Sometimes potential clients will come to me with documents already prepared.  Many times they will have yellow highlights, written notes, comments, thoughts, cross-referencing to other documents and other “blemishes.”  Is this a good idea?  While some attorneys might disagree with … Continue reading →

I care about every case and every client.  They come to me for help.  I try my damndest for them.  But sometimes I lose.  God I hate that.  It hurts to lose.  But there are some clients (a very few) … Continue reading →

Yes, Kaufman Law does do consultations before being hired.  In fact, we require these consultations to be sure that a) your legal problem is a problem that we are interested in and competent to handle and b) that we can … Continue reading →

A potential client was very upset and offended today when I told him I would not handle his case “pro bono.”  While I felt bad about the predicament the client was in, the case was not one where pro bono … Continue reading →

Rarely.  Usually the client has been wronged but it would be very costly to litigate the case and the recoverable damages are low relative to the cost of the litigation.  So Ms Client, if you hear a lawyer tell you … Continue reading →

Not too long ago a few attorneys & I got together and created the following list of mistakes Do It Yourselfers make. Not funding the trust Not signing any of the documents Incorrectly executing or signing the documents Failure to … Continue reading →

Not too long ago a few attorneys and I got together and created the following list of mistakes Do It Yourselfers make. *Incorporation/LLC* 1.       Not doing a name check or reservation (website is not real time) 2.       No organizational meeting … Continue reading →

What do you do if husband and wife both retain you, pay a nice deposit and then separate, file for divorce and demand the money back? Well, most people would tell me to give the money back.  OK.  But to … Continue reading →

Absolutely.  I won’t go into all the conscious and unconscious biases cops have.  (But if you Google “witness lineup issues” or read Balko’s blog in the Washington Post you can see a lot of it.)  But what about when there … Continue reading →

A federal district court has refused to issue a preliminary injunction blocking Sunnyvale, California’s ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds. (Fyock v. City of Sunnyvale (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2014).) A large part of the court’s rationale was that … Continue reading →