd like to record it, and I'd like to do it under oath," at that point and time you say, "No thank you," and you hang up. Then you contact an attorney that handles car accidents in Southern California and you talk about the case with them and find out whether or not you should be talking with the insurance company. I'm Jeff Roberts of the Roberts law Firm, a full service personal injury law firm in Southern California. If you've been involved in an accident call us for a free consultation.

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attorney: The Roberts Law Firm

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How long do car accident lawsuits usually take?

If you're in an automobile accident here in New York, the amount of time your case takes depends often on the case itself. How complicated is it? Is it a two car accident? Is it a 17 car accident? That affects how long the case takes. And you have to keep in mind that here in New York, once you say that you're ready for your trial, depending on what county you're in, the case takes a different amount of time. There are some counties when you say you're ready for your trial, you can have your trial in six months. There's others where it takes 18 months. So you can't really predict how long any individual automobile case takes. Hello, my name is Mitchell Ashley of Shandell-Blitz, Blitz, and Ashley. We've been helping people for over 30 years when they've been hurt through someone else's negligence. If you've been injured, let us help you.

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attorney: Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

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Describe employment agreements in New York.

Employment agreements in New York are extremely important because once you’ve signed any type of agreement you’re bound by all of the terms of them. So you really need to understand whatever it is that you sign. Um, and, most often times, and I-, I would say, in almost every occasion you should probably have a lawyer review any employment agreement that you’re asked to sign before you sign it. I would say that that’s the, the paramount aspect of employment agreements. Employment agreements can be complex and they can contain any number of different things. The most important thing is that you understand what you sign. My name is Walker Harman. I’m the managing attorney of The Harman Firm. If you believe you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How do hot gas ripoffs affect our California gas taxes?

When you pay the gas tax, you pay a certain portion for the state on every gallon, certain portion to the feds on every gallon. However, when the Chevrons of the world and Shell and everybody else, they're all the same, when they go pay the state and they go pay the feds, say on ten thousand gallons, they say, "You know we really didn't sell ten thousand. We're gonna temperature adjust it. We only sold 9,400." Then you know what they do with that tax money? They keep it. They keep the differential. I know you don't believe me, but I promise you that's the case. This is not a situation where a lawyer is saying, "This is what happened" and the oil company is saying, "Oh no, this is what happened", the fact of the matter is, they've agreed that that's exactly what they do. My name is Tom Giradi. I'm the senior partner or Giradi/Keese. For the past forty four years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Can I still be convicted of vehicular assault if it was an accident?

In Massachusetts generally you are not prosecuted for an accident, a car accident. That’s called a car accident; there may be a civil case. However, if you were driving negligently, or driving dangerously so as to endanger other people, that’s a crime. And if that driving to endanger led to the vehicular assault or say if you were drunk and that led to the vehicular assault, even though the striking of the other individual was not exactly intentional, you can be prosecuted and you can be convicted for that vehicular assault. To say nothing of the fact that maybe it is an accident, but the prosecution doesn’t believe it is an accident until the case goes to trial. And if they convince the jury beyond a reasonable doubt, guilty. I’m Sam Goldberg, Lead Counsel for criminal defense matters at Altman and Altman in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I have twenty-five years of experience. If you’re in trouble and you need someone in your corner who cares and will fight for you, give me a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP

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How much money can be won in a medical malpractice claim?

In New York state, the courts set parameters as to sort of the ceiling that can be recovered in a medical malpractice case or cases that really have been resolved in the 30-40 million dollar range that are unusual and exceptional cases and that's not to say that all cases fall within that category, those are the extreme cases. I'm Steven North. I specialize in medical malpractice litigation. My office is located in a townhouse in the upper east side of Manhattan. We welcome your call.

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attorney: Steven E. North

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What should I (not) tell the insurance adjuster after a car accident?

