“Do I need a lawyer?” We hear this question pretty frequently from residents and business owners in the Los Angeles area so we put together a quick overview covering some of the benefits of working with a trained professional when facing divorce, bankruptcy, or criminal charges. Please take a look and consider the situation before […]
Update: Is Street Vending Legal In Los Angeles? After facing an uphill battle for years to run their businesses, street vendors will soon be allowed to operate on the sidewalks of Los Angeles. The L.A. City Council voted in February to decriminalize street vendors, though there are still a few i’s to dot and t’s […]
Imagine an investment opportunity is presented to you and it seems too good to pass up. You plunk forward a decent amount of money, hoping to get a solid return, when the deal goes south. The investment was never real in the first place. That’s exactly what happened in San Fernando Valley when a former […]
Having a criminal conviction on your record can make life tough – that conviction can affect your ability to get a job or a loan, for example. The law recognizes that we all make mistakes, and you may be able to “expunge,” or clear, that conviction from your records. What does that mean, and how […]
A contract is a legally binding document where two or more parties agree to perform (or avoid performing) certain actions. They’re a crucial tool for business deals and other types of transactions, since the courts can enforce the contract if one party doesn’t hold up their end of the deal. That’s called a “breach of […]
Every time we get in a car, we know we’re taking a risk – accidents happen. And we know the importance of buckling up for safety. In fact, California law requires that all passengers in a car wear a seat belt at all times. Of course, seat belts aren’t the best safety solution for the […]
The internet is a wonderful thing – we have instant access to all the information we want we can communicate across the globe in moments. The world is more connected than it has ever been before. We can share photos of our birthday parties, our food, and the funny things our cats do. But of […]
Gun laws are a hot topic around the nation, and California is no exception. While the Second Amendment is often believed to be a straightforward rule allowing citizens to own guns, the reality is much more complicated. Federal, state, and local laws all put limits on the types of guns you can own and […]
You can take just about any dispute involving $10,000 or less to small claims court in California. 158,347 small claims were filed in California last year (2017 Court Statistics Report) If you find yourself chasing a security deposit or payment for $10,000 or less, you can file a small claims suit to resolve the issue. […]
There are lots of very complicated lawsuits out there. Big corporate suits, for example, can involve tens of thousands of pages of documents, dozens of lawyers, and countless man-hours and may take years to resolve. Fortunately, most of us never face legal problems that complex. We may, however, have to deal with smaller legal issues like property […]
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