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The key to forensic accountants is that they are called as expert witnesses in cases to give expert opinions about crime and damages and whatever and so on What is your degree in
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Sep 11, 2019 23:14
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Leperflesh posted:The OP links to a law school thread that is closed and links to a jurisprudence megathread that is also closed, so I'm gonna ask here and hope I don't get probed. Do you own a house? quote:I bet there's forensic legal research? Would someone pay me $100k to dig through 100,000 pages of legalese in order to figure out what the gently caress happened in some case from 1986? quote:Is there a realm of legal document poo poo around, like, reading a bunch of legal documents and then explaining to non-legal-nerd people what they actually mean? You could become a paralegal with a few years of schooling and try to get a paralegal job. Anything else will likely be secretarial work. Long short at some sort of expert witness but pretty long shot, I can't think of a claim where you'd need a technical writer to testify. Maybe one of the biglaw losers in the law thread have some possibilities because those clients have money to burn
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Sep 11, 2019 23:17
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euphronius posted:The key to forensic accountants is that they are called as expert witnesses in cases to give expert opinions about crime and damages and whatever and so on Leperflesh posted:I'm a software technical writer with a degree in technical writing with a subject-matter focus in science writing Ahah, thank you. quote:You're not a lawyer, so no. Hmm. I figured not having a legal degree would be an impediment to a lot of these things. quote:You could become a paralegal with a few years of schooling and try to get a paralegal job. Anything else will likely be secretarial work. Long short at some sort of expert witness but pretty long shot, I can't think of a claim where you'd need a technical writer to testify. Maybe one of the biglaw losers in the law thread have some possibilities because those clients have money to burn OK, thank you. Not unexpected as a response, but I figured it was worth asking. And, I'll shift my dumb rear end questions to that appropriate thread you linked, so thanks for that too.
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Sep 11, 2019 23:23
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ActusRhesus posted:Am I reading correctly that a lawyer is asking for advice here? Law firm non-barred employer, but the advice is for the law firm
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Sep 12, 2019 00:42
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I own a house in NH and my Neighbor's tree hangs over the border and over my driveway. Am I allowed to have someone come and prune it back to the border? If yes, what happens if it dies after I have it pruned?
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Sep 12, 2019 01:24
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daslog posted:I own a house in NH and my Neighbor's tree hangs over the border and over my driveway. Am I allowed to have someone come and prune it back to the border? If yes, what happens if it dies after I have it pruned? 
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Sep 12, 2019 01:25
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https://statelaws.findlaw.com/new-hampshire-law/property-line-and-fence-laws-in-new-hampshire.html
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Sep 12, 2019 01:32
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Don't gently caress with trees, man.
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Sep 12, 2019 01:47
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I really enjoyed that article from earlier that went into detail on the case history of "spite fences." I'm not a lawyer, so my first reaction was "is it so frequent that lovely neighbors build ridiculous fences just to be jerks that they have a name for it" And then I was like "Oh wait, we're talking about humans here. Of course it's so common that it has a name."
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Sep 12, 2019 02:09
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Look Sir Droids posted:https://statelaws.findlaw.com/new-hampshire-law/property-line-and-fence-laws-in-new-hampshire.html quote:Trees Along Property Lines Well that sucks. The tree will certainly die if I prune it back to the property line, so I'm stuck with a Tree overhanging my property until it falls and destroys my cars. Go NH!
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Sep 12, 2019 02:23
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daslog posted:Well that sucks. The tree will certainly die if I prune it back to the property line, so I'm stuck with a Tree overhanging my property until it falls and destroys my cars. Go NH! Have you tried asking your neighbor about it? Make sure to butter them up with the traditional New Hampshire compliment: "Nice tooth"
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Sep 12, 2019 02:32
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daslog posted:Well that sucks. The tree will certainly die if I prune it back to the property line, so I'm stuck with a Tree overhanging my property until it falls and destroys my cars. Go NH! Well if it were due to a lack of pruning causing the damage, wouldn't the part mentioning the landowner being liable for "injuries resulting from lack of maintenance" suggest that they would owe you a new car? Though I guess that would be pretty difficult to determine if a lack of maintenance was responsible. flowinprose fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sep 12, 2019 02:42
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daslog posted:I own a house in NH and my Neighbor's tree hangs over the border and over my driveway. Am I allowed to have someone come and prune it back to the border? If yes, what happens if it dies after I have it pruned? Maybe talk to an arborist and your neighbor and prune it back as far as is safe for the tree?
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Sep 12, 2019 02:56
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daslog posted:I own a house in NH and my Neighbor's tree hangs over the border and over my driveway. Am I allowed to have someone come and prune it back to the border? If yes, what happens if it dies after I have it pruned? Imagine if you phrased this as a hypothetical then you’d get my answer !!!
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Sep 12, 2019 03:17
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Maybe talk to an arborist and your neighbor and prune it back as far as is safe for the tree? Yeah. Practical advice, have an arborist do the pruning. They’ll know how far they can go without killing the tree. If the tree does die, well you have someone to pass blame to if your neighbor sues. Arborists are probably insured for this stuff. If you’re worried about killing the tree from pruning, how healthy is this tree to begin with? If it’s half dead already maybe your neighbor will get it cut down for you. Talk to your neighbor.