Many times people that we ultimately represent in car accident cases question us as to whether or not they should give a statement or should have given a statement to the insurance adjuster. If you are in an accident and you are going to hire an attorney, do not talk to the insurance adjuster. Talk to the attorney first so that you don't make a mistake, that you don't say something in your statement that can come back to hurt you. I'm attorney Tom Kiley. I have been representing the seriously injured and their families in Massachusetts for over three decades.

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attorney: Thomas M. Kiley and Associates, LLP

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Can I call a lawyer before taking the field sobriety test in California?

"Although most people in California would love to speak to an attorney before deciding to do a field sobriety test, in California you do not have that chance. A police officer is going to make you decide what information you want to give prior to the time that they give you a telephone call. In TV, in the newspapers, we hear about 'you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you. You have the right to speak to an attorney'. But not in a driving under the influence allegation, until after you've been arrested. I'm Virginia Landry. For the last nineteen years in Orange County I've helped when bad things happen to good people. If you've been arrested for a DUI, please call."

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attorney: The Law Offices of Virginia L Landry, Inc.

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Who qualifies for a debt settlement program in California?

In California, you qualify for debt settlement program if you have a large amount of unsecured debt, usually $5,000 or more. If you’re having trouble making the payments, and you have enough disposable income to make a monthly payment into a trust account, say for example, which is used to settle the uh, amount of unsecured debt that you have. I’m Vincent Howard, senior and managing partner of Howard & Nassiri. We work hard everyday representing the consumer, from our headquarters in Orange County, California. If you need an attorney you can trust, go ahead and give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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My mortgage just went up! How do I get it back down?

If your mortgage payment just went up, there are two ways of getting it back down. One, is to talk to the bank and tell the bank your problem and see if they won't be willing to modify the agreement to lower the rate and that with the modification agreement with the consent of the bank. But if the bank won't do it, this is where people then go to a lawyer and tell the lawyer "Look, I can't afford it. I'm gonna have to stop paying the mortgage." And the lawyer might say "Well that's a fine thing. Stop paying. Let them sue you. We'll defend and then we will modify it on better terms." I'm Carl Pearson, a New York lawyer and a fighter to keep people in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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What's the #1 mistake made trying to avoid foreclosure in NY?

The number one mistake that people make in a mortgage forclosure action is putting their head in the sand and doing nothing about it saying, people say, well your house isn't sold yet so you don't have to do anything. Wrong! When you have an action for forclosure, you must defend it, and if you do, you have a best chance of saving your property, it is very low cost to defend it when you're not in default, it's very high cost and more risky if you are trying to get a lawyer to help you out after you have defaulted. I'm Carl Person, a New York lawyer, and a fighter to keep people in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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When should I initiate a mortgage foreclosure defense?

The right time to begin a mortgage foreclosure defense is before the bank is even thinking about foreclosure. The best defense is to anticipate when you will need a foreclosure. I say when the borrower needs a foreclosure. This is something the borrower isn't thinking about. The borrower is trying to avoid a foreclosure; but, in fact, many borrowers should seek a foreclosure and plan ahead. I'm Carl Person, a New York lawyer and a fighter to keep people in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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How can a lawyer help me with my mortgage foreclosure defense?

When a person is sued in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding sometimes they say I have no money therefore I'm going to represent myself. It's a big mistake. A New York lawyer can do many things for you, for example there are perhaps 22 different defenses that could be brought to bear on your behalf. And, you don't know what they are, but an attorney can figure them out based upon the facts that you present. You need an attorney. I'm Carl Person, a New York lawyer, and a fighter to keep people in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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Can I defend my own mortgage foreclosure?

The question often arises whether somebody should defend a mortgage foreclosure action himself or herself, particularly when they don't have money. I say to these people this: stop paying your mortgage when you know you're going to start having trouble in the future. You're going to have enough money then to hire a lawyer. Don't do it yourself! Because it's so tricky, even for a lawyer, that you don't want to be - run the risk of losing your property. Hire a lawyer and do it quickly. I'm Carl Person, I'm a New York lawyer, and my job is to help people stay in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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What rights do I have against foreclosure in New York?

