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Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for February 13, 2020, at 8:45 am in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client fell behind on rent in November and shortly after began withholding rent due to habitability issues and inconsistent heat in the property. L&I recently inspected the property and a report is pending. The landlord has refused to make […]

Client seeks representation at a Municipal Court hearing on March 16, 2020 at 10:00 am. The total amount of debt is $1730.47. Client was initially able to make payments but after the death of her fiancée and as a result of having to care for her ill mother, she has struggled to make any payments. The client is also supporting […]

Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for February 25, 2020, at 12:45 pm in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client has lived in the property since 2016 with her nephew and cousin. Property was purchased by a new owner around the end of 2019 and the owner had property management remove some of the client’s property from the […]

Eviction hearing scheduled for Monday, February 24, 2020 at 8:45 am in Courtroom 3. Landlord is unrepresented. Case summary coming soon. Please “express interest” by clicking on case number if you are available for representation and would like more information right away.

Client seeks assistance with a custody hearing regarding his 12-year-old daughter on March 5, 2020, at 9:00 am, before Judge Holly Ford. Mother, who is represented, has withheld daughter for the past four years and continues to do so. In 2016, client was arrested and incarcerated, and mother refused to allow daughter to have any contact with him. Prior to […]

Tax: Client is an established 501(c)(4) organization with a mission to acquire and maintain facilities to accommodate the offices and programmatic activities of other nonprofits, including labor, media, and community organizations. Client had not paid state income tax for a 20-year period (1990-2010), and received a bill for $30,000 in back taxes in 2011. Client’s accountant during that period had […]

Eviction hearing scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at 12:45pm in Courtroom 3. Landlord is represented by Howard Ford, Esq. Case summary coming soon. Please “express interest” by clicking on case number if you are available for representation and would like more information right away.

Eviction hearing scheduled for Monday, February 24, 2020, at 8:45am in Courtroom 3. Landlord is represented by Edward Smith, Esq. Case summary coming soon. Please “express interest” by clicking on case number if you are available for representation and would like more information right away. Client is Mandarin-speaking; interpretation services available upon request.

Client, who is a victim of domestic abuse, seeks representation at a Municipal Court hearing on March 20, 2020, at 1:00 pm. Client acquired a credit card in May 2018 and made payments on the card for three to four months. She discontinued making payments because she no longer could afford them. The credit card company now seeks the remaining […]

Client seeks assistance with a slip-and-fall matter and must respond to the complaint as soon as possible. The projected pre-trial conference date is March 1, 2021, and projected major jury trial date is April 5, 2021. The plaintiff alleges that she fell on the sidewalk in front of a lot that client owns with his siblings and mother, but then […]

85-year-old client needs help with a probate matter. Client is living in a property owned jointly by her deceased husband and one of her sons. The other heirs to the property are client’s two other children, and all three kids agree to give title to client. A volunteer is needed to probate the client’s husband’s estate, including drafting a deed […]

Deed Transfer – 20-0044714 Client seeks to remove her deceased husband’s name from the deed of her house. Client has lived in the house since the couple purchased it in June of 1972. Client’s husband passed away in 1978, and client has continued living in the house, which they held as tenants by the entireties. Client raised an estate and […]

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Client is living in the home of her deceased mother who passed away intestate in 2003. The deceased record owner had 12 children, all of whom signed renunciation letters allowing client to be administrator of the record owner’s estate and all of whom are willing to sign a deed giving ownership of the mother’s home to client. Nine of the […]

Client needs title to her first home after years of struggling with homelessness. Client is living in property owned by deceased record owner with whom she had a very close relationship. Record owner died testate in 2017, devising the property to his siblings, naming non-relatives as executrix and alternative executrix, and naming client in the residuary clause. Client purchased the […]

Client seeks assistance with a name change matter for her 14-year-old second cousin. Client is the legal permanent guardian of the child and would like to change the child’s last name before she is an adult to prevent any future problems with medical, school, and other records and legal documents. Throughout her life, the child has been using her biological […]

Client seeks representation at a Municipal Court hearing on March 23, 2020, at 9:15 am. Client has been out of work and without consistent income for approximately two years, but he has been actively seeking a job. After initially losing his job, client liquidated all savings to pay off debts. Due to an incredibly limited income, client used a credit […]

Client, who suffers from degenerative disease, seeks full title to her home where she has lived most of her life. The property was originally owned by her deceased father and step-mother. In 2013, a VIP volunteer successfully represented client in getting her 50% ownership of the property from her step-mother through adverse possession. Father’s three heirs have signed quitclaim deeds […]

Client, father of four, seeks title to his home, which is owned by his deceased mother. Client’s mother died testate in 2010. In her will, she left the property to all five of her children, including client. She named another one of her children as executor and all four of her other children as successor executors, with client being the […]

Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for February 28, 2020, at 12:45 pm in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client has lived in the property for almost a year with her two daughters. Client fell behind on rent in January 2020. Client texted the landlord that rent would be late but landlord filed eviction paperwork. The client has […]

Client is 88-years-old and has been living in her home for many years. Client’s mother, the record owner of the home, bought the property in 1978 and passed away in 2003 testate. She left her home to client and two of client’s siblings, although there were five siblings total. However, client’s brother who was named executor passed away in 2015 […]

A 60-year-old client seeks assistance with a will and advance healthcare directive. Client would like to leave her home to her two sons, but wants to ensure her younger son is able to continue living in the home if he wishes, and she doesn’t trust her eldest son to honor this wish. She seeks advice about the best way to […]

Conciliation conference scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 9 AM. Client lives in a property owned by his deceased mother, who died intestate in April 2018. The $72,000 mortgage from 2007 is currently owned by Wilmington Savings Fund Society. The estate has been raised and Letters granted to client’s sister. Client was not living in his mother’s home at […]

Client needs title to her home to repair a leaking plumbing system. Client is living in a property owned by her deceased parents as tenants by the entirety. Client’s father died in 1981, and client’s mother died testate in 2010. In her will, client’s mother appointed client executor and left the entirety of her estate to be divided equally between […]