In today’s world, clients often embark upon business ventures across state lines. Yet, most attorneys infrequently engage in multijurisdictional practice, preferring instead to focus on local matters. So, when a Colorado attorney needed to advise a client on business matters controlled by California law, LegalResearch.com was there to help. LegalResearch.com discussed the background facts, thoroughly examined California law on point, explored persuasive authority nationwide to underscore the applicable law, and ensured that he possessed the current, authoritative law he needed to properly advise his client.
LegalResearch.com excels when the arguments are the most difficult and your back is against the wall, but no job is too small. For instance, a Massachusetts attorney simply asked LegalResearch.com to deliver authoritative decisions finding an oral settlement agreement not reduced to writing to nonetheless constitute a binding, enforceable settlement agreement. In no time, LegalResearch.com ran the appropriate searches, collected and verified the authorities, and delivered them for review. Confirming LegalResearch.com’s value, the attorney remarked, “Your work product and copies of cases on point were exactly what I had requested.”
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In law, as in medicine, it’s often wise to seek a second opinion. Thankfully, an experienced Arizona litigator with a very specialized practice recently did just that. After doing his own research, our customer determined that a settlement of his client’s personal injury claims would not preclude later claims to be brought by his beneficiaries in the event of his unfortunate death. Poised to authorize the settlement, the attorney first asked LegalResearch.com to independently analyze the issue, and he’s glad he did. “I had initially researched this question and planned a course of action that would have potentially been disastrous. I’m very grateful for your excellent work.” LegalResearch.com’s analysis indicated that, contrary to the attorney’s research, the settlement very likely would have foreclosed his client’s beneficiaries’ rights.
A Louisiana attorney more experienced in state court than federal court asked LegalResearch.com to confront opposing counsel’s use of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to disrupt the discovery process in a civil rights case. After initially drafting a motion to dismiss himself, opposing counsel filed an opposition brief attempting to justify his client’s rights. LegalResearch.com thoroughly reviewed the briefing, exhaustively researched controlling law, and persuasively analyzed the issues to prepare a persuasive, successful court-ready reply brief negating opposing counsel’s arguments.
In a multijurisdictional practice, staying abreast of the recent developments and local nuances of a foreign jurisdiction can be daunting. That’s why, when a Colorado litigator with a highly specialized nationwide practice received a motion for a protective order in a case filed in Missouri, he turned to LegalResearch.com. LegalResearch.com’s experience navigating legal issues in states throughout the country enabled us to quickly identify the applicable procedural requirements, comprehensively examine the substantive law, and succinctly challenge the motion.