A mortgage foreclosure proceeding involves rights on the part of the borrower and that is to defend the action with whatever defenses that borrower may have. An unusual defense that I see now, and I don't know if it will work, but it should at least be tried, and that is that the bank, contrary to the expectations of the borrower, quite often has sold the mortgage to a pool and has broken it up so that there is nobody in charge, there's no one that owns the mortgage, and therefore when the borrower runs into trouble they can't call a local bank as in "It's A Wonderful Life" and say I'm in trouble will you give me a break. That is contrary to the expectations of the borrower. I'm Carl Person, a New York lawyer and a fighter to keep people in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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Are car accidents on the rise in California?

I wouldn't say that car accidents are on the rise. In fact, I think that there's more of a prevalence of people being more careful now. Particularly in California, they've recently passed a law that requires you to wear a headpiece when you use a phone, which I'm seeing a lot of drivers using. I understand that insurance companies are reporting that auto accidents are down because they're using a lot more driver safety programs, particularly with their newer drivers that are coming on to their programs. So, there's not an abundance of more accidents. I'm Jeff Roberts of the Roberts Law Firm, a full service, personal injury law firm in Southern California. If you've been involved in an accident, call us for a free consultation.

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attorney: The Roberts Law Firm

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Are car accident lawsuits fairly common in California?

I would say that actually lawsuits arising out of auto accidents in California is an unusual thing. Most auto accidents are resolved by way of settlement, discussions between the injured person and their attorney and the insurance company for the person that caused the accident. So most cases that my firm, the Roberts Law Firm handles are resolved well before a lawsuit ever has to be filed. I'm Jeff Roberts of the Roberts Law Firm, a full service personal injury law firm in southern California. If you've been involved in an accident, call us for a free consultation.

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attorney: The Roberts Law Firm

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How many peope may be affected by chromium contamination by TXI?

You know, it appears that there are more than 700 cases of cancer in which our experts say it's probable were caused by chromium due to the exposure at TXI in Riverside. Those are just the ones we know about. There are many more we believe that we don't know about. But those cases are now going forward. My name is Tom Girardi. I am the senior partner of Girardi|Keese. For the past 44 years we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I am very pround of the work we have done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How are pensions divided in Arizona?

Generally, pensions in Arizona are divided like any other type of property that is acquired during a marriage. That is to say that it is divided equally if that pension, or if that retirement plan, was acquired during the marriage. Persons that are proficient in writing things called Quadros, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, will prepare a pension plan that will allocate each party their respective share as awarded by the divorce decree. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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What should I tell the insurance adjuster after an accident?

If you're in an automobile accident, the best thing to tell your insurance adjuster is you have to speak to my lawyer. Please speak to Mitchell Ashley and give them my phone number. That's all you should say to them because they're masters at dealing with you. They do it all day, everyday. This is the probably the first automobile accident you've ever been in, and you're ill equipped to deal with them. Let your lawyer do it for you. Hello, my name is Mitchell Ashley of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz, and Ashley. We've been helping people for over thirty years when they've been hurt through someone else's negligence. If you've been injured, let us help you.

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attorney: Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

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Why should I take pictures after a car accident?

If you're in a car accident, a lot of people say make sure you get pictures of the accident scene or what your car looks like. That's important but the most important thing is really being mindful of your health - are you ok? Get the medical treatment you need. If you can take pictures of what your car looks like, that never hurts. But really it's more important for you to be concerned of your own health and if you're ok. Hello, my name is Mitchell Ashley of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz and Ashley. We've been helping people for over thirty years when they've been hurt through someone else's negligence. If you've been injured, let us help you.

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attorney: Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

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Are stairwell accident lawsuits common in New York?

