Recording a phone call: is it legal in your state?
One-party vs all-party consent, the safest way to record, calls across state lines, what’s never allowed, and taking good notes instead.
Divorcing a spouse you can’t find
Doing a diligent search, asking for alternative service like publication, following notice rules, default divorce, limits, and free help.
Clearing an old record: expunging or sealing
Expunging vs sealing, who qualifies, clean slate laws, filing a petition, free help, and what changes after a record is cleared.
Checking for, and clearing, a warrant
Bench vs arrest warrants, how to check, talking to a lawyer first, clearing bench warrants, and avoiding warrant scam calls.
Getting a public defender: how it works
Your right to a lawyer, how to ask for a public defender, the financial form, working well with your lawyer, and plea decisions.
You were served with a lawsuit: what to do first
How to read a summons, find your deadline, check the case is real, file an answer and avoid a default judgment.
A family member was arrested: how to find them and how bail works
How to find someone in jail, how bail and bail bonds work, what not to say on jail calls, and getting a lawyer.
Pulled over for DUI: what happens next
What to do during the stop, what the breath test means, and why the first days matter.
Someone hit your car and drove off. What now?
What to do right away after a hit and run, who pays for the damage, and when you need a lawyer.
Small claims court, start to finish
How small claims court works: demand letters, limits, filing, serving the other side, what to bring, and collecting after you win.
In a car accident without insurance: what to do
What to do after a crash when you have no insurance, possible penalties, claiming against the other driver, and paying for damage you caused.
Served with divorce papers: what to do first
Reading the petition, your deadline, automatic court orders, filing a response, financial records, protecting the kids and getting help.