INJURIES

What if I am injured at work?

Employment Discrimination

Health Care Rights during and after Employment

I was injured as a result of the negligence of a government employee. Can I sue the government?

Benefits Available if You've Had an Accident

GOING TO COURT

What are the differences between a civil and a criminal case?

What should I do if I am sued?

Being a Witness

Jury Service

What is a deposition?

What is a subpoena?

What is mediation?

Restraining Orders and Injunctions

PROPERTY ISSUES

I am selling my house. Do I need a lawyer to represent me at the closing?

I signed written contract to sell my home, and now the buyers are not going through with the purchase. May I keep the deposit they gave to me?

Rights and Duties of Tenants

Rights and Duties of Landlords

My neighbor has put up a fence that goes over my property. What can I do?

Can I break a written lease before the term of the lease has expired?

I want to evict a tenant. How do I go about doing so?

FAMILY LAW

Your Name: Keeping It or Changing It

Adoptions

Orders of Protection

Legal Separation

Annulment

Financial Support for a Child or Spouse

Is it true that I must be totally unable to support myself to receive alimony?

How will the court divide our property?

How will my divorce affect my pension benefits?

Child Visitation

If Child Support or Alimony Is Not Paid

Debt Responsibility of Husbands and Wives

ELDER LAW

Which is better -- a living will or a health care power of attorney?  

Caring for Sick or Disabled People or Their Property

What is a durable power of attorney?

If I have given someone a durable power of attorney, will it still be necessary to have a guardianship proceeding if I become incapacitated?

How do I revoke a power of attorney?

Can a bank or other institution refuse to honor a valid power of attorney?

If I give a power of attorney to another, do I give up the right to manage my own affairs?

Is it legal for a nursing home to require me to have a responsible party, sponsor or guarantor sign the admission contract?

What are the differences between "and" and "or" bank accounts?

What are the differences between tenants in common and joint tenants with rights of survivorship?

Is it a good idea to add a child's name to the deed to a family home?

Nursing Home Rights 

WILLS, TRUSTS, AND PROBATE

What is a trust?

What are the duties of an executor of a will and who should I select?

How can I change my will?

Where is the best place to keep a will?

If the witnesses to my will are dead, is my will invalid?

What is a self-proving will, and is it necessary to have one?

When is someone mentally incapacitated to make a will?

Is a will executed in another state valid in this state?

What are the requirements to execute a valid will?

Are handwritten or oral wills valid?

Can I make a will in this state if I own property in another state?

What is my share of my spouse's estate if my spouse dies without a will?

What is my share of my deceased spouse's estate if I elect to take against the will?

Is a living (inter-vivos) trust a good way to avoid the costs of probate and inheritance taxes?

What taxes have to be paid when someone dies?

CONSUMER LAW

Applying for Credit or Loans

The Bill Consolidation Loan

Collection Agencies

Telemarketing Scams

Are You a Victim of Mail Fraud?

Lemon Law

Illegal Sales Gimmicks

The Three-Day "Cooling Off Period"

I am not satisfied with the work done by a home improvement contractor. What are my rights?

When can I cancel a contract I have already signed?

I paid for auto repairs and my car still isn't working properly. What rights do I have?