In New York, we have so many people and we have so many different types of buildings, so many different types of sidewalks and staircases that there are many lawsuits involving sidewalks and many lawsuits involving staircases, but to say they're common is unfair because each case is uncommon in that it brings to it a certain set of circumstances and an injury unique to that particular person and that's why you have to talk to a lawyer. They can tell you what your rights are with regard to that staircase or that sidewalk. Hello, my name is Mitchell Ashley of Shanell, Blitz, Blitz, and Ashley. We've been helping people for over 30 years when they've been hurt through someone else's negligence. If you've been injured, let us help you.

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attorney: Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

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Is my professor guilty of sexual harassment?

If your not certain whether the attention you're receiving from your professor is sexual harassment, you should first talk to the professor and explain that the attention you're receiving, whether it be an invitation to dinner or whether it be just merely sitting too close, is not the kind of attention you want. If the professor, for instance, doesn't stop you need to follow your schools procedures and make a formal written complaint regarding the professor's conduct. And you should do so expeditiously and you should put it in writing and as I always say, keep a copy of it. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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What is the hot gas class action lawsuit?

If you pull up to a gas station and get ten gallons of gas and it's warmer than sixty-two degrees, due to the fact that the gas in the tank expands at Chevron or Exxon or whatever, you get ten gallons, but you don't get ten gallons of energy. As a matter of fact, if it's eighty-four degrees outside and you get ten gallons of gas and you usually get thirty miles to the gallon, you're only going to get twenty-six, so that's kind of the case. However, watch this, when Exxon goes to pay the state the gas tax, the feds the gas tax, say on ten-thousand gallons, they say you know we didn't really sell ten-thousand gallons. Temperature adjusted we only sold nine-thousand-six-hundred. They pay taxes on nine-thousand-six-hundred and then they simply keep the rest of it. And the whole idea here is that we want to get all of these gas stations to put in a gauge so you get a full ten gallons. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi-Keese. For the past forty-four years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we have done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Should I refuse to take the field sobriety test in California?

If you were stopped in California for the allegation of driving under the influence, you are not required by law to do standardized sobriety tests. Because they are designed for failure, it is my suggestion, that you cordially refuse to take those tests. Be straight forward with the officers. Say 'I don't think I wanna do those tests', 'Am I required to?'. Because you are not and a lot of times the police officer will still try to get you, on the side of the road, to do those tests. But because they are designed for failure, keep that in mind and you can refuse to take standardized field sobriety tests in California. I'm Virginia Landry. For the last 19 years in Orange County, I've helped when bad things happen to good people. If you've been arrested for DUI, please call.

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attorney: The Law Offices of Virginia L Landry, Inc.

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Can my loan be restructured if it was made by a predatory lender?

A loan can be restructured if it was made by a predatory lender, and that is even true if your loan has been sold. Many times the originating lender will sell the loan, and it might get sold two or three times. But the laws that are on the books right now - the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and the California Loan Modification Law all say that no matter where the loan is now, if it qualifies, you can get a new loan, get an affordable payment, and something that can help you stay in the home and avoid foreclosure. My name's Damian Nassiri. I'm a partner in the law firm of Howard Nassiri, we're based in southern California, and we help people save their homes. If you've been the victim of a predatory loan, or you're facing foreclosure, give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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Can I modify my commercial property mortage in NY?

If a person owning commercial property has a mortgage, it's almost the same thing as a tenant in a commercial property going up to the landlord and saying "Look we're having tough times now. I can't pay $80000 a month, I can pay $65000 a month and stay here otherwise I'm just going to have to vacate or go into bankruptcy". So the landlord would say "Okay fine. Let's modify the lease". The same thing is true about a mortgage, that an owner can reach a modification with respect to commercial property when you explain the facts, and the lender is willing you could have a modification. There's nothing prohibiting it, it has to be done by agreement. I'm Carl Person. I'm a New York lawyer and my job is to help people stay in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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What is the alternative to letting a bank foreclose on my home?