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Sep 12, 2019 03:26
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euphronius posted:Imagine if you phrased this as a hypothetical then you’d get my answer !!! Hypothetical speaking, I may have trimmed a tree hanging over my driveway that belonged to my Neighbor. Now he's suing me because it's dieing. Will I lose?  Hypothetically, what should I have done? This is in NH.
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Sep 12, 2019 11:11
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High pathetically, my friend let's call him Corporate Executive Billy, was wondering how a hypothetical corporate triangular fission could be hypothetically accomplished with taxational continuity to avoid transactional fees, tax and transfer of deeds in corporate property. Hypothetically, would an auditor's statement of theoretical real value reserve based on last year's fiscal audit be sufficient to allow a temporary recalculation of private stock value below the legal limit to allow a transference key calculation sufficient to transfer real value stocks to reissue stocks in a hypothetical holding company, or would that violate chapter three § 3-1 nr. 1 of the Private Limited Liability Companies Act of 1997? Just asking as a fun thought excercise guys, would love a signed response with detailed references, thanks!!!
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Sep 12, 2019 11:30
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concur. a competent arborist will know what can and can't be done. We have neighbors who are all kinds of bitchy because they put in a pool... that was sheltered from street view by our trees. then we cut our trees down because they were mite infested disaster trees. They had to plant a row of trees. we now reap benefits of tree fence. We may also be spite fencing but only because there is a large brush area on one side of our house. The neighbors do fuckall to maintain their side of it, so it keeps sprawling. In both directions. So it's less a spite fence and more a defensive barrier. But we'll try to make it pretty at least.
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Sep 12, 2019 12:03
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I have to go to traffic court for a speeding ticket, for doing 100 in a 65 mph zone. That speed in Illinois is considered a Class A misdemeanor, so I am very nervous about this. I spoke with a lawyer, who said given that I have no previous record, there is a good chance he can get it down to a petty crime. 1) I have never worked with lawyers before, but the guy sounded like he knew what he was doing, so do I just sign up with him and hope he will do well? I tried another guy and he seemed nice but seemed less professional. 2) He tells me with right paperwork I dont even have to show up in court (its 2 hour drive away and will require a day off work). Is it ok to not go to court or will it be a good idea to show up anyways? Will it mean more for the judge, or maybe even my lawyer? 3) If something does go wrong and I end up with a misdemeanor (A or B) and therefore shows up on my record, do you think it will cause me problems when I try to register for a green card? Thanks, from a very anxious goon
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Sep 13, 2019 04:12
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nervana posted:doing 100 in a 65 I don't know, man, sounds like it's only 1.3 hours to me
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Sep 13, 2019 04:16
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nervana posted:I have to go to traffic court for a speeding ticket, for doing 100 in a 65 mph zone. That speed in Illinois is considered a Class A misdemeanor, so I am very nervous about this. I spoke with a lawyer, who said given that I have no previous record, there is a good chance he can get it down to a petty crime. 1) Talk to some lawyers, go with the one you like. 2) Maybe, ask your lawyer. 3) Absolutely tell your lawyer about this concern if you don't know. Immigration law is a can of worms, which your lawyer is required to advise you on. I suspect the answer is you're fine, but seriously double and triple check, that's way more important than anything else.
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Sep 13, 2019 04:35
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nervana posted:I have to go to traffic court for a speeding ticket, for doing 100 in a 65 mph zone. That speed in Illinois is considered a Class A misdemeanor, so I am very nervous about this. I spoke with a lawyer, who said given that I have no previous record, there is a good chance he can get it down to a petty crime. Not a lawyer, but I am a speeder. Had something similar in VA on 1 and 2. I did get a lawyer, didn't have to attend in person, and got the charge reduced to "defective equipment" and paid more total, but didn't get any points on my license or a misdemeanor. YMMV though. No idea on #3, definitely ask a lawyer about that. Anecdotally, I know people with green cards who have traffic-related violations, but dunno if any reached the misdemeanor level. Good luck with the green card. That's it's own special pile of bullshit.
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Sep 13, 2019 05:36
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nervana posted:I have to go to traffic court for a speeding ticket, for doing 100 in a 65 mph zone. That speed in Illinois is considered a Class A misdemeanor, so I am very nervous about this. I spoke with a lawyer, who said given that I have no previous record, there is a good chance he can get it down to a petty crime. 2) In Texas, when someone with a ticket hires a lawyer they will typically meet with me at a pre-trial conference where the defendant doesn't even show up. There, we would come to an agreement on a plea deal (like deferred or probation type thing) and the lawyer would sign off on it. Its not difficult to imagine that the lawyer is talking about the same sort of arrangement. 1) Regarding whats typical and customary in that jurisdiction for pleas and deffered and what kind of deal he can get you, no one except a traffic ticket lawyer, who practices in that specific court, can be sure. You'll have to rely on advice of counsel for that. 3) If you have questions about particular immigration law, you should speak to an immigration attorney. Though its possible, its less likely that a traffic ticket lawyer will have the specific answers to those questions - totally different practice area, but there can be some overlap.