The worst thing that I experience in dealing with the mortgage foreclosure situations is the prospective clients who call me up and tell me their tale of woe: that they have a default judgment, the property is going to be sold, what can they do? I tell them the whole thing of what they should have done. I say, "You should have stopped paying. You should have precipitated a foreclosure action. You should have defended within the 20-day period, and you wouldn't be here now. You would be sitting in your home with a modification. But instead -- because you didn't do anything and the banks were at fault because they talked with you and they made you believe you didn't have to do anything -- you must do something. You have to defend the foreclosure action even though you are talking with a bank. And if you don't do that you are going to make me cry when you call me belatedly three or four months later." I'm Carl Person. I'm a New York lawyer, and my job is to help people stay in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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How can a lawyer help me keep my home in New York?

In New York a lawyer can help a borrower who's running into trouble with a home, with a mortgage. And first of all the lawyer should consider whether it's appropriate to stop paying the mortgage right now because of this financial trouble. And then invite a foreclosure. The bank, upon nonpayment, will sue. And then the lawyer should defend, within 20 days after the service of the summons and complaint. In doing so the bank will then say, oh my god there're defending the foreclosure, how unique. Most people don't defend. And the bank will then be more readily agreeable to a modification after the suit is brought when they weren't willing to do the same thing before the suit was brought. I'm Carl Pierceson. I'm a New York lawyer and my job is to help people stay in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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Can I prevent a foreclosure from happening to me in NY?

Whether a borrower can actually stop a fore closer forever depends on the facts so that I can't say across the board that a borrower that defends a fore closer is going to win. The victory in many cases is the delay that the borrower needs to be to get his or her own act together and be able to force the bank to accept less money and that is something that at a lower rate of interest the borrower would be able to do and that would bring the property back to performing. The bank wants the property to perform, the borrower wants to remain in the property, the borrower wants to pay a reasonable amount, and this is what a fore closer action and an adequate defense can achieve for all the parties. I'm Carl Person, a New York lawyer, and a fighter to keep people in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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Should I give an accident statement to an insurance adjuster?

After you’re involved in a car accident in New York, the insurance adjuster that contacts you and wants to take a statement is looking to protect their interest, not yours. And when they take that statement, they’re trained to get you to make admissions, against your interest because that will help them to minimize the payments that they make on these claims. The best thing you can do is to tell them you have an attorney, and then the attorney will get the facts straight with them before you say anything that’s going to minimize the amount of money that you’re entitled to after your accident. I’m Mitchell Proner. If you’re looking for an experienced skilled attorney to represent you or a loved one in New York, contact me today.

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attorney: Proner & Proner

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Who's responsible if I was injured while riding in a passenger van in California?

You are on an outing -- with your church, with some other social group -- and you are riding in one of their la - one of the larger passenger vans, say about 15 people. Many times the driver is not someone who is very experienced in transporting that many people, and they are driving on California roadways. If you are in an accident while in that van and it's the fault of the driver, then whatever company is - owns that van -- whatever organization you are out on an outing with -- they would be responsible to compensate you for any medical bills that you might have, any lost income and for your pain and suffering. I'm Jeff (sp?) Roberts of the Roberts Law Firm, a full-service personal injury law firm in southern California. If you have been involved in an accident, call us for a free consultation.

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attorney: The Roberts Law Firm

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What should I do after I've been involved in a car accident in California?

If you've been involved in a car accident in Southern California, there's a number of things that you need to do right off the bat. First and foremost, take care of yourself. Make sure you get necessary medical care. Second, contact the insurance company for the person that hurt you, caused your accident. Open up a claim. Say nothing more. Next thing: document your case. Get photographs of the vehicles. Get photographs of your injuries. And probably the fourth and most important thing, contact a car accident attorney that can help represent you in presenting a claim to the insurance company. I'm Jeff Roberts of the Roberts Law Firm, a full service personal injury law firm in Southern California. If you've been involved in an accident, call us for a free consultation.

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attorney: The Roberts Law Firm

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How much money could I receive in a Byetta lawsuit?

Sometimes people say, "How much money am I going to get if I were injured by Byetta for example?" And the answer is, "I don't know." The truthful answer is that you are going to get the money that is permitted under the law. And that's going to depend upon various things. It's going to depend upon the disability that you are left with. It's going to depend upon what happened to you because of the Byetta, and the losses that you have sustained. And you know what good lawyers do? They want to get you everything you are entitled to. You know what good lawyers do? They don't want to get you anything you are not entitled to. My name is Tom Girardi. I am the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I am very proud of the work we have done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How is it that I'm getting cheated at the gas pump due to hot gas?

You know, let me tell you how you're being cheated. If you get say, 30 miles to the gallon, when it's hot outside, you get ten gallons of gas but you don't get ten gallons of energy. And if you get 30 miles to the gallon, you're only going to get 26. On the other hand, all they would have to do is put a little device on the pump and that would then give you a full ten gallons of real gas. And then you would get 30 miles for the ten gallons. Let me tell you this -- you won't believe this. They refuse to use those here. They use them in Canada however. Because it's cold in Canada and in Canada they can give you less than ten gallons and charge you for ten gallons. How about that? My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How much money could I receive if I was a victim of chromium contamination from TXI?

Sometimes people will come to me and they say, well, just how much money am I going to get out of this TXI case? And you know the honest, the only honest answer is, I have no idea. Depends upon a lot of things. First of all we have to show that you lived in this area for the requisite length of time that one could get cancer because of the exposure. Secondly, you have to be situated in such a spot that in fact, you were subjected to the exposure. Thirdly, the type of cancer you have must be one of those cancers which is related to chromium. Then under the law, you may be entitled to compensation for this terrible disease. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How do I know if I should be involved in the TXI chromium contamination lawsuit?

one of the say of all, should I be involved in this law suit or not and the answer that question it depends. First of all, if you live in this area right in decent to the plant and you have cancer, the chances are you should look in to it. Some cancers are not really caused necessarily by a chromium. Breast cancer for example, the nexuses between breast cancer and chromium is really in dispute. Of lung bullet cancer, however, are in fact precipitated by chromium. So those are the things if somebody has problem and have lived in that area for the period of time,the thing they are really looking to it is to see that under the law it is a proper thing. My name is Tom Girardi. I am the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past forty four years we have helped people in California whose been seriously harmed. I very proud for the work we have done and the role we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What's the #1 mistake people make once they've been arrested?

The number one mistake that people make when they are confronted with the criminal justice system is thinking that they can handle it on their own, it's no big deal. If I just explain, with my golden tongue, what the circumstances are everybody will say, "forget it. Let's go home." That does not happen. It is critical at moment one, if not sooner, to get an experienced attorney on your side to protect you, to advise you. Too many times, people make all kinds of statements, they think they are helping themselves and they're hurting themselves. Get an attorney right away, follow what that attorney says and let the attorney do his or her job. I'm Sam Goldberg, lead counsel for criminal defense matters at Altman and Altman in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I have twenty-five years of experience. If you're in trouble and you need someone in your corner who cares and will fight for you, give me a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP

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What defines workplace sexual harassment in New York?

Sexual harassment in the New York workplace can take many forms. It can be subtle; light, unwanted touch. Or it can be overt such as an invitation for sexual activity. It can be between people of the same gender. It can be between a boss and a secretary. It can be between two similarly situated employees. And what many people don't know is that you can actually be sexually harassed by someone who doesn't even work in your company and that your boss or your employer has a duty to prevent, say, a client of the company from continuing to sexually harass you or an outsourced person coming in from sexually harassing you. And that's a common misunderstanding and misconception. It doesn't even have to be an employee that's sexually harassing you. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the Managing Attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Who's the #1 sexual harassment victim in college?

In my experience, the most common victim of sexual harassment on a college campus is a student. And the harasser is oftentimes the person in power whether it be a professor, or administrator, or researcher. And the scenario arises when the person in power, the professor, is spending great deals of time alone with the student. Say there’s a mentoring program or you’re doing an independent study. So with a great deal of time alone creates a situation where the person in power can take advantage of the powerless person, the student. I find that that’s a very common scenario on a college campus. My name is Walker Harman. I am the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe that you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak to you! Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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What is a typical employment class action lawsuit?