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Sep 13, 2019 15:23
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nm posted:3) Absolutely tell your lawyer about this concern if you don't know. Immigration law is a can of worms, which your lawyer is required to advise you on. I suspect the answer is you're fine, but seriously double and triple check, that's way more important than anything else. Not a lawyer, but my spouse focuses exclusively on the immigration consequences of criminal offenses. I've had it hammered through my head that immigration law is completely unforgiving and opaque. She's always recounting cases of people who get deported etc because their attorney has them unwittingly plea to something that fucks them over. 100% consult an immigration attorney so that you don't get deported and/or have your green card denied.
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Sep 17, 2019 14:09
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Thinking of starting a small business and want to register the trademark. I've done a cursory search and haven't found any obvious pre-existing trademarks that might try and challenge it. Does anyone know what would be a reasonable fee for a straightforward registration in one or two classes?
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Sep 21, 2019 03:18
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daslog posted:
You should have talked to an attorney in your area Thesaurus posted:Not a lawyer, but my spouse focuses exclusively on the immigration consequences of criminal offenses. I've had it hammered through my head that immigration law is completely unforgiving and opaque. She's always recounting cases of people who get deported etc because their attorney has them unwittingly plea to something that fucks them over. 100% consult an immigration attorney so that you don't get deported and/or have your green card denied. Yeaup. Especially these days. I would suggest talking to an immigration attorney in your area. If nothing else to get that green card process started.
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Sep 21, 2019 13:24
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This is in FL. I won a judgement in Small Claims court for ~4k. Yay, I won. Now the person is ducking payment. 2 questions 1) What's the best way to go about collecting the money? Can I sell the item they "misadvertise" sold to me for a reasonable amount and just "subtract it from the judgement amount"? Could they argue that I sold it unreasonably and that now they owe me nothing? 2) If I posted a copy of the judgement on Facebook for my(and their) friends to see and stated factually that I won this judgement against them, and cause them embarassment? Could this be defamation(since people might not want to buy things from them anymore because they look like a scam artist?)? Note that the sale of these kinds of items is not their primary business.
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Sep 25, 2019 22:01
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lord1234 posted:This is in FL. I won a judgement in Small Claims court for ~4k. Yay, I won. Now the person is ducking payment. Generally for a judgment debt, if the debtor won’t pay, you will want to rely on wage garnishment and if the person owns any real property, filing a judgment lien. This is state law specific though so you could hire a lawyer to pursue the debt for you.
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Sep 25, 2019 22:09
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Boy, you really do have a ton of legal problems.
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Sep 25, 2019 22:39
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It's just one problem, really. ~4k is the value of the house.
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Sep 25, 2019 23:09
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lord1234 posted:This is in FL. I won a judgement in Small Claims court for ~4k. Yay, I won. Now the person is ducking payment. Posting a copy of a valid judgment with nothing else (none of your commentary or your version of what happened for example) would absolutely not be defamation.
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Sep 25, 2019 23:11
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I have a judgment for $160,000 (of which I was due 25%) in my desk Sigh.
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Sep 25, 2019 23:47
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blarzgh posted:Boy, you really do have a ton of legal problems. The prior post i made involving ShopX/ShopY is exactly this case which I did end up winning. Discendo Vox posted:It's just one problem, really. That house is long sold
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Sep 26, 2019 01:58
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Posting a copy of a valid judgment with nothing else (none of your commentary or your version of what happened for example) would absolutely not be defamation. Couldn't you potentially run afoul of debt collection laws? I know FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from doing this as a means of embarrassing/coercing a debtor into paying.
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Sep 26, 2019 01:59
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BonerGhost posted:Couldn't you potentially run afoul of debt collection laws? I know FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from doing this as a means of embarrassing/coercing a debtor into paying. I’m pretty sure the definition of debt collector doesn’t include the person the debt is owed. It’s just not likely to help you get paid though. If this person won’t pay you they are probably not susceptible to shame.
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Sep 26, 2019 02:05
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Look Sir Droids posted:I’m pretty sure the definition of debt collector doesn’t include the person the debt is owed. I'm hoping they pay up. We'll see. lord1234 fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Sep 26, 2019 |
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Sep 26, 2019 02:12
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Look Sir Droids posted:I’m pretty sure the definition of debt collector doesn’t include the person the debt is owed. don't forget, every state has its own independent fair debt collection practices act which could very well include a judgmentally holder It may not be defamation, but, it may be considered a form of harassment in the state, or violation of the local fairn debt collection practices act
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Sep 26, 2019 02:16
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The lesson is don’t loan people money and most judgments are worthless
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Sep 26, 2019 03:24
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euphronius posted:The lesson is don’t loan people money and most judgments are worthless The lesson is only lend to people with semi-steady jobs and most judgments should be translated to garnishment.
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Wasn't a loan, but i agree. However, good news, they paid! Yay!
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