In the employment context, a typical class-action lawsuit would be one where the employer has failed to, and in some cases deliberately, knowingly failed to pay employees, hourly employees, overtime and time-and-a-half and also violated other rights that are available under New York statue such as your right to, for instance, take a lunch break. If your employer has done that to you and to a group of similarly situated people, say all dispatchers in a company...all phone dispatchers...or all people who clean in the building and work for the same company. If that employer has violated any of those rights that I have described, that would be a typical class-action lawsuit. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the Managing Attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you have been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Why does The Harman Firm handle discrimination cases?

I handle discrimination cases because I decided early on that if I was going to be a lawyer I wanted to represent individuals, and I wanted to champion the rights of the underdog. I believe that that’s, uh, would be the best use of my talent and my passion. And, um, it’s, uh, why I’ve developed, uh, my firm. Um, I’ve found that in the employment context in particular, discrimination can be pervasive and subtle, and people are less likely to assert their rights and say if they’ve been discriminated against, uh, out on the street or in a store. And so I became particularly passionate about discrimination in the workplace. My name is Walker Harman. I’m the managing attorney of The Harman Firm. If you believe you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Do banks prefer loan modifications or foreclosures?

As time goes on, banks are becoming more and more willing to do loan modifications. I would say six months or a year ago, the answer was 'no' whenever a borrower came to a, a bank for loan modification. But as the time is going by and the banks are losing more and more money on the non-performing loans and the foreclosure sales that are not uh, occurring, the banks are st-, starting to change their tune. And especially with the bailout, and the new laws that are coming around with, in California, uh, they are becoming, they're starting to wake up and smell the coffee. And realize that they need to make some money of these loans and the way to do that is to, is to get a loan modification and get the borrower on a payment that they can afford. If they need to extend the term, or if they need to lower the interest rate, something is better than nothing at this point. And so that's the way we're really starting to see banks are becoming more open to the idea of loan modificaiton. My name is Damion Nasire. I'm a partner in the law firm Howard & Nasire. We're based in Southern California, and we help people save their homes. If you've been the victim of a predatory loan or you're facing foreclosure, give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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What is the California Foreclosure Consultants Act?

The California Foreclosure Consultants Act is a law in California that prevents people from approaching you while you're in foreclosure and asking you for money up front to perform a service for you to help you get out of foreclosure. It's illegal for somebody, such as a mortgage broker, someone other than an attorney to come to you and say, "Give me money now for something I'm going to do for you later". You actually have to perform the service and then get paid for it afterwards because the Legislature has realized that people, when they're in foreclosure, are in a vulnerable situation and they'll do anything to try and save their home. So, it's really a law to protect consumers. Attorneys are exempt from that model because we are licensed by the state and we're held to a higher standard. So, we are able to actually go to somebody and sign them up under a retainer agreement to perform a loan modification. It's okay for us to do that. But, the Legislature has prevented others from doing that. My name is Damian Nassiri. I'm a partner in the Law Firm Howard and Nassiri. We're based in Southern California and we help people save their homes. I've you've been the victim of a predatory loan or you're facing foreclosure, give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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How can a loan modification help me?

In New York a loan modification could work like this: Let’s say that we have a homeowner that’s paying $4,000 a month, after having paid $2,500 a month for two years. Suddenly the, the monthly payment goes up to $4,000 because of the kicking in of the variable rate. At the same time, this borrower has had a reduction in income, so he can’t pay the $4,000. You then talk with the bank, either directly or through an agent, and see if you can’t reach a modification agreement that will prolong the, the payment period and reduce the present monthly payment. This can be done, and the bank wants people to call when they’re in trouble and see if there can be an arrangement like that. I’m Carl Person, a New York lawyer, and a fighter to keep people in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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What's a common trick a bank uses against struggling home owners?

A trick that many banks use to steal money from a homeowner, especially when he’s in default and he’s no longer paying the mortgage, he’s three months behind, they say, “Look if you want to modify the loan you have to bring your loan up so that you’re no longer in arrears.” So the homeowner then makes payment of ten, twelve thousand dollars and brings it up. Calls the bank, gets another person and says, “Well let’s have a modification agreement. I’m now up to date.” And the bank says, “I’m sorry. We don’t have modification agreements unless you’re in default.” I’m Carl Person. I’m a New York lawyer and my job is to help people stay in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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Should I have an attorney at my probation violation hearing?

In Massachusetts, I would say you’re basically crazy if you don’t have an attorney represent you in a probation violation. As a matter of fact, very often, you have an absolute right to be represented and if you can’t afford an attorney you’re indigent and the court will assign you somebody. But, the fact is, even if that‘s not the case, and you don’t qualify for court-appointed counsel, you got to have an attorney that’s experienced in dealing with probation violation hearings. They’re they’re animals in and of themselves, different from other criminal cases. And, without that representation, you’re probably going on a voyage. I’m Sam Goldberg, lead counsel for criminal defense matters, at Altman and Altman in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I have twenty-five years of experience. If you’re in trouble and you need someone in your corner, who cares, and will fight for you, give me a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP

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Why do I need a lawyer to file a workers' compensation claim?

The biggest problems that you face in a worker’s compensation case are principally dealing with issues of what they call extent of disability. Initially when someone first gets hurt at work, it’s pretty straightforward – they can’t do the functions of their job. And then if they have an injury that turns out to be more significant, that doesn’t allow them to go back and do their previous line of employment, the question then shifts to can they do any type of a job in the greater open labor market. And what I always like to say is that, without proper representation, that insurance companies and insurance company lawyers will assume anything that they want to assume. My name is attorney Stephen Kantrovitz of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the past twenty years, we’ve been representing individuals in the Greater Boston area in worker’s compensation, personal injury, and social security disability claims.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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What should I do if I'm being sexually harassed?

If you believe you're being sexually harassed, the most important thing to do is to let the person who you believe is sexually harassing you know that the conduct is unwanted. Because someone cannot be held accountable for, um, conduct that they're not aware of that is, um, disapproving to another person. You've got to let them know you don't like it. The second thing is you've got to let the employer know because if you're going to hold them liable for their employee's conduct, say your boss, you've got to let the company know. So you need to go to HR, you need to file a report, you need to put it in writing, and you need to keep a copy of it. [Um] It's difficult in the first instance to know whether you're being sexually harassed but if you feel you are, let the person know you don't like it, let the company know that the person is doing something that you don't like. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Will a sexual harassment case be in my employment record?

I’m often asked how a sexual harassment claim or complaint, um, could show up later in an employee’s employment record. And there’s really no, uh, simple answer to that question. Um, it depends on whether there was a lawsuit filed, in which case, um, often times, um, that claim of harassment, will be kept confidential. Um, most em-, employers, uh, say that they will keep claims confidential. In my experience they don’t live up to that promise. So, walk through your particular situation with an attorney and express your concerns, and have the attorney guide you through the process of keeping, um, your particular claim, um, as confidential as possible. My name is Walker Harman. I’m the managing attorney of The Harman Firm. If you believe you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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What is an employment class action lawsuit?

In the employment contacts a class action law suit is most often times involving wage and hours issues - where your employer hasn’t paid you overtime, or hasn’t paid you time and a half for that overtime, or in the state of New York hasn’t offered you the lunch break and certain deals that you’re entitled to. If that employer has treated a certain group of employees, say all of the secretaries who are paid hourly, the same way you can take certain of those employees and have them be representative of a class, which is the group of secretaries. And that is essentially what an employment related class action is. It can also arise in the discrimination context. But you need to have a class. In other words you need to have a large group of similarly situation people. My name is Walker Harman. I am the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe that you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak to you! Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.